Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Recruiter
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Location
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Posted
17 Aug 2022
End of advertisement period
15 Sep 2022
Ref
516104
Academic Discipline
Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Other Health & Social Care
Job Type
Academic Posts, Research Fellowships, Postdocs
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time

Work type: Full-time
Department: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine (22500)
Categories: Academic-related Staff

Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine (Ref.: 516104) (to commence as soon as possible for one year, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance)

Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in the field of health and health services.  They should have strong leadership, management, communication and interpersonal skills; an excellent command of written English; and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.  Experience in large-scale research project management and development, knowledge of statistics and big data analysis would be highly desirable.  The appointee will mainly be responsible for the implementation of a 5-year large-scale project on the evaluation of spill-over impact of COVID-19 on health and healthcare of patients with non-communicable diseases, and will work closely with core project team members and partners from healthcare sectors.  He/She is expected to assist in planning and coordinating the research project; evaluate territory-wide programmes; oversee data collection and analysis; prepare reports and presentations; supervise research assistants; and perform other relevant tasks as assigned.  There will be ample opportunities to work with research and health professionals to develop a research career in health and health services.  Enquiries about the duties of the post should be sent to Professor Cindy Lam at clklam@hku.hk. 

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

The University only accepts online application for the above post.  Applications should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V.  Review of applications will start on August 30, 2022  and continue until September 15, 2022, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.