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Research Associate/Postdoc in the Hong Kong Institute for Data Science (Appointment for 12 months with possibly of extension) [Ref. A/R/1118/09]
Project
AI-Driven Financial Technologies and Services
Duties
- Engage with the Director of Laboratory for AI-Powered Financial Technologies, Head of Development, and project leads to participate in research and development capability of AIFT to explore the cutting edge FinTech solution empowered by Big Data, artificial intelligence and modern financial technologies and tools;
- Be a partner with data scientists and financial analysts to assist in the successful development and deployment for both institutional and individual solutions, especially on feature engineering process to achieve optimal model performance based on the data and business requirements;
- Identify and resolve technical and research-related issues, support cross-areas (within AIFT) engagement on selected topics, and collaborate in areas for future technology growth or improvement;
- Support selected commercialization activities including addressing potential technical and research-related challenges; and
- Achieve cutting edge research and development results in Fintech and Data Science with outstanding publications and patent applications.
Requirements
- A PhD degree in Mathematics/Computer Science/Data Science/Quantitative Finance/ Operations Research or relevant engineering fields, and no more than 3 years of experience after the award of a PhD degree;
- Solid knowledge of concurrent feature engineering techniques for AI/ML algorithms;
- Relevant experience in feature engineering, classification, clustering, and regression modeling in AI/ML algorithms;
- Ability to carry out research and development work independently within an evolving and dynamic environment;
- Capability to work on multiple initiatives concurrently;
- Robust knowledge of key technology, industry, and regulatory trends reshaping Fintech; and
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Candidates with a PhD plus at least 3 years’ relevant research experience after the award of a PhD degree may be considered for appointment as Research Associate.
Salary and Conditions of Service
Salary offered will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include leave, medical and dental consultations at the campus clinic.
Information and Application
Further information on the posts and the University is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong [Email : hrojob@cityu.edu.hk/Fax : 2788 1154 or 3442 0311].
To apply, please submit an online application at http://jobs.cityu.edu.hk. The closing date is 29 October 2021. Applications will receive full consideration and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The University’s privacy policy is available on the homepage.
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