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Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant

September 13, 2025

**Job Description**
The appointees will assist the project leader in a research project focused on elucidating the mechanism of light-mediated regulation of myopic eye growth.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese or Putonghua
• Good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills

**Qualifications**
• Research Fellow: Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.
• Postdoctoral Fellow: Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.
• Research Associate: Master’s degree or a good honours degree.
• Research Assistant: Honours degree or an equivalent qualification.

**Experience**
Experience Required:
• Research Fellow: At least 3 years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent.
• Postdoctoral Fellow: No more than 5 years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
• Research Associate: 3 or more years of research/relevant work experience.

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Experience
Experience Required: • Research Fellow: At least 3 years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent. • Postdoctoral Fellow: No more than 5 years of post-qualification experience at the time of application. • Research Associate: 3 or more years of research/relevant work experience.
Work Level
Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D, Postdoc
Employment Type
Research Job
Salary
Annual Salary: A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered for full-time appointments. Part-time Hourly Rate: • Research Fellow: HK$394 • Postdoctoral Fellow: HK$385 • Research Associate: HK$178 • Research Assistant: HK$125
Details
Full-time / Part-time Duration: 6 months initially, with possibility of further appointment
School / Department / Center / Lab
• School of Optometry
Supervisor(s)
Prof. Thomas Lam
Supervisor Email
thomas.lam@polyu.edu.hk
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
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