Assist. Professor in AI & Computational Linguistics/Natural Language Processing

DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE AND BILINGUAL STUDIES

Assistant Professor in AI and Computational Linguistics / Natural Language Processing (Ref. 241107004)

With over 85 years of rich heritage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has evolved alongside society and made pivotal contributions to the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. The University pursues world-class excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer to nurture socially responsible leaders and professionals, as well as to drive impactful research and innovation. PolyU will strive to continually excel as an innovative world-class university that makes a positive impact on society, living up to the University’s motto: “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind”.

Ranked among the top 100 universities globally by well-known ranking organisations such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Times Higher Education (THE) and U.S. News & World Report, PolyU offers a wide range of world-class educational and research programmes in seven faculties (including the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences to be established on 1 January 2025) and three independent schools. PolyU has furthermore achieved remarkable results in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 – it is ranked in the global top 20 for five subjects, is first in Hong Kong for four subjects, and is in the global top 100 for 21 subjects.

The Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS) is one of the constituent departments of the Faculty of Humanities, specialising in language sciences with a diverse and comprehensive focus. With a team of over 50 committed academic and teaching staff members, CBS serves as a thriving hub for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research across various domains, including Chinese linguistics, corpus and computational linguistics, language and communication disorders, cognitive neuroscience, translation and interpreting, bilingual communication, Chinese language education and testing, and language technology and data analytics. The Department is now seeking to expand its strengths in the areas of language data analytics and computational linguistics, embracing the latest advancements and methodologies in artificial intelligence and big data analysis. It is also devoted to offering high-quality programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in Chinese Linguistics, Chinese Language Teaching, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Speech Therapy, Translating and Interpreting, Bilingual Corporate Communication, Generative Artificial Intelligence in Humanities, as well as Korean/Japanese language and culture courses at the bachelor's level. Within the Department, there is a PolyU- PekingU Research Centre on Chinese Linguistics, a Speech Therapy Unit, a Research Centre for Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, and a Centre for Translation Studies. More information about the Department can be found at http://www.cbs.polyu.edu.hk/. 

Duties 

The appointee will be required to: 

(a) contribute to the teaching/learning activities of the Department at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and supervise research students;

(b) lead and/or participate in the planning, management and curriculum development of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes;

(c) secure external competitive research grants, conduct academic research, publish in top-tier refereed journals, and engage in other scholarly activities;

(d) foster research collaborations both locally and internationally;

(e) engage the industries in high-level, impact-rich consultancies;

(f) undertake departmental administrative duties; and 

(g) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department or his/her delegates.

Qualifications 

Applicants should have: 

(a) a PhD degree in Computer Science with an excellent track record of research in AI and Computational Linguistics/Natural Language Processing;

(b) extensive teaching and academic programme administration experience in Computer Science, GenAI and Natural Language Processing;

(c) a strong track record of acquiring research grants; and

(d) good networking ability and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

Conditions of Service 

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Appointment will only be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract.

Application

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/academic). Consideration of applications will commence on 13 November 2024 until the position is filled. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/.

PolyU is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to fostering an environment that embraces diversity and demonstrates inclusion of people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and experiences where all members of the University are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. To learn more about the University’s “Statement on Equal Opportunities, Diversity, and Inclusion”, please visit our website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/equal_opportunities_diversity_and_inclusion/.

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