Location: | Hong Kong - Hong Kong |
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Salary: | A highly competitive package |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 24th March 2023 |
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Expires: | 23rd May 2023 |
Job Ref: | 230324010 |
THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
With 85 years of rich heritage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has evolved alongside our society and made pivotal contributions to the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. PolyU pursues world-class excellence in education and research, and it offers a wide range of programmes in six faculties and three independent schools. Besides ranking among the top 100 universities globally by both THE and QS World University Rankings, PolyU was placed among the top 20 universities in four disciplines in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, with three of them ranking 1st in Hong Kong.
DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Research Assistant Professor (Ref. 230324010)
The Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) is part of the Faculty of Science. The Department offers Bachelor of Science Scheme in Data Science, and makes a significant contribution to most of other academic programmes of the University by providing service teaching. It also offers master programmes in Applied Mathematics for Science and Technology with specialisms in Decision Science, Actuarial and Investment Science, Operational Research and Risk Analysis, and Data Science and Analytics. Members of the Department have expertise in applied optimization and optimal control, engineering computation, operational research, management science and applied statistics, FinTech, data science and machine learning. There are currently 54 academic staff and about 87 research personnel in the Department. Please visit the website at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ama for more information about the Department.
The Department has established a Joint Laboratory of Applied Mathematics with the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The appointees are expected to be actively involved in the activities of the Laboratory.
We are seeking to appoint Research Assistant Professors in one of the four discipline areas of the Department: Applied Statistics and Financial Mathematics/Engineering and Computational Mathematics/Applied Optimization and Operations Research/Data Science and Analytics
Duties
The appointees will be required to:
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Conditions of Service
A highly competitive package including a medical benefits plan and a gratuity payable upon completion of the term which is normally for two years initially, with possibility of extension.
Application
Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website, by clicking the 'Apply' button. Consideration of applications will commence on 14 April 2023 until the positions are filled. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/.
PolyU is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, nationality, family status or physical or mental disabilities.
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