Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics

Rooted in 90 years of heritage and intellectual achievement, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has evolved alongside society and made pivotal contributions to the development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Nation and the world. The University pursues world-class excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer to nurture socially responsible professionals and leaders, as well as to drive impactful research and innovation. PolyU will strive to continually excel as an innovative world-class university that makes a positive impact on society, living up to the University’s motto: “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind”. 

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DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS 

Research Assistant Professor in Optimization and Operations Research / Statistics and Data Science / Financial Mathematics / Engineering and Computational Mathematics / Mathematical Science (several posts) (Ref. 261109005) 

The Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) is one of the constituent departments of the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences. The Department offers Bachelor Scheme in Applied Mathematics and Finance Analytics and Fast-track Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programmes and makes a significant contribution to most of other academic programmes of the University by providing service teaching. It also offers master programmes in Actuarial and Investment Science, Operational Research and Risk Analysis, Quantitative Finance and FinTech and Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence Technology. 

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 59 academic staff and about 125 research personnel in the Department. Please visit the website at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ama for more information about the Department.

Duties

The appointees will be required to:

1. conduct research as the main duty and actively pursue external research grants, such as General Research Fund, as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator.
2. provide quality teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. 
3. contribute to departmental service; and
4. perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of the Department or his delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

1. have a PhD degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Financial Mathematics / Operations Research / Computational Mathematics / Applied Mathematics or a closely related field with experience in Data Science and Analytics.
2. preferably have at least two years of relevant postdoctoral research experience.
3. have demonstrated promise of a high level of creativity in research and teaching in some subdivisions of his/her field. 
4. be able to demonstrate effective classroom teaching; and
5. be highly proficient in written and spoken English.

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 to three years initially, with possibility of extension.

Application 

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (via the above 'Apply' button). Consideration of applications will commence on 7 December 2026 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/.

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