Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Data Science and Analytics Thrust, HKUST(GZ)

Association for Computing Machinery (MY); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Generous fringe benefits

Private health insurance

On-campus housing

Job summary

The Association for Computing Machinery (MY) at HKUST(GZ) is inviting applications for multiple faculty positions across all ranks including Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in relevant fields. The university offers a dynamic and collaborative environment in the culturally rich city of Guangzhou.

Successful candidates will engage in research encompassing AI, machine learning, and analytics, teach courses, and advance data science applications. The remuneration package includes competitive salary, tax rebates, generous benefits, and substantial start-up funding.

Qualifications

• Candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree in a relevant area.
• Assistant Professor applicants should demonstrate strong research and teaching potentials.
• Associate Professor applicants must have a proven record in research and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in data science and analytics.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Supervise students and secure funding.

Skills

Data-driven AI & Machine Learning

Statistical Learning and Modeling

Industrial and Business Analytics

Data Visualization and Infographics

Security and Privacy

Education

Ph.D. degree

Job description

Formally established in June 2022, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)) is a cooperatively-run university between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In response to the increasingly complex challenges faced by the rapidly changing world, HKUST(GZ) adopts a brand-new and cross-disciplinary academic structure featuring “Hub” and “Thrust” to substitute the conventional one characterized by “school” and “department”, facilitating cross-disciplinary integration while vigorously developing emerging and frontier disciplines. The Data Science and Analytics (DSA) Thrust, an academic department under Information Hub, HKUST(GZ), now invites applications for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor). DSA Thrust advances data science and analytics by unifying statistics, machine learning, optimization, computer science, and their related techniques. It also expands the applications of data science and analytics to solve real world problems and to benefit society.

• Data-driven AI & Machine Learning
• Statistical Learning and Modeling
• Industrial and Business Analytics
• Sector-Specific Data Analytics
• Data Visualization and Infographics
• High-Performance Systems for Data Analytics
• Security and Privacy
• AI4Science

Qualifications of Candidates

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree and work in one or more areas related to the Thrust.

• Applicants for tenure-track Assistant Professor should demonstrate strong research and teaching potentials.
• Applicants for Associate Professor should have a proven record in research, teaching, student supervision, and funding.
• Applicants for Professor should have world-class academic achievements, international academic leadership, and an established track record in teaching, student supervision and funding.

Remuneration and Conditions of Service

• Highly competitive salary aligned with international standards, commensurate with qualifications and experience
• Tax rebate in the Greater Bay Area once eligible
• Generous fringe benefits
• All substantion-trajectory faculty receive sizeable start-up fund (up to several million RMB)
• Great community of interdisciplinary, international staff & students
• Private health insurance for staff and eligible family members resides in the Chinese mainland
• On-campus housing and family-friendly campus

All posts are tenure-track appointments in the Chinese mainland and to be offered by the HKUST(GZ) in accordance with the local employment laws and regulations. Appointment to Professor rank and some Associate Professor rank will be made on substantive basis with tenure while initial appointment to other tenure-track faculty ranks will be made on a fixed-term contract of up to six years.

As a highly internationalized campus, English is the medium of instruction and administration at HKUST(GZ). We offer a dynamic and collaborative academic environment within the culturally rich city of Guangzhou. Our faculty is highly diverse, joining us from world-leading institutes around the globe.