Research Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

, Hong Kong, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Large Language Models, Psycholinguistic Experimentation, Neurocognitive Methods, Clinical Language Studies, Programming Skills, Model Analysis

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Department/ Unit: Brain and Mind Institute Closing date: March 15, 2026 The Chinese University of Hong Kong is ranked among the world’s top 50 universities (QS World University Rankings). Located in a vibrant yet nature-rich metropolis, CUHK offers an excellent environment for academic development and interdisciplinary collaboration. Brain and Mind Institute at The Chinese University of Hong Kong invites applications for a Research Assistant Professor (RAP) position. The RAP will contribute to research on the integration of large language models with human language processing, including applications in language learning/teaching, assessment, and clinical practice. Candidates are expected to have strong expertise in natural language processing or computational linguistics, particularly in large language model development, analysis, or interpretability. Experience in psycholinguistic experimentation, neurocognitive methods, or clinical language studies is highly valued. The appointment may commence in mid-July 2026 or soon afterwards for a period of two years. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, plus contract-end gratuity and medical benefits. Qualifications: (i) PhD in linguistics, psychology, computer science, or a related field (ii) Postdoctoral experience and/or a strong publication record commensurate with rank (iii) Strong programming and NLP skills, especially in LLM pre-training, fine-tuning, or model analysis (iv) Background in behavioural, neuroimaging, or clinical language research is welcome Interested candidates are required to submit an online application, and to attach their degree certificates, identification documents, a comprehensive curriculum vitae, samples of representative publications (minimum of four), a research and teaching statement, as well as the names and email addresses of at least three academic referees who have no direct conflict of interest with the hiring party and have provided consent to offer references. Application Procedure The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.

Responsibilities

The Research Assistant Professor will contribute to research on integrating large language models with human language processing. This includes applications in language learning, teaching, assessment, and clinical practice.