Post-doctoral Fellowships and Research Assistant Professorships
Applications are invited for a number of positions as Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) and Research Assistant Professor (RAP) at the University of Hong Kong. Appointments will be made for a period of 2 to 3 years and the appointees must be in post on or before May 31, 2025.
PDF and RAP posts are created specifically to bring new impetus and vigour to the University’s research enterprise. Positions are available from time to time to meet the strategic research needs identified by the University. Positions are available in the following Faculties/Schools/Departments/Laboratories::
Post-doctoral Fellows
PDFs are expected to devote full-time to research. Applicants should be doctoral degree holders having undertaken original research that has contributed to the body of knowledge. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered. Other benefits include annual leave, medical benefits and free access to on-campus gyms and libraries.
Research Assistant Professors
The main focus of an RAP’s duty is research. RAPs can, however, be assigned some teaching duties, up to 50% of the normal teaching load. Applicants should be research active and have a proven publication record. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered. The RAP appointment on fixed terms will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary. Other benefits include annual leave, medical benefits and free access to on-campus gyms and libraries.
Procedures
Prospective applicants are invited to view the list of the Faculties / Departments / Schools / Laboratories and their research areas in which PDF/RAP positions are currently available, and apply online by clicking the respective opening below. Before preparing an application, they should contact the Head of the respective academic unit, or the contact person as specified, to ascertain that their research expertise matches the research area in which a vacant PDF/RAP post is available.
Career Opportunities
Ref. | Department | Research Area |
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527341 | Urban Planning and Design | Generative AI for Building Design and Compliance Check |
527229 | Faculty of Business and Economics | Digital Economy and Innovation – GenAI-Empowered Livestreaming E-Commerce |
To be announced | Faculty of Dentistry | Cariology, Biomaterials |
To be announced | Faculty of Dentistry | Clinical Artificial Intelligence |
To be announced | Civil Engineering | Sustainable water environment, hazard resilience, climate change |
To be announced | Civil Engineering | Transportation engineering; green transport infrastructure management; sustainability; climate change |
To be announced | Civil Engineering | Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology |
To be announced | Civil Engineering | Environmental Microbiome |
To be announced | Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering | Intelligent Manufacturing for Semiconductor |
To be announced | Mechanical Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering |
To be announced | Mechanical Engineering | Urban Climate and Energy Consumption during Heatwave events |
To be announced | Mechanical Engineering | Unraveling damage and fracture mechanisms in irradiated high entropy alloys: A comprehensive study through multiscale simulation and machine learning |
526959 | Biomedical Sciences | Structural Biology & Brain and Cognitive Sciences |
527081 | Biomedical Sciences | Immune Cells Generated from Stem Cells for Immunotherapy |
527080 | Biomedical Sciences | Totipotent Stem Cell and Embryo Development |
527183 | Biomedical Sciences | Structural biology – Cryo-electron Tomography |
527217 | Biomedical Sciences | Neuroimmunology |
To be announced | Biomedical Sciences | Structural biology – Cryo-electron Tomography |
527316 | Psychiatry | Digital phenotyping of clinical, functional and neurocognitive measures in early psychosis for personalized outcome prediction |
527231 | Public Health | Repeat influenza vaccine effects |
527319 | Biological Sciences | Anaphase bridges and genome instability |
To be announced | Biological Sciences | Genome biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry |
To be announced | Biological Sciences | Cancer immunology, mechanotransduction, 3D live-cell imaging |
To be announced | Biological Sciences | Neuronal cell biology |
526974 | Chemistry | Stereochemistry |
526978 | Chemistry | Chemical Biology: Chemical Protein Synthesis and New Applications Exploration |
526980 | Chemistry | Drug discovery and development for emergency infectious diseases |
527246 | Earth Sciences | Integrated study of coastal groundwater and seawater |
527282 | Physics | Nanophotonics |
527215 | Physics | Condensed matter physics, atomic and optical physics, quantum physics |
To be announced | Physics | Remote sensing-based global cropland mapping |
527066 | Geography | China’s eco-urbanization |
To be announced | Psychology | Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Mental Health |
To be announced | Psychology | Sleep, circadian rhythm, mental health |
To be announced | Social Work and Social Administration | Develop tech-enhanced support ecosystems to foster family caregivers’ self-care practices |
To be announced | The State Key Laboratory of Liver Research | Deregulation of RNA Ac4C modification in Liver Cancer |
To be announced | The State Key Laboratory of Liver Research | Tumor microenvironment in liver cancer |