THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE

Post Specification
Research Associate or Research Assistant (Ref. 96189)
[Appointment period: twenty four months]

Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the project -
"Capturing, sharing and re-using lessons to improve multi-stakeholder
learning in construction projects" which is funded by the Research
Grant Council (RGC).

Qualifications
For the Research Associate post, applicants should have a master's
degree, preferably with an MPhil degree, in Business, Management,
Social Science, Project Management, Construction or related
disciplines with some research/relevant work experience. For the
Research Assistant post, applicants should have a good honours degree
in the said disciplines or an equivalent qualification.

Applicants should also:
(a) have good knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
(b) have some computing knowledge which will be used for developing a
computer-aided platform;
(c) have an excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese;
(d) be a good technical writer; and
(e) be mature and able to work independently.

Preference will be given to those with a demonstrable record in
research publications.

Suitably qualified appointees who are able to propose an MPhil or PhD
research topic in consultation with the project leader will be
encouraged to register for a research degree in The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University.

Applicants are invited to contact Dr Patrick S.W. Fong at tel no.
2766 5801, fax no. 2764 5131 or email bspafong@... for
further information.

Remuneration
Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. Applicants should state
their current and expected salary in the application.

Application Form
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job_external.htm#rese

Deadline: 15/02/2008


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