Job Title:    Research Assistant Professor(s)
Unit:            School of Engineering

The School of Engineering is inviting outstanding postdoctoral level young scholars to fill various positions of Research Assistant Professor(s) in its Departments/Division and affiliated Research Institutes.

Applicants should be a recent PhD graduate in Engineering areas. Applicants are expected to display potentials of injecting new research ideas and exploring funding opportunities for enhancement of the School/Departments’ research capabilities and strengths. Successful candidates should demonstrate a good track record of research publication and independency of leading individual research project for competitive research grant application. S/he will also be involved in teaching or co-teaching of postgraduate and undergraduate courses.

Major research areas of the different Engineering departments/division/institutes are listed below.

Job ID: 5140 – Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (https://cbe.ust.hk/index.php)

• Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology
• Advanced Materials, Sustainable Energy
• Data Analytics and Process Systems Engineering 

Job ID: 5141 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (http://www.ce.ust.hk/)

• Construction Management
• Environmental
• Geotechnical
• Hydraulics
• Material
• Structural
• Transportation
  

Job ID: 5142 – Department of Computer Science and Engineering (https://www.cse.ust.hk/)

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity
• Data, Knowledge and Information Management
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Networking and Computer Systems
• Software Engineering and Programming Languages
• Theoretical Computer Science
• Vision and Graphics
  

Job ID: 5143 – Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (https://www.ece.ust.hk/)

• Solid-State Electronics and Photonics
• Integrated Circuits and Systems
• Biomedical Engineering
• Control and Robotic Systems
• Data Science and AI
• Wireless Communications and Networking
  

Job ID: 5144 – Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics (https://ieda.ust.hk/eng/index.php)

• Decision Analytics
• Engineering Management
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Job ID: 5145 – Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (https://www.mae.ust.hk/en/home)

• Solid Mechanics and Dynamics
• Materials Technology
• Energy/Thermal Fluid and Environment Engineering
• Design, Manufacturing Automation and Robotics
• Microsystems and Precision Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
  

Job ID: 5146 – Division of Integrative Systems and Design (http://isd.ust.hk/)

• Design theory, process and methodology
• Application in various areas of design, e.g. human factors and ergonomics, integrative systems, active ageing, human computer interaction, media, etc.
  

Job ID: 5147 – HKUST Big Data Institute (https://www.cse.ust.hk/BDI/)

• Big Data Analytics
• Computer Vision
• Blockchain
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)

 Job ID: 5148 – HKUST Energy Institute (https://ei.ust.hk/home)

• Energy Generation
• Energy Storage & Distribution
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy Policy

Job ID: 5149 – HKUST GREAT Smart Cities Institute (https://gsc.ust.hk/)

• Smart transportation
• BIM and smart green building
• Smart Infrastructure
• AI for smart city development
• Smart city governance and policy

Job ID: 5150 – HKUST Robotics Institute (http://ri.ust.hk/)

• Autonomous Driving
• Autonomous Flight
• Smart Construction
• Smart Manufacturing

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointment will be made on a fixed-term 2-year contract, renewable subject to performance, funding availability and mutual agreement. A gratuity will be payable upon successful completion of contract. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits.

Application Procedure
Interested applicants are invited to submit an online application through the HKUST Careers website (https://hkustcareers.ust.hk) and also upload (i) a curriculum vitae, (ii) a list of publications, (iii) a research statement and a research plan, and (iv) three reference letters on or before Friday, 21 February 2020. Applicants will receive an acknowledgement by email upon successful submission. We thank applicants for their interest, but advise that only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the result of the application.