Research Assistant (Part-time) – Department of Accountancy

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 “Anti-Scam and Financial Education and Research Project”, which aims at understanding and combating scams in the community. The project is funded by the Research Matching Grants Scheme and is now seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Part-Time Research Assistant to help coordinate and transcribe interviews:

Research Assistant (Part-time) – Department of Accountancy (Ref: PTRA (ACY- RMGS840011) 2024-11-15)

Responsibilities:

• coordinate and schedule interviews with participants;
• transcribe and organize interview recordings accurately;
• maintain confidentiality and sensitivity when handling participant information;
• assist in analyzing qualitative data and summarizing findings; and
• collaborate with the research team to ensure project goals are met.

Applicants should:

• possess a recognised bachelor’s degree, preferably with a master’s degree or above, in Social Sciences, Psychology, or a related field;
• preferably have experience in fieldwork and conducting in-depth interviews;
• be familiar with transcription software or tools is a plus;
• have a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua);
• have good communication skills and organisational skills; and
• be able to work independently and manage time effectively, and attentive to detail.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 1 December 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.