Senior Research Assistant, Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning

CENTRE FOR HOLISTIC TEACHING AND LEARNING (CHTL)

DATA-INFORMED LEARNING AND TEACHING ENCHANCEMENT

The Centre is now looking for a competent and devoted team member who can contribute to the effective collection analysis and reporting of a large set of data related to learning and teaching. The successful candidate will also be involved in the Centres various endeavours for the enhancement and scholarship of learning and teaching at the University.

Senior Research Assistant ()

Responsibilities:

• Plan conduct and coordinate data collection on various scales and from various sources;
• Conduct literature research;
• Organise and analyse data;
• Write reports documents and publications related to research conducted by the project team;
• Lead and/or support professional development activities related to learning and teaching;
• Support the editorial matters related to the academic journal the Centre hosts; and
• Undertake related administrative duties and other duties as assigned.

Requirement:

• A masters degree in discipline with sufficient training for quantitative data analysis (e.g. Data Science Statistics etc.) with at least three years of work or research experience;
• Suitable candidate with fewer years of experience will be consideredforResearch Assistant;
• Proven track record of handling large datasets quantitative data collection analysis and interpretation;
• Competence in using Microsoft Power BI and other tools for statistical analysis (e.g. SPSS JASP etc.);
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint;
• Knowledge of one of the mainstream programming languages (e.g. Python R etc.);
• An excellent command of English and Chinese;
• Ideally with research writing and publication experiences;
• Openness to explore and learn new data collection and analysis approaches;
• Good team player with good communication organisation and problem-solving skills attentiveness to details and proactiveness in work;
• Experience of supporting learning and teaching preferably in the tertiary context is a definite advantage; and
• Experience of working with and guiding junior colleagues is an advantage.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit for a written test.

The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of one to two year(s). Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

ApplicationProcedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after submission of application may consider their applications of the Universitys Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the positions are filled.