(Closing date: April 27, 2025)

Faculty of Social Science

Applicants should have (i) a doctoral degree in a social science discipline with eight years of post-qualification experience in Applied Social Science research (for Research Fellow); (ii) excellent English writing skills; (iii) proficiency in written Chinese; (iv) excellent qualitative and/or quantitative research skills; and (v) conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness are the desirable personality attributes for this position. Those with less experience may be considered for appointment as Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow.

The appointee will work under the supervision of the Dean of Social Science or his delegate and be a part of the Research Support Team in the Faculty Office of the Faculty of Social Science.
The appointee will contribute to the 2032 Research Assessment Exercise. He/she will be responsible for (a) communicating effectively and collegially with his/her supervisor, colleagues in the Faculty Research Team, heads and administrators of the Assessment Units, the impact case authors, and administrators of the relevant university units; and (b) coordinating the engagement of the Faculty with the society by collecting and disseminating some colleagues’ relevant works to a wider audience.

Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for two years, renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement.