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Applications are invited for a full-time Research Assistant position in the School of Governance and Policy Science to assist with research projects analysing Chinese politics and political economy with computational techniques. We seek self-motivated individuals with strong academic and research capabilities, particularly in data analysis, paper writing, and project coordination. While technical knowledge is expected, we value independent thinkers who can contribute original ideas and help execute research plans.
Applicants should have (i) a Bachelor's degree or preferably a Master%27s degree in relevant disciplines, including Computational Social Science, Data Science, Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, etc. (ii) strong programming skills in R and/or Python and experience with Data Annotation, Textual Analysis, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (iii) understanding of the Chinese government and policy systems (iv) a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese and (v) the ability to work independently and collaboratively. Familiarity with ML model training and LLM application is a plus.
The appointee will be responsible for (a) assisting with data annotation for large-scale government documents (b) assisting with training machine learning models for text classification (c) conducting qualitative and quantitative data analyses (d) contributing to manuscript and grant drafting and (e) performing other research-related tasks as assigned.
Appointment will be made on contract basis for one year, commencing as soon as possible and renewable subject to good performance and funding availability.
Applicants should submit the following documents in the online application: (1) a cover letter (2) a detailed CV highlighting research experience, academic achievements, and technical training and (3) names and contact information of two referees.
For more information, please contact Professor ZHAN Jing, Vivian () or Dr. CHEN Dakeng ().
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 .
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.
Job ID: 132104829
