Post-doctoral Fellow in the Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Hong Kong
- Institution
- THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Position type
- PhD
- Subject area
- Medicine & Health
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Hours
- Full Time
- Location
- HK
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
Ref.: 536499
Work type: Full-time
Department: School of Public Health (22400)
Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow
Applications are invited for appointments as Post-doctoral Fellow (several posts) in the Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, School of Public Health (Ref.: 536499), to commence as soon as possible, on a one- to three-year temporary term contract, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance.
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Biology or related disciplines, preferably with experience in virology research. They should have solid knowledge of chemistry and biology, and an excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese; and be logical, detail-oriented and self-motivated. Experience in bioinformatic data analysis including microbiome, virome and environmental metagenomics would be desirable. Preference will be given to those with experience in virus transmission.
The appointees will lead a research team to conduct data analysis for different types of data, including genomic/metagenomic sequencing data and ecological surveillance data; as well as to develop analysis pipeline. Working off-campus and outside office hours may be required occasionally. Enquiries about the duties of the post should be sent to Mr. Eric Yip at yiperic@hku.hk. Information about the School can be obtained at http://sph.hku.hk/.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.
The University only accepts online applications for the above posts. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date CV, together with a cover letter and a list of relevant research publications. Review of applications will start on June 8, 2026 and continue until September 3, 2026, or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.
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