Assistant Professor (Full-time) – Department of Mathematics, Statistics

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, and Translation and Foreign Languages) and over 6,000 full-time students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.

Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.

The University now invites application for the following position:

Assistant Professor (Full-time) – Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Insurance (Ref: AsstP (MSI) 2024-11-08)

Responsibilities：

• teach risk analytics-related and data science-related modules including but not limited to “Derivatives Valuations”, “Statistical Inference”, “Machine Learning”, “Data Mining” and “Risk Analysis”;
• liaise with the industry and organise professional talks/events on the latest development, applications, and job prospects on data science and risk analysis to both undergraduate and postgraduate students; 
• publish in the leading peer-reviewed journals in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Risk Analytics or related areas; and
• engage in research, scholarly and administration activities.

Applicants Should：

• possess a doctoral degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Risk Analytics or related disciplines;
• have an excellent research record and published in the leading peer-reviewed journals in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Risk Analytics or related areas; 
• have teaching experience at the tertiary level, preferably in Derivatives Valuations, Statistical Inference, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Risk Analysis, or other related modules; and
• preferably have some prior industry experience.

The appointee is expected to assume duty in January 2025 or August 2025.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ to apply for the position.  Review of applications will begin soon until the position is filled.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.