Department of Computing
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time)
(Ref. 260818019)
(1) Postdoctoral Fellow (Full-time/Part-time) (two posts)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months]
(2) Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (two posts)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Towards next-generation LPWAN: Supporting massive concurrent IoT connectivity”. They will be required to:
(a) assist in the development of algorithms, systems and demos of the research project; and
(b) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader, the Head of Unit or their delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification.
For all posts, applicants should have:
(a) solid research background in the related areas such as IoT, wireless communication, machine learning, etc.; and
(b) a high level of responsibility associated with research projects with minimum supervision.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Y. Zheng at telephone number 2766 7288 or via email at yqzheng@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointment(s), a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointment(s), the remuneration rates for the posts of Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant are HK$385 per hour and HK$125 per hour respectively.
Consideration of applications will commence on 25 August 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 18 August 2026