Department of Mechanical Engineering
Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant (two posts)
(Ref. 260727002)
[Appointment period: each for six months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Development of high-fidelity and high-spatiotemporal-resolution day-ahead ultraviolet index”.
Qualifications
For the post of Research Associate, applicants should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.
For the post of Research Assistant, applicants should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification.
For all posts, applicants should have:
(a) a degree in a discipline related to Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics awarded by a local university, a well-recognized non-local institution (with a subject ranking within the top 100 worldwide), or a local university in collaboration with a non-local university; and
(b) a strong background in spatiotemporal data processing, weather-related forecasting, deep learning, and/or atmospheric radiative modeling, along with proficient Python coding skills.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Mengying Li at telephone number 2766 6659 or via email at mengying.li@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
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 3 August 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 27 July 2026