Research Assistant, Smart City / Financial Technology

The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Communications Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies, Advanced Electronic Components and Systems, IoT Sensing and AI Technologies, and Innovative Mind.

It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. To date, ASTRI has transferred almost 1400 technologies to the industries and been granted more than 1000 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

To support our constant endeavour to position Hong Kong as a world-class smart city and an international hub of innovation and technology, we are seeking qualified professionals to fill the following position(s):

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist R&D project(s) as assigned.
• Develop software or hardware systems for Smart City-related applications.
• Handle software development and deployment for FinTech-related applications.
• Develop deep learning models for fintech applications.
• Develop data analytics systems.
• Support project testing and customer support.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree holder who is pursuing Master’s degree.
• Bachelor Graduate with a first degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering, Computational Finance, Data Science, or relevant STEM-related disciplines.
• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages is highly preferred: Java, Python, R, C/C++.
• Familiar with common machine learning or deep learning model development is a plus.
• Knowledge of cryptography is a plus.
• Experience in using tools and environments for developing AI and deep learning models is a plus.
• Experience in one or more of the following domains is desirable: IoT, networking, communication protocols, security, blockchain and distributed systems.
• Passionate in new technologies with a can-do attitude.
• Live ASTRI value.

The appointment will be on 12 weeks contract terms with a competitive salary. Fringe benefits include paid leave and contribution to MPF. The incumbent will normally work a five-day week.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV within two weeks of the post date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

The resume should not include any sensitive personal information such as ID card no. or passport number, photo, etc.

Position offer is subject to the applicant’s experience and academic qualification. The application will be open until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. ASTRI reserves the right not to fill the position.

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