The University now invites application 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) 2025-03-21)
Responsibilities:
- work on cleaning and processing SNP data for SLE patients
- build machine learning models and analysing the differences between the likelihood of developing SLE, LN, and NLN for a group of surveyed people; and
- assist in reporting experimental results and draft academic papers.
Applicants should:
- possess a recognised 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; and
- have an understanding on using AI to predict the likelihood of a disease occurring.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 6 April 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.
