Position Description

Position

Applications are invited for the appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Mathematics (Ref.: 522400), to commence as soon as possible no later than fall 2023 for at least one year, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

Qualification

1.       They should have research background in either one of the following areas: optimization, scientific computation, machine learning.  Applicants with research experience in optimal transport, deep neural network, numerical methods for ODEs/PDEs are preferred, while the applicant’s individual research interests will also be taken into consideration.

2.       Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or a related area.  

3.       Self-motivated applicants with extensive research experience, strong skills in mathematics are welcome to apply. Proficiency in coding languages such as MATLAB, Python or C++ is preferred. 

4.       Exceptionally outstanding candidates will also be nominated to postdoctoral fellowship at HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of data science (https://datascience.hku.hk/research/postdoctoral-fellowship/).

Application

The University only accepts online applications for the above post.  Applicants should apply online and upload the following documents:

1.       An up-to-date C.V.

2.       A cover letter

3.       A list of publications

4.       Two academic references (including their PhD supervisor) are required.

5.       Thesis abstract (up to 1 A4 page)

6.       A research proposal (up to 5 A4 pages) for the proposed duration of the fellowship.

Review of applications will commence as soon as possible and continue until August 31, 2023, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier. For any enquiries, please contact Dr. Yue Xie (yxie21@hku.hk) and Dr. Zhiwen Zhang (zhangzw@hku.hk).

Mentor Bio

The appointee will be working under the supervision of Dr. Yue Xie and Dr. Zhiwen Zhang.

Dr. Yue Xie is a Research Assistant Professor in Department of Mathematics and Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (HKU-IDS) at the University of Hong Kong. He was a postdoc at UW Madison working in the nonconvex optimization group led by Professor Stephen J. Wright. He received his PhD degree in Pennsylvania State University and Bachelor degree from Tsinghua University. Dr. Yue Xie has been focusing on algorithm design and analysis to address large-scale optimization problems with all types of applications including machine learning and data science. He has published/served as the referee of top-tier journals including Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Optimization, and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, etc. He has delivered numerous presentations at major international conferences such as International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICCOPT), International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP), SIAM Conference on Optimization and International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML). More details about him can be found at: https://yue-xie.github.io.

Dr. Zhiwen Zhang’s detailed information can be found at https://www.scifac.hku.hk/people/zhang-zhiwen