Work type: Full-time
Department: Faculty of Education (10000)
Categories: Academic-related Staff

Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in Learning and Assessment for Digital Citizenship in the Faculty of Education (Ref.: 498666), to commence as soon as possible until October 31, 2021.

Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Learning Technologies, Computer Science, Information Science, Instructional Design or related fields; and demonstrated expertise in the design/development of systems for e-Learning, which may include serious games, online collaboration systems, mobile computing, data analytics and visualization. They should preferably have a multidisciplinary research background, and enjoy working with a large interdisciplinary team of researchers to address problems in education/humanity/social science that are theoretical and/or methodological in nature. Knowledge of and experience in experimental approaches to learning or educational assessment, e-Learning technology design and development, and/or demonstrated ability in academic writing are distinct advantages.

The appointee will be a key member of the research team associated with a Theme-Based Research Project funded by Hong Kong Research Grants Council (http://www.rss.hku.hk/links-resources/spotlight/trs-6th-round), which will address research questions about the impact of digital media on human development and the everyday life of children and youths. Cutting-edge research designs and instrumentation will be developed and deployed to address the grand challenge of understanding and assessing digital citizenship development as a human capacity and its relationship to children’s learning lives (formal, informal, digital and non-digital). The research team will also develop online serious games for the learning and assessment of collaborative problem-solving. He/She will work under the supervision of Professor Nancy Law and other research team members, providing project management support for the study.

Information about the Faculty can be obtained at https://web.edu.hku.hk/. Enquiries about the post should be sent to Professor Nancy Law at nlaw@hku.hk.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income.

The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until October 15, 2019, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.