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Applications are invited for appointment as Research Assistant I / II in the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Faculty of Education, to work on the project Longitudinal Research of Learning in the Digital World, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and carried out in partnership with the OECD.

The project is developing and validating an assessment of digital literacy for Primary 4 to Secondary 3 students across Hong Kong schools, with data collected annually over several years.

The appointee will
• liaise with participating schools to arrange assessment sessions, and support the consent process with teachers and parents;
• administer computer-based assessment sessions in schools and supervise student participants;
• manage assessment and questionnaire data, including cleaning, coding, documentation and secure storage under the approved ethics protocol;
• assist with statistical and psychometric analyses, and with the preparation of reports, presentations and publications;
• assist with the development, translation and review of assessment tasks and questionnaires; and
• carry out other duties assigned by the Principal Investigator.

Applicants should have
• a bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, statistics, computer science or a related field; a master’s degree is an advantage;
• competence in a data-analysis environment such as R or Python;
• a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese for work in schools;
• strong organisational skills and attention to detail; and
• the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Experience in educational assessment, psychometrics, school-based research or work with primary and secondary schools is an advantage.

To commence as soon as possible for 12 months.

The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date CV. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until October 15, 2026, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview.

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Candidates should be undergraduate students of HKU. Candidates who study Chinese or English Language/ Literature as their major or minor subject or who are interested in STEAM education, digital literacy, learning design and analytics are preferred. Candidates should have excellent command of written Chinese and English, and preferably knowledge of the local education context.

To help organize project activities like workshops, transcribe interviews, collect and analyze survey data, etc. Student helpers can complete transcription at home and return the completed transcripts to the project team via email.

To commence as soon as possible until 31 August 2027.

Applicants who are interested in this part time job, please visit https://shorturl.at/KEIiO and complete the tasks below:
1. Translate part 1 into English;
2. Translate part 2 into Chinese;
3. Transcribe the soundtrack into written Chinese;
4. Write down the time taken of each task.

Deadline of application: Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V. & the completed tasks. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until 30 September 2026, or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.

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