FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ACADEMY OF WELLNESS AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Senior Research Assistant (26270197)
The Academy of Wellness and Human Development is seeking highly motivated and experienced candidates to provide administrative support for the following duties:
Responsibilities:
The appointee will join a research project on supporting student engagement and self-regulation with AI-powered platform. The appointee will be expected to perform various duties:
- Provide administrative and managerial support;
- Assist the supervisor in the design and development of AI-powered platform;
- Assist the supervisor in data collection, analysis, and production of project deliverables; and
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- A master’s degree or higher in the fields of Education, Computer Science, Data Sciences, Learning Analytics, or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines with 2 years’ full-time working experience;
- Preference will be given to candidates with hands-on experience in Large Language Models (LLM), including model training, fine-tuning, adaptation, or deployment;
- Experience in integrating LLMs with smaller or task-specific models, developing AI agents or AI-powered systems, or building end-to-end AI platforms would be an advantage;
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua);
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required;
- Highly self‑motivated, with strong initiative, have a strong sense of responsibility; and
- Able to work independently and as part of a collaborative and interdisciplinary team.
The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of one year, commencing from early November 2026. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to performance review, mutual agreement and availability of funding.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after the submission of application may consider their application unsuccessful. Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.
Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree or higher in Education, Computer Science, Data Sciences, Learning Analytics, or a related field
- Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline plus two years of full-time work experience
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese, including Putonghua
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-motivation, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team
- Hands-on experience with Large Language Models, including training, fine-tuning, adaptation, or deployment
- Experience integrating LLMs with smaller or task-specific models
- Experience developing AI agents or AI-powered systems
- Experience building end-to-end AI platforms
What We Do
Hong Kong Baptist University is a public university with a Christian education heritage, known for its research-intensive liberal arts programs and distinctive education.
