JC PandA – Research Internship (2025/26 Term time)

We are recruiting interns for the second semester of the academic year of 2025/26. The research interns will be involved in the Jockey Club “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative. This is research cum intervention project in school setting. We introduce mindfulness to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. With the “train the trainers approach,” we teach school teachers how to integrate mindfulness programs into the social emotional learning curriculum in their schools. Interns may have opportunities to take 8-week mindfulness course with the school teachers and observe how mindfulness culture is developed in schools.

Intern Selection:

In general, interns should have proficiency in both English and Chinese. All the interns are expected to be responsible and independent research assistants. Preference will be given to the students in social sciences and have the passion to pursue graduate study or a career in psychology. They are required to attend bi-weekly project meetings from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Intern Duties:

Research interns will help with collecting and managing data. They will work closely with the educational psychologists of the team on tasks involving parents, children, teachers, and students. Working hours may vary from week to week depending on the progress of the project. Research interns will also be assigned on a group project designated by the team. Research interns’ performance will be evaluated by the supervisor on their work as research assistants (10 to 12 hours per week), participation in project meetings, quality of group project and internship report.

Contact Information:

Students who are interested in the internship, please complete this application form before December 19, 2025. We may invite shortlisted applicants for a meeting before making the final decision. Selection will start in December. Successful applicants will be informed as soon as possible. For inquiry, please send e-mail to jcpanda@hku.hk.

Personal Information

Applicant’s Full Name (English)*required

Applicant’s Full Name (Chinese)*required

Email Address*required

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Address*required

Date of Birth*required

Gender*required

Male

Female

Academic Background

Institute (e.g., The University of Hong Kong)*required

Program Title (e.g., BSocSc, MSocSc)*required

Major*required

Minor

Year of Study*required

CGPA*required

Any additional info you may wish to share with us

Preference for Internship

Do you want to be a volunteer research intern or to take the credit bearing courses (PSYC2072 / PSYC2073) in the Department of Psychology?*required

Take part as a volunteer

Take part as a student enrolls in PSYC2072 or PSYC2073

We want to know more about you

Please give brief answer (less than 100 words) to each of the following questions:

What makes you interested in working as an intern in our project?*required

What do you aspire to achieve through this internship?*required

What are your academic / career goals for the next 5 years?*required

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