Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (several posts)

(Ref. 260506012)[Appointment period: each for six to twelve months]

Duties

The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Development of high-strength fishing lines with ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene”.

Qualifications

For the post of Research Fellow, applicants should have a doctoral degree plus at least three years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent qualifications and experience.

For the post of Postdoctoral Fellow, applicants should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.

For the post of Research Associate, applicants should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.

For the post of Research Assistant, applicants should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification.

For all posts, applicants should have some practical experience in Mechanical Engineering and materials characterization.

Applicants are invited to contact Prof. An Liang at telephone number 2766 7820 or via email at liang.an@polyu.edu.hk for further information.

Conditions of Service

For full-time appointment, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. For part-time appointment, the remuneration rates are HK$394 per hour for the post of Research Fellow, HK$385 per hour for the post of Postdoctoral Fellow, HK$181 per hour for the post of Research Associate and HK$125 per hour for the post of Research Assistant.

The closing date for application is 4 November 2026.