Job Opportunities

We currently have the following opening(s):

Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor

Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward-looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West.

The Department of Mathematics in CUHK has developed a strong reputation in teaching and research. Many of the faculty members are internationally renowned and are recipients of prestigious awards and honours. The graduates are successful in both academia and industry. The Department is highly ranked internationally, e.g., it is 37th and 41st in the 2021 and 2022 QS World University Rankings, and 41st and 51st in the 2021 and 2022 US News Rankings, respectively.

The Department is now inviting applications for substantiable-track faculty posts at all the academic levels, one for algebra and related areas, and one for general areas of Mathematics, beginning in August 2023. Applicants should have (i) a relevant PhD degree; and (ii) good potential for research and teaching. Those with outstanding research accomplishments are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should arrange at least 3 reference letters, 2 on research and 1 on teaching, to be submitted by the reference writers.

Appointment will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially commencing August 2022, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation later.

Review of applications will begin on 15 November, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled.

Submit an application: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/20226

The University reserves the right to appoint by invitation.


Research Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Fellows

Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward-looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West.

The Department of Mathematics in CUHK has developed a strong reputation in teaching and research. Many of the faculty members are internationally renowned and are recipients of prestigious awards and honours. The graduates are successful in both academia and industry. The Department is highly ranked internationally, e.g., it is 37th and 41st in the 2021 and 2022 QS World University Rankings, and 41st and 51st in the 2021 and 2022 US News Rankings, respectively.

The Department has four openings for Research Assistant Professors and several openings for Postdoctoral Fellows. The Department is now inviting applications for non-substantiable posts at Research Assistant Professor (RAP) / Postdoctoral Fellow (Post-doc) levels in all areas of Mathematics beginning in August 2023. We seek promising young mathematicians whose research areas match the areas of our faculty members. The RAP and Post-doc positions are for three-year and two-year durations, respectively, with possible extension. The teaching load of these appointments is light, with one course each academic year. Applicants should have (i) a relevant PhD degree; and (ii) good potential for research and teaching.

Applicants should arrange at least 3 reference letters, 2 on research and 1 on teaching, to be submitted by the reference writers.

Review of applications will begin on 15 November, 2022 and will continue until the positions are filled.

Submit an application: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/20227

The University reserves the right to appoint by invitation.