Senior Research Assistant in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Overview

Senior Research Assistant in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health (Ref. : ). The position commences on 1 November 2025 or thereafter, on a one-year temporary term contract, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Responsibilities

• The appointee will contribute to research projects at the intersection of natural language processing (NLP) and clinical medicine. Key responsibilities include :
• applying regex and related techniques for data deanonymization and text pre-processing;
• selecting diverse, representative samples from sparse populations;
• designing and developing language model-based systems for assisting annotators in annotating lupus-related clinical features;
• working with electronic health records (EHRs) and other clinical documents to extract meaningful information from unstructured text (e.g. clinical notes, discharge summaries);
• implementing, evaluating and deploying NLP-based scoring systems for real-world clinical notes for the lupus disease;
• prompting and training large language models (LLMs) through supervised fine-tuning or reinforcement learning techniques;
• preparing project plans, IRB applications, and supporting documentations;
• coordinating team communication, organizing meetings, and recruiting and managing annotators;
• collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including clinicians, data scientists, software engineers, and healthcare stakeholders, to translate clinical and research needs into technical solutions.

Qualifications

Application details

Enquiries about the duties of the post should be sent to Ms Audrey Ho at Information about the School can be obtained at

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 post. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date CV. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until 3 October 2025 , or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.

Advertised

Advertised : Jul 4, 2025 (HK Time)

Applications close : Oct 3, 2025 (HK Time)

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