Post-Doctoral Fellow in AI Agents for BIM and Construction

Times Higher Education; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Hong Kong invites applications for Post-Doctoral Fellow positions in AI Agents for BIM and Construction (Ref. no. 536609). Appointments commence as soon as possible, with renewal possible based on performance and funding availability.

Responsibilities include conducting research and developing AI agents/skills applied to BIM/IFC and construction workflows. AI-native candidates with strong judgment are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• AI-native; able to think and reason with AI systems.
• Fluent use of AI tools (Codex/Claude Code) for rapid problem solving.
• Strong judgment to evaluate approaches and outcomes.
• Ability to prototype and build effectively with AI.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and develop AI agents/skills for BIM/IFC and construction workflows.

Skills

AI proficiency

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Rapid learning

Tools

Codex

Claude Code

Job description

Organisation/Company THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Research Field Computer science Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 31 Jan 2027 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Hong Kong Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Ref.:536609
Work type:Full-time
Department:Department of Urban Planning and Design (01300)
Categories:Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow

The Department of Urban Planning and Design invites applications forPost-Doctoral Fellow positions in AI Agents for BIM and Construction(several posts) (Ref. no. 536609). Appointments will commence as soon as possible, with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding availability.

Responsibilities

Conduct research and develop AI agents/skills applied to BIM/IFC and construction workflows

Requirements

• AI-native;
• Highly fluent with tools like Codex or Claude Code (or equivalents), and can leverage them to learn and solve new and complex problems rapidly;
• Strong judgment, and can quickly evaluate what works, what doesn’t, and why; and
• If you can think, prototype, and build effectively with AI, we want to hear from you.