Part-time Assistant Research Officer, Department of Chinese

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Applications are now invited for the following post :

Part-time Assistant Research Officer

Department of Chinese

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The research team led by Professor WANG Yuanfei, Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese, () is seeking a highly motivated part-time Assistant Research Officer to work on a project that is about maritime literature and art in the Qing dynasty. The project aims to assess novels on pirates and ports, paintings on sea creatures, and poems on the sea and overseas Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis
• Assist coordination of research projects
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator
• Use Python, GIS and other digital tools to perform data analysis and data visualization
• Build a website for the project

Requirements

Salary and Benefits

Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.