[Asis-l] Recruiting PhD candidate

[samchu]

Dear all,

I am currently looking for a PhD candidate. I appreciate any assistance you can provide to advertise this position, especially through the mailing list.

This is the text of my advertisement for inclusion: "
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG


Postgraduate Research Students



Dr Samuel Chu is inviting applications for the candidature of a PhD postgraduate research student in the University of Hong Kong. Potential candidates should have an excellent track record in their undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from a reputable university.



Potential candidates should have the one or more interest/s in the following areas of Dr Chu's expertise: Game-based Learning, Gamification in Education, 21st Century Skills, Social Media in Education, Plagiarism-free Collaborative Inquiry Project-based Learning, Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital, School and Academic Librarianship.



The selected candidate will participate in a research project entitled "Implementing sexuality education in secondary schools with a bilingual interactive game playable on Web, Facebook, tablets, and smartphones" for a project period of 24 months.  The project adopts principles from gamification and game-based learning to develop and evaluate the effects of sexuality education on sexual attitudes and behaviors among secondary school students through an interactive social game. A bilingual (English/Chinese) interactive online game playable on the Web, Facebook, iPads, and Android tablets will educate students on the proper knowledge and attitudes in the subject of sexuality education.



The candidate is expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills in English; the potential to apply for grants or publish research papers in high quality journals. Those with any research publication experience will be given preference. An IELTS score of 7.0 or above across all bands is preferred for potential candidates from universities, where English is not a first language.



For further information, please refer to Dr Samuel Chu's website (http://web.edu.hku.hk/staff/academic/samchu). All enquiries should be sent to him (e-mail: samchu at hku.hk<mailto:samchu at hku.hk>).



Potential candidates should prepare a draft proposal, according to the format provided by the the School of Graduate Studies (http://www.gradsch.hku.hk/). Please include an up-to-date C.V. and list of three references together with the draft proposal to samchu at hku.hk<mailto:samchu at hku.hk>. The application deadline is by 31 August 2017.



The selected candidate must be able to start the program by September 2018."


Thanks,
Sam
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Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Information and Technology Studies
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (Ranked 6th best in the world - QS 2015, 2016)
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Managing Editor, Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (Ranked 5th among KM/IC journals)
Tel: (852) 2241-5894  |  Fax: (852) 2517-7194
E-mail: samchu at hku.hk
Skype Name - chukaiwahsamuel
Homepage: http://web.edu.hku.hk/staff/academic/samchu
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Latest publications:
Chu, S.K.W., Reynolds, R.B., Tavares, N.J., Notari, M. & Lee., C.W.Y. (2017). 21st Century Skills Development through Inquiry-based Learning: From Theory to Practice. New York: Springer Science. (eBook - <http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789811024795> http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789811024795)

Chu, S.K.W., Capio, C.M., Van Aalst, J., Cheng, E.W.L. (In press). Evaluating the use of a social media tool for collaborative group writing of secondary school students in Hong Kong. Computer & Education. Ranked 9/269 in ISI's Education category - top 3.35%; Impact Factor: 2.88 (JCR 2015)

Chu, S.K.W., Zhang, Y., Chen, K., Chan, C.K., Lee, C.W.Y., Zou, E., & Lau, W. (in press). The effectiveness of wikis for project-based learning in different disciplines in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education. Ranked 13/269 in ISI's Education category - top 4.83%; Impact Factor: 2.72 (JCR 2015)