Research Assistant I/II in the Centre for Advancement of Chinese Language Education and Research (CACLER) within the Faculty of Education (Ref.: 201800288) (to commence as soon as possible until August 2018, with the possibility of renewal)

Applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education (major in Chinese language education or teaching Chinese as a second language), arts, or social science (major in psychology). They should have a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Cantonese); and be familiar with MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, Power-point, etc. Experience in educational research is an advantage.

The appointee will be required to work with investigators and school teachers to implement projects on developing classroom pedagogy of Chinese language teaching for local as well as non-Chinese speaking students, prepare teaching materials for non-Chinese speaking students; collect research data; coordinate different parties for various project activities; provide secretarial and research support to the project; and perform other duties as assigned.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

Applicants should send a completed application form together with an up-to-date C.V. to Dr. E.K.Y. Loh at cacler@hku.hk. Application forms (345/1111) can be downloaded at http://www.hr.hku.hk/apptunit/jr-form.doc. Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/. Review of applications will continue until March 15, 2018.

The University places great emphasis on developing staff potential, and has in place a variety of development opportunities and assistance for staff at different stages of their career.

The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified of the application result.

Details: http://jobs.hku.hk/jd.php?id=201800288