Research Assistant
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Department
- Department of Language Science and Technology
- Rank
- Research Assistant/Associate
- Position type
- Full-time
- Reference
- 261029003
- Posted
- 29 Oct 2026
- Salary / grade
- A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
- Application deadline
- 6 Nov 2026
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist in project management, data collection, and data analysis for a GenAI-integrated corpus platform research project.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or delegates.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above, preferably Master's in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Translation, or related field.
- Demonstrable experience in quantitative research design and statistical analysis including regression modelling and mixed-effects models.
- Hands-on experience building, annotating, and querying linguistic corpora with familiarity of tools like AntConc and Sketch Engine.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and/or R.
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese.
Appointment
- Full-time, 6-month contract
Key Dates
- Application review start date: 2026-11-06