GENERAL EDUCATION CENTRE

Project Associate / Project Assistant (Ref. 16030102)
[Appointment period: twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]

The appointee will assist the project leader in the project – “GEC MOOC: Life & Death (Applied Ethics)”. The appointee will be involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of the electronic learning tools for enhancing students’ learning in Applied Ethics. He/She will also take part in conducting literature review on related topics and handling technical aspects of the electronic learning resources.

Applicants for the Project Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree in Philosophy, Education, Multi-media or a related discipline with at least three years of relevant work experience. Applicants for the Project Assistant post should have a good honours degree in the said disciplines. Preference will be given to those with experience in teaching and/or conducting educational research, or with relevant knowledge in applied ethics, e-learning course development, flipped classroom, blended learning or MOOCs.

Applicants are invited to contact Ms Esther Poon at tel no. 2766 4867, fax no. 2765 6774 or email esther.poon@polyu.edu.hk for further information.

Remuneration and Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.

Application
Please submit application form by clicking Apply Now; by fax at 2764 3374; in person to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon; or by mail to the above address. If you would like to provide a separate curriculum vitae, please still complete the application form which will help speed up the recruitment process. Application forms can be obtained via the above channels or downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/forms.php. The closing date for application is Tuesday, 15 March 2016, and applicants who are not invited to an interview within two months of the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful. Applications should be addressed directly to the project leader (please state Department on the envelope). Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/pics.php.