Half-time Research Assistant

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Duties & Responsibilities

Assist in preparing research instruments including interview protocols, questionnaires, and app-based measures.
Conduct systematic literature review on childhood trauma, sleep disturbance, and digital interventions.
Support participant recruitment and screening for those with chronic childhood trauma and insomnia.
Coordinate data collection using subjective measures, actigraphy, and heart rate variability assessments.
Perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis using statistical and psychophysiological methods.
Assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating digital intervention protocols.
Support report writing, manuscript preparation, and dissemination of research findings.

Honours degree in Psychology, Social Work, Cognitive/Computational Social Science or related discipline.
Fluent written and spoken English and Chinese.
Strong statistical knowledge and data analysis skills in R, SPSS, or Jamovi.
Experience or training in data collection and analysis.
Strong sense of responsibility and good interpersonal skills.