Research Fellow/Engineer (smart manufacturing) - ZW

We have a few openings for Research Fellow or Research Engineer. The selected applicant is expected to lead and pursue high-quality research in applied artificial intelligence for job scheduling and machine control for smart manufacturing as well as publications in top-tier international conferences and journals, as well as real-world implementations. If interested, please apply with your resume including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of your work undertaken in previous work.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners from both the academia and the industry to lead and/or conduct innovative research on, but not limited to evolutionary computing, job scheduling, transfer optimization, transfer learning, reinforcement learning, large-scale optimization, smart manufacturing, etc.
• Contribute to academic research in the relevant domains and publish high-tier journal papers and conference papers.
• Participate in and manage the research project with Principal Investigator (PI) to ensure all project deliverables are met.
• Coordinate procurement and liaison with vendors/suppliers.
• Participate in computer science related laboratories and tutorials for undergraduate students.
• Interview and supervise student assistants in the project.

Job Requirements

• (Research Fellow) PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• (Research Engineer) Bachelor/Master degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Proven ability to conduct independent research with a relevant publication record.
• Outstanding data analytics, mathematical, and computer modelling skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and oral presentation skills in English.
• Self-driven and strong team spirit.
• Open to fixed-term contract (renewable upon review of satisfactory performance).