Senior Research Assistant / Research Assistant I (Project Manager / Assistant Project Manager)
Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong
Duties and Responsibilities
Work with a team of researchers on community-related projects in mental well‐being, mental disorders, public health, and other health‐related fields.
Conduct evaluations of humanistic and clinical outcomes of community interventions; health preference elicitation using methods such as Discrete Choice Experiments; quality of life measures; patient‐reported outcome measures; survey validation; and economic evaluations.
Perform literature reviews for community pharmacy‐related projects.
Assist with subject recruitment, study protocol design, recruitment logistics, survey design, and conduct face‐to‐face interviews (individual or focus group).
Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
Assist in the implementation of research projects in Hong Kong SAR and mainland China.
Prepare human ethics applications for research projects.
Prepare reports and manuscripts.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Master's degree, or Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, in Public Health, Social Science, Social Work, Counselling, Health Economics, Health Sciences, Psychology, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a related healthcare discipline.
Experience engaging and collaborating with community stakeholders such as case workers, social workers, clinical psychologists, mental health organisations, and NGO partners is an advantage.
Experience conducting mixed‐method studies—including patient recruitment, interviews, questionnaire design, survey validation, data collection, and qualitative and quantitative analyses using tools such as NVivo, Qualtrics, R, or STATA—is an advantage.
Excellent coordination, analytical, and problem‐solving skills.
Strong command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese).
Strong sense of responsibility and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Attention to detail.
Those with lower qualifications or less experience may be considered for the Research Assistant I (Assistant Project Manager) role.
What We Offer
The appointment commences as soon as possible on a 1‐year temporary basis, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance. Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Other benefits include annual leave, medical benefits and free access to on‐campus gyms and libraries.
How to Apply
Apply online only. Upload a current CV. Application review will immediately and continue until 30 November 2025 or until the posts are filled, whichever comes first.
For enquiries about the duties of the posts, email Prof. Esther Chan at csmpr@hku.hk.
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