Part-time Student Research Assistant in the Faculty of Education

Job Description :

Part-time Student Research Assistant in the Faculty of Education (several posts) (Ref.: 526017) (to commence as soon as possible for one year, with the possibility of renewal)

Applicants should be undergraduate students in Psychology or related discipline. They should have a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese) and have capability in/are confident to learn the following areas: (1) experience in working with children (2) conducting interviews and preparing transcription (3) processing statistics and conducting data analysis (especially NVivo & SPSS) (4) assisting in programming tasks and different experimental techniques and psychophysiological research software (e.g. E-prime, MPlus, R, EEGLAB, MatLLAB, Python, etc.)

The appointees will be responsible for running projects related to educational/clinical psychology in the Faculty of Education on any research and scholarly activities as and may be required, which include:

1. Communicating with college students who seek psychological services from the clinical practitioners (e.g. educational psychologist, clinical psychologist, etc.) in the research team
2. Conduct research work/assessment/interventions for students with special educational or mental health needs (and their parents)
3. Outreaching to the community to promote mental health
4. Literature review
5. Liaison with internal and external research collaborator(s) and research participant(s)
6. Development of research and assessment instruments
7. Administration of survey(s), interview(s) and/or any other forms of data collection, data entry and data cleaning
8. Conducting data analysis which, depending on the nature of the research, includes quantitative and qualitative analyses
9. Preparation and editing of research report(s), manuscript(s) writing, publication(s) and any other forms of deliverables
10. Provision of administrative support to scholarly exchange function(s) and event(s) and
11. Any other duties as assigned by the Project/Grant Holder and/or his/her delegate(s).

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered.

The University only accepts online application for the above post.Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V.Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until April 30, 2024 , or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and
is committed to equality, ethics, inclusivity, diversity and transparency