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 applications for the Research Project “Development of A Machine Learning Model to Estimate The Risk of Lupus Nephritis in SLE Patients”, funded by the School Research Grants (SRG): Research Assistant (Full-time / Part-time) – Department of Computer Science (Ref: RA (COM – SDSC – SRG068) 2025-02-28) Responsibilities Work on cleaning and processing SNP data for SLE patients. Build machine learning models and analyze the differences between the likelihood of developing SLE, LN, and NLN for a group of surveyed people. Assist in reporting experimental results and drafting academic papers. Applicants Should Possess a recognized bachelor’s degree in computer science or related disciplines. Be able to use Python or R. Have knowledge of the basics of statistics, AI, and related methodologies. Have an understanding of using AI to predict the likelihood of a disease occurring. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicants should visit this link
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16 March 2025 . 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.
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