Job Description - Temporary Research Associate/Research Assistant I/Research Assistant II (25001HN)
Founded in 1989, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is a modern, vibrant and dynamic university. We tailor our professional programmes to adapt to market trends and meet industry needs, thus providing our students with quality professional education and clear career paths. Being the first University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Hong Kong, we pledge to play a pioneering role in enhancing recognition of vocational and professional education and training, and nurturing talents with both applied skills and knowledge.
As a faculty-driven, student-centred university in support of innovative teaching and learning, strategic research, and stakeholder outreach to provide maximum benefit to our communities, we conduct research that advances knowledge and enhances teaching, focusing on strategic areas, including digital humanities and literature, international business, gerontechnology, personalised care, smart city, open and innovative education, and bilingual learning and teaching.
HKMU is becoming an ever more vital link in addressing and helping Hong Kong to solve many difficult challenges – as part of our involvement in, and commitment to, the ‘metropolis’ of Hong Kong. Our plans to expand into the Greater Bay Area (GBA) will also cultivate talent to serve Hong Kong and the wider metropolitan GBA.
For more information about the University, please visit https://www.hkmu.edu.hk.
We Are Now Looking For a Suitable Person To Fill The Following Position In The School Of Nursing And Health Sciences
Temporary Research Associate/Research Assistant I/Research Assistant II - (25001HN)
Job
: Temporary/Part-time R&D
School/Unit
: School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Closing Date
: 30/Jul/2025, 3:59:00 PM
Responsibilities
Major Duties and Responsibilities
The appointee will mainly assist the research team and will be responsible mainly for the following:
- Conducting literature search for research proposals on cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and/or dementia;
- Performing data collection and data input;
- Building healthcare databases for on cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and/or dementia;
- Undertaking big data or bioinformatics analysis (for Temporary Research Assistant I/II);
- Leading big data analyses for disease and adverse outcomes prediction (for Temporary Research Associate);
- Leading the drafting of manuscripts and grants (for Temporary Research Associate); and
- Undertaking any other duties as assigned by supervisors.
Candidates
Candidates Should Possess The Following Qualifications, Experience And Competence
- A Bachelor’s degree (for Temporary Research Assistant II), a Master’s degree (for Temporary Research Assistant I) or a Doctoral degree (for Temporary Research Associate) in the Biomedical Sciences (e.g. Medicine, Biomedical Science, Data Science) or a related field;
- A good command of Chinese and English;
- Previous experience in data collection;
- Preference will be given to those with experience in handling large datasets, those with experience in bioinformatics, or those who are proficient in Next-Generation Sequencing, Whole-Genome Sequencing and in handling VCF files; and;
- Preference will be given to those who have publications as first authors in leading medical journals, especially those in quartiles 1 and/or 2 of Journal Citations Report ranking.
Terms and Conditions for Appointment
Successful candidates will be appointed on a temporary full-time contract. Benefits will be provided in accordance with the statutory provisions.
Duration
The contract period will be for 3 months.
To Apply
Candidates who are interested in joining us may submit their applications via the University’s eRecruitment System.
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