Postdoctoral Researcher (JC CoolThink Junior)

Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education Limited

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 420,000 - 660,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education Limited in Hong Kong seeks a research-focused professional to support JC CoolThink Junior's evaluation across 200 primary schools and seven community hubs. You will help design, implement, and report research components, coordinating with EdUHK and partners CityUHK and ACTiCT to ensure robust results.

Ideal candidates hold a recent PhD/EdD and have strong quantitative skills, experience with mixed-methods, and proficiency in R/SPSS/Stata.

Qualifications

PhD/EdD completed within last 5 years in a relevant field.
Strong quantitative research skills and publication track record.
Experience with education research and ethics/data protection.

Responsibilities

Provide research support across design, execution, and reporting.
Coordinate with EdUHK evaluation team on data collection and interpretation.
Support phased stepped-wedge trial and manage measurement points.
Analyze data from student assessments and hub evaluations.
Draft interim reports and conference/journal manuscripts.
Contribute to instrument design ensuring ethics compliance.

Skills

Quantitative methods

Mixed-effects models

Cluster randomised trials

Peer-reviewed publications

Statistical software (R/SPSS/Stata)

Education

PhD or EdD in Education, Psychology, CS Education, or related field

Tools

SPSS

Stata

Job description

Position Summary

JC CoolThink Junior develops computational thinking among P1 to P3 students across 200 primary schools in Hong Kong and seven community hubs over Y0 to Y4 (Jun 2026 to Aug 2030), led by YCCECE for HKJCCT, with project partners CityUHK and ACTiCT.

Job Responsibilities

Provide research support to the Project Director across the design, execution, and reporting of the research components.
Serve as the primary YCCECE liaison with the EdUHK evaluation team, coordinating data collection, instrument administration, and results interpretation.
Support the phased stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial, including management of the five measurement points (T0 to T4).
Analyse quantitative and qualitative data from student assessments, teacher surveys (-TPACK, STEBI-A), and hub evaluations.
Draft interim evaluation reports, conference papers, and journal manuscripts with the Project Director.
Contribute to hub evaluation instrument design and ensure compliance with ethics and data protection requirements.

Job Requirements

Doctoral degree (PhD or EdD) in Education, Psychology, Computer Science Education, or a closely related field, awarded within the past 5 years.
Demonstrated research skills in quantitative methods, including mixed-effects models, cluster randomised trial designs, or comparable methodologies; peer-reviewed publication record.
Leads design, analysis, and reporting of the project evaluation.
Proficiency in Statistical software (e.g. R, SPSS, or Stata).
Experience with educational assessment design and psychometric analysis preferred.

Salary and Fringe Benefits

Initial appointment will normally be made on a renewable 24+ months contract.
Remuneration is competitive and will be based on qualifications and relevant experience. The College offers group medical insurance and dental, staff development support and leave provisions (annual leave, birthday leave, college leave, etc) to eligible appointee.

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