Closing Date: Sep 30, 2020
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The Gender Development Laboratory under the Department of Psychology in The Chinese University of Hong Kong is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant to assist in several projects. The themes of the current projects cut across gender issues in sex-segregation and single-sex schooling, children’s gender-typed play and socio-cognitive abilities, gender cognitions and stereotyping, and the accuracy of everyday mind-reading or empathic accuracy. For more details of the projects, please visit https://psycgen.wixsite.com/pagelab.
Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in Psychology or related fields (for Postdoctoral Fellow); OR a Master’s degree in the abovementioned field plus four years’ relevant post-qualification experience (for Research Associate); OR a Bachelor’s degree or above in the abovementioned field (for Research Assistant); (ii) background in Developmental/Social/Educational Psychology and/or empirical gender research; (iii) a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (preferably Cantonese); (iv) familiarity with statistical analyses; (v) experience in managing research projects; and (vi) good organisational and personal skills, a sense of responsibility, and attentiveness to details.
The appointee will be involved in (a) managing projects; (b) data collection and statistical analyses; (c) supervising junior members; and (d) publication and grant writing.
Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for one year, renewable subject to funding availability, good performance mutual agreement.
Applicants should submit the following documents in the online application: (1) an up-to-date curriculum vitae; and (2) a covering letter describing the applicant’s background, experiences, and availability. Reference letters and writing samples are highly welcomed and/or may be requested if the applicant is invited for interview.
For enquiries about this post, please contact Professor Ivy Wong by email at iwwong@cuhk.edu.hk.