School of Optometry
Research Assistant
(Ref. 260519008)
[Appointment period: two months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “PolyU-Stanford Joint Research Centre for longitudinal deep omics (LDO)”. He/She will be required to:
(a) assist in the analysis and integration of multiomics, clinical and longitudinal biomedical data;
(b) assist in the development and optimisation of deep learning, machine learning and causal discovery models;
(c) assist in software development, research documentation and other project-related duties as assigned; and
(d) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification, preferably in Computer Science or a closely related discipline;
(b) demonstrate a strong research interest in artificial intelligence, computational biology, multiomics analysis and healthcare applications; and
(c) have solid programming skills in Python, R, C/C++ or related languages.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Mingguang He at telephone number 3400 2795 or via email at mingguang.he@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 26 May 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 19 May 2026