Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics

(Ref. 260127014)

[Appointment period: thirty-six months]

Duties

The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project – “Advancing spatial methodologies and applications toward scalable and explainable GeoAI”.  He/She will be required to: 

(a)    develop spatial algorithms, big data analytics methodologies, GeoAI models and related computational platforms;

(b)    acquire, process and manage large-scale spatial datasets for internal research, external collaborations, and open benchmark development; 

(c)    design and implement scalable systems and applications to support real-world problem solving, potential industry deployment and societal impact; and

(d)    perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader, the Head of Unit or their delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants for the Research Fellow post should a doctoral degree with at least three years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent qualifications and experience.

Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post 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.

Preference will be given to those with:

(a)    a PhD degree in GIScience, Geomatics, Computer Science, Big Data, Machine/Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence or a closely related discipline;

(b)    proven technical experience in programming (e.g., Python, Java, Scala. C++), GIS and spatial algorithms, Big Data and distributed computing, and Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agent ststems; and

(c)    additional research or development experience relevant to GeoAI, scalable computing, or spatial data science.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Diansheng Guo at telephone number 2766 4854 or via email at diansheng.guo@polyu.edu.hk for further information.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.

Consideration of applications will commence on 3 February 2026 until the position is filled.

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Posting date: 27 January 2026