30.4559, Support: English; Cantonese; Hong Kong Cantonese; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics: PhD, The University of Hong Kong

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Subject: 30.4559, Support: English; Cantonese; Hong Kong Cantonese; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics: PhD, The University of Hong Kong

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Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:39:21
From: Wai Sum Tse [waisumt at connect.hku.hk]
Subject: English; Cantonese; Hong Kong Cantonese; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics: PhD, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 Institution/Organization: The University of Hong Kong 
Department: School of English 
Web Address: https://english.hku.hk/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics 
 
Required Language(s): Chinese, Yue (yue)
                      English (eng) 

Description:

Mind Hong Kong, in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, invites
applicants for a fully-funded PhD. Funding covers either a 3- or 4-year PhD
studentship, depending on the applicant’s background and qualifications,
commencing in Sep 2020.

The applicant will be tasked with the some, or all, of the following:
- Development and implementation of the evaluation of Hong Kong-based
anti-stigma programme (encompassing advertising campaign, speaker training,
and speaker events);
- Analysis of data of baseline study into attitudes towards mental health and
stigma in Hong Kong;
- Cross-cultural comparisons of mental health/anti-stigma programmes, between
Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and globally;
- Adaptation of resources from the United Kingdom to the Hong Kong context,
and evaluation of this;
- Supporting the evaluation of Mind Hong Kong’s current adult mental health
training programmes and resources.

The applicant should have strong quantitative and/or qualitative research
skills, and a specific interest in mental health, with a background in mental
health, public health, and social sciences research. The applicant is expected
to work towards an INTERDISCIPLINARY PhD. 

The applicant must be confident in speaking and writing in English and
Cantonese. Mandarin is not required but is considered desirable.

This PhD is a unique opportunity to work within different departments at a
top-ranking University and Mind HK (www.mind.org.hk), a fast-growing local
mental health charity. The successful applicant will be registered with the
School of English (HKU) and supervised by academic staff across relevant
Faculties at the University. The School’s, and the University’s vibrant
research culture and the rapidly expanding cohort of full-time research
students from many countries provide a stimulating intellectual environment.
There is ample opportunity for work with other international NGOs, including
Mind UK (www.mind.org.uk). Opportunities for conference attendance are also
available.

If you have a first degree from a university where the language of teaching
and examination is not English, you must have obtained a score of 550 or above
in the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) and a score of 4 or above
in the TWE (Test of Written English). We also accept the International English
Language Testing System (IELTS) but you must have at least a score of 7 with
no subtest lower than 5.5. You will be expected to have a good academic
reference.

Please email your CV, a 2-3000-word research proposal, and your proof of
English score (if applicable) to Dr. Hannah Reidy at hannah.reidy at mind.org.hk,
and Dr. Olga Zayts at zayts at hku.hk. To speed up the process, please ask your
referee to send one reference letter by email directly and confidentially to
Dr. Reidy and Dr. Zayts. 

Short-listed applicants will be required to submit a research proposal through
Online Application System
(https://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/rola/overview-of-online-application),
interview and enrol at the School of English, University of Hong Kong, in
order to secure this funding.

Candidates who already hold a research master’s degree (e.g., MPhil) are
eligible for admission to a 3-year PhD. Candidates without a research master’s
degree programme are eligible to apply for a 4-year PhD.

General information about research postgraduate applications is available
here:
Graduate School, The University of Hong Kong: https://www.gradsch.hku.hk/
Faculty of Arts, The University of Hong Kong:
http://arts.hku.hk/prospectivestudents/research-postgraduate
Deadline for proposals to be considered: starting from 1 Dec 2019; or until a
suitable candidate is identified, but not later than 30 Apr 2020.
 

Application Deadline: 30-Apr-2020 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/rola/overview-of-online-application 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Olga Zayts 
	zayts at hku.hk  


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