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The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
Dietician
The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care is seeking a full-time research Dietician who has previous experience in providing community outreach services to South Asians. The appointee will join the team for a health and wellbeing improvement project working on the residents in informal houses and sub-divided flats, and will work with a multidisciplinary team consists of nurses, social workers, public health practitioners, and academics. Duties include (a) providing dietary diagnosis and consultation, and assisting in related health assessment (b) collecting data (c) providing casework and support services to the study participants and (d) performing other duties as assigned.
Applicants should have (i) a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutritional Science (ii) at least 2 years relevant post-qualification experience in nutrition consultation, health education, disease management and weight management (iii) a self-motivated, flexible, and passionate work attitude, with commitment in community engagement and patient-centred care and (iv) proficiency in English and Chinese. Having trained in motivational interviewing, and relevant experience in serving socially-disadvantaged community living in sub-divided flats will be advantageous.
Appointment will initially be made on a 1-year contract, renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement.
The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit .
Date Posted: 02/10/2025
Job ID: 127938687
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Shatin, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university and was founded as a federation of three existing colleges – Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College – the oldest of which was founded in 1949.
CUHK is organized into nine constituent colleges and eight academic faculties, and remains the only collegiate university in the territory. The university operates in both English and Chinese, although classes in most colleges are taught in English. Four Nobel laureates are associated with the university, and it is the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong with recipients of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal and Veblen Prize sitting as faculty in residence.
