Research Associate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Research Associate (Ref. 260904016)

[Appointment period: six to twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]

Duties

The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Health support project for persons with disabilities”.  He/She will be required to:

(a) assist the Project Manager in screening participants and implementing interventions in the assigned centre(s);

(b) oversee the data collection of the project in the assigned centre(s);

(c) assist in the organisation of project dissemination activities and preparation of progress reports; and

(d) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

(a) have a master’s degree in Rehabilitation, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Administration, Public Health, Occupational Therapy or other health-related disciplines or a good honours degree in one of the said disciplines with three or more years of research/relevant work experience;

(b) have working experience in data collection, liaison with non-governmental organisations, qualitative and quantitative data analysis as well as other research supporting work;

(c) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese;

(d) have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills;

(e) have a strong sense of responsibility; and

(f) be self-motivated and able to work independently.

Applicants are invited to contact Miss Sammy Wong at telephone number [2766 6770](tel:2766 6770) or via email at [email protected] for further information.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.

Application

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/research).  Consideration of applications will commence on 11 September 2026 until the position is filled.  The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics\_for\_recruitment.

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