Project Associate / Project Assistant
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Department
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition
- Rank
- Non-Academic
- Position type
- Full-time
- Reference
- 260921011
- Application deadline
- 28 Sep 2026
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop a mobile-responsive web application for dietary survey and food preference data collection with secure authentication and encryption.
- Build a backend platform with role-based access control for managing knowledge bases, guidelines, and student submissions.
- Implement an AI-tutoring module using retrieval-augmented generation to provide feedback on dietary assessment work.
- Deploy and maintain the system on cloud servers and provide technical support during piloting and deployment.
- Produce complete technical documentation including deployment guides, database schemas, and handover manuals.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the project leader.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Project Associate: Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, AI or related field, or equivalent qualification with 3+ years relevant work experience.
- Project Assistant: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, AI or related field.
Appointment
- Contract — Four months initially, with possibility of further appointment.
Key Dates
- Not specified