Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time)
(Ref. 250626003)
[Appointment period: twelve months initially, with the possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “A novel acoustic metagrating barrier for traffic noise reduction”. He/She will be required to:
(a) assist with literature reviews;
(b) conduct analytical studies, numerical simulations, as well as laboratory and field measurements;
(c) prepare research papers; and
(d) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree in acoustics or a related discipline and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree in acoustics or a related discipline with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in acoustics or a related discipline.
Applicants for all posts should:
(a) have excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
(b) be proficient in COMSOL, MATLAB, and SolidWorks; and
(c) have experience in conducting acoustic measurements.
Preference will be given to those with experience in acoustics and noise & vibrations control.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Fen L. Du via email at liangfen.du@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointment, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointment, the remuneration rates are HK$385 per hour for the post of Postdoctoral Fellow, HK$178 per hour for the post of Research Associate and HK$125 per hour for the post of Research Assistant.
Consideration of applications will commence on 3 July 2025 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 26 June 2025