Part-time Research Assistant I/II in the Faculty of Business and Economics

Part-time Research Assistant I/II in the Faculty of Business and Economics (Ref. 534735) ((to commence as soon as possible for 6 months, with possibility of renewal)

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field
• Strong proficiency in Python and Django backend development
• Experience with Django REST Framework and relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL)
• Hands-on experience deploying applications on AWS and/or Alibaba Cloud
• Familiarity with Cloudflare, CI/CD pipelines, and/or server operations
• Proficiency in Linux system administration and operations
• Understanding of asynchronous task processing using Celery + Redis
• Experience with Docker for containerized deployment
• Familiarity with Nginx and Gunicorn configuration

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

• Full-stack development experience
• Automated testing (unit/integration)
• DevOps practices and/or server monitoring
• Experience integrating OpenAI APIs or similar LLMs
• Knowledge of Django Channels (WebSockets)
• Email service integration (e.g., SendGrid)
• Internationalization (i18n) and localization development
• Writing technical documentation (e.g., READMEs, API docs)
• Prior collaboration with frontend engineers

Candidates with relevant internship experience, prior research assistant roles, or substantial personal/academic projects are strongly preferred. 

Enquiries about the post should be sent to Professor Dawei David Wang (email: dwdw@hku.hk)

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered.

The University only accepts online application for the above post.  Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V.  Please include links to GitHub repositories, personal projects, or other relevant work samples in your application.

Review of applications will commence as soon as possible and continue until April 30, 2026, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.

Applications Open: Mar 20 2026 China Standard Time
Applications Close: Apr 30 2026 11:55 PM China Standard Time

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