School of Nursing
Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (two posts)
(Ref. 260723003)
[Appointment period: each for six months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “SurgVis-GS: A software toolkit for real-time and interactive surgical scene reconstruction and visualization via advanced 3D gaussian splitting”. The research group has rich experience in artificial intelligence-extended reality empowered medicine and healthcare and aims at achieving impactful deliverables and publishing high-quality papers in top journals and conferences in relevant fields. The appointees will be required to:
(a) research and develop novel deep learning models for computer-assisted surgery;
(b) research and develop novel reconstruction and visualization algorithms for computer-assisted surgery;
(c) research and develop novel learning algorithms via effective fusion of clinical knowledge, human interactions and machine inference;
(d) write papers, reports and proposals; and
(e) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Bioengineering, Applied Mathematics, Neuroscience, Clinical Medicine or other related disciplines or a good honours degree in one of the said disciplines with at least three years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in one of the above-mentioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) good English writing skills and experience in writing research paper and proposal; and
(b) strong enthusiasm in research and a good sense of self-motivation.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Qin Jing via email at harry.qin@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointments, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointments, the remuneration rates are HK$181 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 30 July 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 23 July 2026