Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Postdoctoral Fellow (three posts)
(Ref. 250625011)
[Appointment period: twelve to thirty-six months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Remote sensing of urban climate, ecosystem, environment and GeoAI”.
Qualifications
Applicants should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification in Remote Sensing, GIScience, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Geography, Urban Planning, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Landscape Ecology, Meteorology and Climatology, Natural Resources, Agricultural and Forest Engineering, Economics or a related field and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants should also have:
(a) experience in algorithms development and refinement;
(b) a good command of both written and spoken English; and
(c) at least two first-authored publications.
Preference will be given to those with:
(a) strong background in quantitative methods, statistics, computer science, geospatial data analysis and modeling;
(b) experience in AI and geospatial computer version;
(c) advanced skills in scientific computing with Python and R;
(d) experience in high-performance and cloud computing for data processing;
(e) the ability to work independently and collaboratively with an interdisciplinary research team; and
(f) strong publication record.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Qihao Weng at telephone number 2766 5959 or via email at qihao.weng@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
The closing date for application is 30 June 2026.
Posting date: 25 June 2025