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August 31, 2025

**Job Description**
The appointee will primarily conduct research, actively pursue external research grants, provide quality teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, and contribute to departmental service within the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS). CBS is a constituent department of the Faculty of Humanities, specializing in cutting-edge language science research and education across various interdisciplinary areas, including theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, language neuroscience, speech processing, communication disorders, translation, and language technology.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Substantial experience in conducting experiments with child participants using behavioral paradigms, eye-tracking, and/or brain-imaging techniques
• Strong record of high-quality academic publications in the field of child language development
• Proficient in major programming languages commonly used in experimental linguistic research (e.g., R, MATLAB, Python)
• High level of proficiency in both spoken and written English and Chinese
• Knowledge of Cantonese (highly desirable, as the position involves conducting research with children in Hong Kong)

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• PhD degree in Linguistics or a closely related discipline

**Experience**
Other:
• Preferably possess at least two years of postdoctoral research experience

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Experience
Other: • Preferably possess at least two years of postdoctoral research experience
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Research Job
Salary
Benefits: A highly competitive package including a medical benefits plan and a gratuity payable upon completion of the term
Details
Temporary Duration: two to three years Location Requirement: conducting research with children in Hong Kong
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS) • Faculty of Humanities • Speech Therapy Unit • Research Centre for Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience • Centre for Translation Studies
Supervisor Email
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
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