Assistant Professor

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 

With 85 years of rich heritage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) 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 50 universities in four disciplines in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, with three of them ranking 1st in Hong Kong. 

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS 

Assistant Professor (Ref. 231003010) 

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.  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 56 academic staff and about 131 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 appointee is expected to be actively involved in the activities of the Laboratory. 

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in one of the following discipline areas of the Department: Applied Optimization and Operations Research/Data Science and Analytics/Applied Statistics and Financial Mathematics/Engineering and Computational Mathematics/Mathematical Science 

Duties 

The appointee will be required to: 

1. Teach and contribute to curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
2. Supervise MPhil and PhD students;
3. Engage in scholarly research, consultancy and other scholarly activities leading to publications in top-tier refereed journals and award of research grants;
4. Undertake academic and departmental administrative duties; and
5. Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department or his delegates. 

Qualifications 

Applicants should: 

1. Have a PhD in Mathematics/Statistics/Financial Mathematics/Operations Research/Computational Mathematics/Applied Mathematics or a closely related field;
2. Have expertise in applied statistics, operation research or mathematics;
3. Have an established track record in research and scholarship, including refereed publications and external grant applications;
4. Have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching; and
5. Be highly proficient in written and spoken English.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Appointment will only be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. 

Application

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website. Consideration of applications will commence on 24 October 2023 until the position is 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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