We are recruiting one PhD student for the 2022/23 Spring Intake to work on an interdisciplinary project named “Towards a more inclusive Hong Kong: COVID-19, mental well-being, and mitigation strategies for a multicultural elderly community”. This project is to reveal the unequal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental well-being of the elderly (aged 65 and above) population in Hong Kong, depending on their ethnic backgrounds: Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese versus local ethnic Chinese.
Applicants must have the following experience or training:
- Bachelor’s degree in any of these fields: psychology/ psychiatry/ demography/ sociology / social policy / social work / public health/anthropology; candidates with Master’s degrees in any of these fields will have an advantage.
- Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including focus group discussion, interviews + transcriptions, and cross-sectional surveys.
- Strong interest in interdisciplinary research, especially in social policy, public health, ethnic studies, psychology, sociology, and demography.
- Be comfortable conducting firsthand research with elderly individuals of different backgrounds and ethnicities.
Please visit the program catalogue https://prog-crs.hkust.edu.hk/pgprog/2022-23/mphil-phd-pp for the admission requirements and more details.
Apply Now through HKUST’s online application system
Application Deadline: 1 Nov 2022