Assistant Professor in Optimization and Operations Research / Statistics and Data Science/ Financial Mathematics / Engineering and Comput...

此職位由香港理工大學 (PolyU) 發布。 職位編號：260713005 學系/部門：Department of Applied Mathematics 類別：教學/臨床職位 截止日期：10 August 2026 來源：香港理工大學招聘網 申請及詳情：https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/job_detail.php?job=260713005 ---

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The Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) is one of the constituent departments of the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences. Apart from making a significant contribution to most of other academic programmes of the University by providing service teaching, the Department also offers master programmes in Applied Mathematics for Science and Technology, Operational Research and Risk Analysis and Quantitative Finance and FinTech. Starting from 2025/26 academic year, the Department offers a new Bachelor Scheme in Applied Mathematics and Finance Analytics and Fast-track Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programmes and will launch a new master programme, MSc in Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence Technology in 2026/27. Members of the Department have expertise in applied optimization and optimal control, engineering computation, operational research, management science and applied statistics, FinTech, data science and machine learning. There are currently 56 academic staff and about 154 research personnel in the Department. Please visit the website at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ama for more information about the Department.

Duties

The appointee will be required to:

(a) teach and contribute to curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels;

(b) supervise MPhil and PhD students;

(c) engage in scholarly research, consultancy and other scholarly activities leading to publications in top-tier refereed journals and award of research grants;

(d) undertake academic and departmental administrative duties; and

(e) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of the Department or his delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

(a) have a PhD degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Financial Mathematics / Operations Research / Computational Mathematics / Applied Mathematics or a closely related field with experience in Data Science and Analytics;

(b) have expertise in applied statistics, operation research or mathematics;

(c) have an established track record in research and scholarship, including refereed publications and external grant applications;

(d) have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching; and

(e) be highly proficient in written and spoken English.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Initial appointment will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement. For general information on terms and conditions for appointment of academic staff in the University, please visit the website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/docdrive/careers/doc/Prof.pdf.

Consideration of applications will commence on 10 August 2026 until the position is filled.