Research Assistant I/II

The University of Hong Kong

Apply now Ref.: 531197 Work type: Full-time Department: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine (22500) Categories: Research Staff Hong Kong

Care, School of Clinical Medicine (Ref: 531197), to commence as soon as possible for one year, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. Information about the Department can be obtained at https: // fmpc.hku.hk/.

research team led by Dr. Jiandong Zhou, which involves interdisciplinary research and close interactions with local and international collaborators including Medical Professionals, Hepatologist, Epidemiologist, Data Scientist, Software Engineers, Health Economists, and other clinical staff and healthcare stakeholders, in the field of Family Medicine and Primary Care.

infectious diseases, and/or health promotion, with the major contributions to developing and implementing a personalized Artificial Intelligence (Al) program system that improves liver health management by accurate prevention, diagnosis, and tailoring treatment plans to the individual characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. The initiative seeks to harness the power of advanced Al technologies to analyse multi-modal health data, recognize patterns specific to liver diseases, and predict the best possible interventions tailored for each unique patient scenario, with four specific studies:

data, texts, images) of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection using advanced Al and Large Language Models (LLMs).

and risk stratification of progression risks among patients with chronic hepatitis B infection.

management.

Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering (Health Informatics and/or Bioinformatics), Medical Statistics, Public Health and Epidemiology, and other majors related with Al in Hepatology and Gastroenterology (or other infectious diseases).

Health Record (EHR) data, including preprocessing, handling unstructured text data, structured records, and extracting meaningful information from clinical notes, discharge summaries, and other sources.

Al and LLMs approaches.

infection, liver cancer, and other liver-related complication diseases, and understanding basic principles of statistics, machine learning, and LLMs.

R), along with strong experiences in relevant libraries and frameworks (e.g., Tensor Flow, Py Torch) and computation environments (e.g., Ubuntu).

clinical / medical or interdisciplinary journals (as first or senior author within the past 3 - 5 years).

independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

demonstrated ability to complete tasks in a precise and detailed manner.

with the team and collaborators.

designing, implementing, and deploying mathematical and statistical models and systems for real-world applications in the healthcare domain.

management of liver diseases (e.g., chronic hepatitis B infection, metabolic dysfunction-associated or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma) would be desirable.

standards in Hong Kong.

will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

Applicants should apply online at the University's career site (https: // jobs.hku.hk) and upload an application letter and a detailed up-to- date CV.

March 31, 2025, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and

is committed to equality, ethics, inclusivity, diversity and transparency

Advertised: Feb 11, 2025 (HK Time) Applications close: Mar 31, 2025 (HK Time)

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