Teaching Assistant

University of Hong Kong

Department
Faculty of Social Sciences (30000)
Rank
Teaching Assistant
Position type
Full-time
Reference
537488
Start date
January 2027 or as soon as possible
Salary / grade
Highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
Application deadline
23 Oct 2026

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide teaching support to undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
  • Assist course instructors in preparing teaching materials and conducting small-group tutorial classes.
  • Mark assignments, offer feedback, and supervise student work.
  • Invigilate examinations and undertake other duties as assigned by course instructors.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Social Sciences, Computer Science, Computational Social Science, or related discipline.
  • At least one year of teaching and/or research experience.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills with high proficiency in written and spoken English and good command of Chinese.
  • Knowledge of mainstream Large Language Models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Muse Spark, Kimi) and working experience with Agentic AI is preferred.
  • Teaching or research experience in computational social science, programming and data analysis skills, and familiarity with machine learning, text analytics, and social network analysis is preferred.

Appointment

  • Full-time, two-year fixed-term contract with contract-end gratuity and University retirement benefits contribution (up to 10% of basic salary), renewable subject to funding and performance.

Key Dates

  • Posted date: 2026-09-29
  • Closing date: 2026-10-23
  • Start date: 2027-01
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