[Appointment period: seven months]

Duties

The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Scaling up C-for-Chinese@JC in kindergarten sector to cultivate culturally responsive education”. The project is funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club aiming at supporting ethnic minority children in kindergarten and junior primary sector to learn Chinese under a culturally responsive education framework, as a scale-up extension of a completed project called “C-for-Chinese@JC”.  They will be required to:

(a)  conduct literature reviews on research topics related to the project;

(b)  collect, process, and analyse project data;

(c)  prepare and disseminate research results and project outcomes; and

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

The appointee will sometimes be required to work during the weekend or outside normal work hours.

Qualifications

Applicants for the Project Associate post should have a Master’s degree in Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language, Intercultural Studies, or a relevant discipline, or an equivalent qualification with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.

Applicants for the Project Assistant post should have an honours degree in one of the above-mentioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification with two or more years of research/relevant work experience.

Applicants should also have:

(a)  proficiency in computer and multimedia applications;

(b)  strong organisational skills and attention to details; and

(c)  high level of self-motivation, as well as strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Applicants are invited to contact Mr Chadwick Ngan at telephone number 2766 4868 or via email at chadwick.ngan@polyu.edu.hk for further information. 

Conditions of Service

The remuneration rates are HK$178 per hour for the post of Project Associate and HK$125 per hour for the post of Project Assistant.

Application

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/research). Consideration of applications will commence on 3 February 2026 until the positions are 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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