Senior Research Assistant / Research Assistant I/II in AI Curated Multilingual Visual Glossary for Architecture and Heritage in the Division of Landscape Architecture

University of Hong Kong

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and maintain AI-assisted workflows for extracting, organizing, translating, and aligning architectural and heritage terminology across English and Chinese sources.
Use AI tools such as Claude Code or OpenAI Codex to support research, data processing, prototyping, testing, and documentation.
Build NLP and retrieval workflows using embeddings, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation techniques.
Curate multilingual datasets including Chinese character conversion, terminology normalization, metadata, and copyright records.
Test AI-generated outputs, identify errors, and prepare materials for expert validation.
Support development of a web-based visual glossary prototype linking terminology, definitions, images, and related materials.
Work with interdisciplinary teams and document methods and project progress clearly.

Bachelor's degree or above in any discipline.
Practical experience with Python, data processing, NLP, web development, or related technical area, or demonstrated ability to learn these skills quickly.
Experience using current AI tools for research, coding, data analysis, or problem-solving.
Strong reading ability in Simplified and Traditional Chinese for academic and heritage-related materials.
Good written English and ability to prepare clear research and technical documentation.
Careful attention to data quality, source verification, copyright, and AI limitations.
Ability to work independently, meet project milestones, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

Full-time or Part-time; Contract duration: 6 to 12 months with possibility of renewal based on performance and funding availability