Research Associate at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

, Hong Kong, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Java, Pharmacometrics, PBPK, Systems Pharmacology, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Web Crawling

Industry

Higher Education

Description

The School of Pharmacy under the Faculty of Medicine in CUHK is seeking an outstanding candidate to join Prof. Joan Zuo's Research Team as Research Associate, to support a project approved by the Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF). Applicants should have (i) a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, (bio)Statistics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology or a related life sciences field; (ii) experience and proven skills in at least one programming languages (Python, PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Java, et al); (iii) a background in basic pharmacology, genetics, pharmacometrics, PBPK and/or systems pharmacology is considered beneficial; (iv) the ability to work as part of the team, track record of publications and demonstrated motivation and passion; (v) proven ability to work independently and excellent organisational skills; and (vi) strong communication skills, with fluency in written and verbal English. The appointee will be responsible for (a) acquiring global pharmaceutical information using our internally developed web crawler platform; (b) classifying the collected data and extracting project-relevant information using deep learning techniques or large language models; (c) developing related front-end and back-end interfaces for the project; (d) monitoring the overall progress of the project; and (e) performing other tasks as assigned. Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for one year, renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement. Applicants should submit a resume and copies of certificate documents in the online application. For information about Prof. Zuo’s research, please refer to the School’s website (https://www.pharmacy.cuhk.edu.hk). For enquiry, please contact the School at pharmacy@cuhk.edu.hk. 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 appointee will acquire global pharmaceutical data using a web crawler and classify it using deep learning or large language models. Additionally, they will develop front-end and back-end interfaces and monitor the overall progress of the research project.