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Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (AI for Health and Science)

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What we're looking for

Applicants should have (i) a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline; (ii) outstanding accomplishments and research potential in AI for health and science, along with a proven record of collaboration with medicine and/or scientific disciplines, commensurate with the rank sought; (iii) a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching; and (iv) the potential or demonstrated ability to attract external research funding.

The role

The Department of Information Engineering (IE) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in the area of AI for Health and Science. We seek candidates whose research combines advances in artificial intelligence with applications to health, biomedical sciences, and scientific discovery.

What you'll do

The appointee will be expected to (a) teach undergraduate and graduate courses in related areas; (b) establish an independent, externally funded research programme in AI for Health and Science; (c) supervise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students; and (d) collaborate with faculty members within CUHK and with external partners to advance research and education in AI for Health and Science.

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Department/Unit: Department of Information Engineering
Closing Date: Until the post is filled

Research topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Multimodal AI, foundation models, world models, and agentic AI systems for clinical health and scientific discovery

  • AI approaches for understanding aging, disease progression, and biological systems

  • AI-enabled personalized sensing systems, predictive/preventive healthcare technologies and their clinical deployment

Appointment(s) will normally be made on a contract basis for up to three years initially, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to a longer-term appointment or substantiation.

Hiring process

Applicants please upload the full resume with a cover letter, copies of academic credentials, publication list with abstracts of selected published papers, a research plan, a teaching statement, together with names and email addresses of three to five referees to whom consent has been given for their providing reference (unless otherwise specified).

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.

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The Department of Information Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is internationally recognized for its groundbreaking interdisciplinary research and translational impact in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), computer science, and electrical engineering. The Department offers a dynamic research environment with strengths in artificial intelligence, communications networking, information theory, systems, IoT, security, and related areas. Further information about the Department can be found at http://www.ie.cuhk.edu.hk.

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