Research Assistant I/II in the Department of Medicine

University of Hong Kong

Duties & Responsibilities

Perform statistical analysis, data cleaning, manipulation and visualisation of research data.
Conduct literature reviews and contribute to manuscripts, grant applications and reports.
Conduct cell-based antiviral assays and support work in animal models of infectious disease.
Contribute to bioinformatics analysis of sequence data from viral isolates.
Analyse respiratory virus surveillance and clinical data, including electronic medical records-based cohort studies.
Support estimation of disease burden, seasonal patterns and age-specific risk.

Hold a Master's degree or above in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, Biomedical Science, Computational Biology, or related disciplines.
Demonstrate proficiency in analysing quantitative data using R, Python, Stata or SAS.
Have practical wet-laboratory experience, particularly in cell culture, virological assays or animal handling.
Possess strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage concurrent tasks across multiple projects.
Preferably have experience with respiratory virus surveillance data, time-series or seasonality analysis, or infectious disease burden estimation.
Preferably have familiarity with routinely collected health data, including Hospital Authority or comparable electronic medical record-derived datasets.
Preferably have experience with whole-genome sequencing data or bioinformatics pipelines.