Re: Research Position

ENANGEL who-is-at cityu.edu.hk
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:34:19 +0800

Language Education and Communication Research

Department of English, City University of

Hong Kong

Position: Senior Research Assistant

(Appointment for 22 months; starting

date: ASAP)

Project: English Language Learning of Local

and Immigrant Primary School Children in

Hong Kong: Identifying Predictive

Factors (A research project supported by

the Language Fund, Standing Committee on

Language Education and Research, Hong

Kong Special Administrative Region

Government)

Duties: To organize, coordinate, and conduct

large-scale longitudinal classroom-based

research; oversee data collection and

analysis; coordinate part-time research

assistants on the project; liaise with

school principals, teachers, students,

and parents.

Requirements: A good honors degree in TESOL/

Education/ Applied Linguistics/ Social

Science with 3 years' research

experience, or a Master's degree with a

year's relevant experience, or a PhD

degree. A good command of English and

Chinese (spoken Cantonese and written

Chinese), high level of computer

literacy, transcribing skills, and

excellent interpersonal and

organizational skills. Knowledge of

both ethnographic and statistical

research methods, and holder of Cert.

Ed./Dip. Ed. preferred. There is a good

possibility for the successful

candidate, if interested, to pursue a

higher research degree on a topic

related to this project at the City

University of Hong Kong.

Remuneration: HK$18,010/month (in the first

year), HK$18, 915/month (in the second

year) (US$1 = HK$7.75) + medical

benefits.

Interested applicants please send cover

letter and resume (with names and

addresses of 3 referees) to: Human

Resources Office, City University of

Hong Kong, Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon, Hong

Kong. Or send e-mail to Dr. Angel Lin

(enangel who-is-at cityu.edu.hk) if you need more

information about the project.