Work type: Full-time
Department: Department of Mathematics (25500)
Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow, Research Staff

Post-doctoral Fellow in Optimization, The University of Hong Kong (Ref. 528810)

Position

Applications are invited for the appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Mathematics. The post is for at least one year and the renewal for another year is subject to satisfactory performance. The applicant is expected to commence as soon as possible but the starting date is negotiable. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits. The appointee will be working under the supervision of Dr. Yue Xie (https://yue-xie.github.io.) and Prof. Xiaoming Yuan (https://hkumath.hku.hk/MathWWW/people.php?faculty.xmyuan).

Qualification

1. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or a related area.
2. Self-motivated applicants with extensive research experience, strong skills in mathematics are welcome to apply. Proficiency in coding languages such as MATLAB, Python or C++ is preferred.
3. Candidates are expected to have strong research background in the area of optimization, including but not limited to numerical optimization, convex/nonconvex optimization, machine learning/AI, stochastic optimization, and optimal control.

Application

The following documents are required:

1. An up-to-date C.V.
2. A cover letter
3. A list of publications
4. Two academic references (including their PhD supervisor) are required.

If interested, the applicants may email their C.V. and a cover letter to Dr. Yue Xie (yxie21@hku.hk) or Prof. Xiaoming Yuan (xmyuan@hku.hk) first. Any enquiry can be sent to the same email addresses.

Mentor Bio

Dr. Yue Xie is a Research Assistant Professor in Department of Mathematics and Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (HKU-IDS) at the University of Hong Kong. He was a postdoc at UW Madison working in the nonconvex optimization group led by Professor Stephen J. Wright. He received his PhD degree in Pennsylvania State University and Bachelor degree from Tsinghua University. Dr. Yue Xie has been focusing on algorithm design and analysis to address optimization problems complicated by nonconvexity and stochasticity with all types of applications. He has published/served as the referee of top-tier journals including Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Optimization, and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, etc. He has delivered numerous presentations at major international conferences such as International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICCOPT), International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP), SIAM Conference on Optimization and International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML). More details about him can be found at: https://yue-xie.github.io.

Prof. Xiaoming Yuan’s detailed information is as follows: https://www.scifac.hku.hk/people/yuan-xiaoming

The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online at the University’s careers site and upload an up-to-date C.V., a research statement and three reference letters. Review of applications will start on September 30, 2024, and continue until the positions are filled.