Research Assistant – Big Data Intelligence Centre

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, and Translation and Foreign Languages) and over 6,000 full-time students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.

Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.

The University now invites application for the Research Project “Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse in Luxury e-commerce Retail for Enhancing Customers’ Online Experience”, funded by the Research Matching Grants Council:

Research Assistant – Big Data Intelligence Centre (Ref: RA (BDIC-RMGS840008) 2024-11-01)

Responsibilities: 

• conduct data analysis on experimental results;
• assist in drafting research reports and writing academic papers; and
• provide support for research and administration duties.

Applicants should:

• possess a recognised bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, information management, IT, or related disciplines;
• have experience in conducting research work;
• have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese;
• have good interpersonal skills, a strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation; and
• be able to perform ad-hoc hands-on tasks in a timely manner.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 17 November 2024.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.