The Department of Mathematics in CUHK has developed a strong reputation in teaching and research. Many of the faculty members are internationally renowned and are recipients of prestigious awards and honours. The graduates are successful in both academia and industry. The Department is highly ranked internationally, e.g., it is 37th and 41st in the 2021 and 2022 QS World University Rankings, and 41st and 51st in the 2021 and 2022 US News Rankings, respectively.

The Department has one opening for a non-tenure track Research Assistant Professorship. We seek applicants in all areas of applied and computational mathematics, especially computational inverse problems, and numerical methods for partial differential equations. The applicant will work closely with Professor Bangti Jin and (a) conduct research as the main duty and actively pursue external research grants, such as General Research Fund, as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator; and (b) provide quality teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Applicants should: (a) have a doctoral degree in Computational Mathematics / Applied Mathematics or a closely related field with experience, e.g., in Data Science; (b) demonstrated promise of a high level of creativity in research through publications; (c) be able to demonstrate effective classroom teaching; and (d) be highly proficient in written and spoken English.

The teaching load of the appointment is light, with one course each academic year. Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for three year commencing August 2023. Salary will be highly competitive, and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should submit online application, together with the names and e-mail addresses of three referees, 2 on research and 1 on teaching. The review of applications will begin on May 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.

For inquiry, please contact Professor Bangti Jin at b.jin@cuhk.edu.hk.