Part-time Research Assistant

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Updated: about 1 month ago
Deadline: 12 Aug 2026

Department of Language Science and Technology


Part-time Research Assistant (two posts)

(Ref. 260730010)

[Appointment period: each for three to four months]

Duties

The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Detecting stigma evolution in social media and doctor-to-patient conversations: A natural language processing approach”.  They will be required to:

(a)    assist in project management, data collection and data analysis;

(b)    assist in paper writing; and

(c)    perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

(a)    have a good honours degree or an equivalent qualification;

(b)    have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese; 

(c)    be proficient in Python and with the main machine learning and LLM libraries; and

(d)    have experience with data collection and processing in medical/health-related tasks in Chinese/Cantonese is a plus.

Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Chersoni Emmanuele via email at [email protected] for further information. 

Conditions of Service

The remuneration rate is HK$125 per hour.


Consideration of applications will commence on 12 August 2026 until the positions are filled.


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Posting date: 30 July 2026

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