School of Optometry
Part-time Research Associate (several posts)
(Ref. 260526001)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “PolyU-Stanford Joint Research Centre for longitudinal deep omics (LDO)”. They 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 a doctoral degree;
(b) demonstrate a strong research interest in artificial intelligence, computational biology, multiomics analysis and healthcare applications; and
(c) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Putonghua being an advantage.
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
The remuneration rate is HK$181 per hour.
Consideration of applications will commence on 2 June 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 26 May 2026