Babcock University

Lingnan University is one of the eight publicly funded institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and has the longest established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. It is widely recognised for providing quality education with a focus on whole-person development and conducting high-impact research for a better world. Moving forward, Lingnan University is well positioned to take lead as a comprehensive university in arts and sciences in the digital era, with impactful research and innovations. Lingnan University offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate, and research postgraduate programmes in the Faculties of Arts, Business, Social Sciences, and the Schools of Data Science, Graduate Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies. To foster interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific progress, Lingnan University established the Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study (LUIAS), attracting distinguished scholars from around the world to collaborate with its faculty and students. With traditional strengths in arts, business, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies, the University aims to equip students with practical knowledge and critical thinking skills to thrive in the future. Subsequent to the establishment of the School of Data Science and LUIAS, Lingnan University is transforming into a hub for global leaders to develop and promote human-centric technology and social policies. Further information about Lingnan University is available at https://www.ln.edu.hk/. Applications are now invited for the following post: Associate Professor / Assistant Professor Department of Finance (Post Ref.: 25/238) In line with the University’s strategy, the Department of Finance is committed to producing undergraduates with a broad-based liberal arts education to cope with the challenge of the Finance profession. The department has a record of high quality teaching. All appointees are expected to contribute to teaching excellence. General Requirements Candidates should have a relevant PhD degree in Finance and relevant discipline, with outstanding research and teaching potentials. Lingnan University has a strong commitment to teaching and research excellence. The appointee is expected to contribute to the Department, the Faculty of Business, and the University by securing external competitive research grants, publishing papers in top academic journals, teaching relevant courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and engaging in some service activities. In addition, excellent communication and presentation skills are highly desirable. A candidate holds distinct advantages if he or she has an impressive publication record, professional qualifications (e.g., CFA), administrative and teaching experiences, and/or close relationships with financial institutions in Hong Kong and with the major professional bodies. The appointees are expected to submit applications for RGC grants, other local/overseas competitive grants and/or fellowship schemes. Appointment The conditions of appointment will be competitive. The rank and remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity and incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointee. Appointment will normally be made on an initial contract of three years, which, subject to review and mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment with possibility of consideration for substantiation. Application Procedure (online application only) Please click "Apply Now" to submit your application. Applicants shall provide names and contact information of at least three referees to whom applicants’ consent has been given for their providing references. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. We are an equal opportunities employer. Review of applications will continue until the post is filled. Qualified candidates are advised to submit their applications early for consideration. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, or to fill the post by invitation or by search. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified

Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with 14 000 students and a staff of 5000, of which more than 400 are professors. Our main campus is located in Espoo, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community. The Department of Computer Science is an internationally-oriented community and home to world-class research in modern computer science, combining research on foundations and innovative applications. With over 40 professors and more than 450 employees from 50 countries, it is the largest department at Aalto University and the leading computer science research unit in northern Europe. Computer science research at Aalto University ranks high in several international surveys (7th in Europe and 1st in the Nordics (NTU 2023); and 88th worldwide in Times Higher Education subject ranking 2025). The Department of Computer Science is now looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Geometric Algorithms. We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our computational geometry team through the grant entitled "Algorithms in hyperbolic geometry" funded by the Research Council of Finland. Computational geometry is the theoretical basis for all types of geometric processing of data, and it is an important and vibrant area of Theoretical Computer Science (TCS). The research will be focused on algorithms and computational complexity in Euclidean and especially non-Euclidean (e.g. hyperbolic) settings. Your role and goals Your primary goal in this position will be to do excellent research on the frontiers of geometric algorithms, both in collaboration with the team and in your existing professional network. We aim to continue publishing in the top international venues in theoretical computer science and computational geometry. In addition to research work, persons hired are expected to participate in teaching following the standard practices at the department. Your network and team You will be working closely with the Computational Geometry Group, which currently has 5 members: two PhD students, 2 postdocs, and the PI (Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak). Aalto University and the Helsinki region have a strong presence in theoretical computer science, and collaboration outside the group (as well as international collaboration) is highly encouraged. Your experience and background Requirements for postdoc applicants Ph.D. in theoretical computer science, mathematics, or a closely related area Research-level experience with the design and analysis of combinatorial algorithms Deep interest or familiarity with computational geometry / geometric algorithms Interest in or familiarity with at least some of the following: discrete mathematics and graph theory, non-Euclidean geometry, computational complexity theory, computational topology Experience with hyperbolic geometry is not required. What we offer The starting salary for the position is 4229,48 EUR per month. In addition to the salary, the contract includes occupational health benefits, and Finland has a comprehensive social security system. The annual total workload of research and teaching staff at Aalto University is 1 612 hours. The position is located at the Aalto University Otaniemi campus. There is generous travel support for conferences and research visits. We often travel to various conferences and workshops, and we also have international visitors at regular intervals. You will have opportunities to establish new collaborations and expand your professional network. Ready to apply? To apply for the position, please submit your application including the attachments mentioned below as one single PDF document in English through our online recruitment system by using the link on Aalto University’s web page ("Apply Now”). Letter of motivation (including information on the above listed requirements for the position) CV including list of publications Degree certificates and academic transcripts Contact details of at least two referees The deadline for applications is 08.07.2026. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period, reopen the application process, and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period. Please note: Aalto University’s employees and visitors should apply for the position via our internal system Workday -> find jobs (not external aalto.fi webpage on open positions) by using their existing Workday user account Further information Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak, e-mail "sandor.kisfaludi-bak@aalto.fi" (research related information) HR Advisor, Susanna Holma, e-mail "hr-cs@aalto.fi" (recruitment process) Want to know more about us and your future colleagues? You can watch these videos: Aalto University – Towards a better world, Aalto People , and Shaping a Sustainable Future. And this webpage about Aalto and Finland: Why Finland? | Aalto University Check out our new virtual campus experience: https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/! About Finland Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world: World Happiness Report 2025: People are much kinder than we expect, research shows | The World Happiness Report. More about Aalto University: Aalto.fi youtube.com/user/aaltouniversity linkedin.com/school/aalto-university/ www.facebook.com/aaltouniversity instagram.com/aaltouniversity To view information about Workday Accessibility, please click here. Please see more of our Open Positions here.

The Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer (CentRIC) is seeking an outstanding individual to join our team and contribute to increasing the impact of our research programme. CentRIC is a world-leading centre dedicated to transforming how people affected by cancer are supported. Our research focuses on understanding the psychosocial impact of cancer on everyday life and developing and testing innovative solutions that help people live well. We work closely with people affected by cancer, healthcare professionals, commissioners, policy makers and charities, ensuring that their insights guide the development of patient-centred care. Our research involves people at increased genetic risk of cancer, those living with and beyond cancer, caregivers and healthcare professionals. The post-holder will support the delivery of an ESRC Impact Acceleration project under the supervision of Professor Claire Foster, Co-Director, and members of the research team. The team have worked with patients, healthcare professionals, subject experts and charities to co-design Lynch Choices, a publicly available website designed for people with Lynch Syndrome to help them make decisions about their cancer risk management (funded by Cancer Research UK). Key activities will include working with a wide range of stakeholders to support updates to Lynch Choices to ensure it is up to date with the latest evidence and appealing to a wide audience, wide dissemination strategy to support inclusion and use of Lynch Choices and gathering evidence of impact.  Core responsibilities will include engaging with stakeholders, including patients, health professionals and charities, developing recruitment processes, collecting data through interviews, stakeholder groups and surveys, and undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis to support refinements to Lynch Choices, wide implementation of Lynch Choices, report both usage and impact data. Additional responsibilities include ethics applications, grant development, report writing, publications and dissemination through presentations to a range of audiences (including patients, health professionals and charities). You will have excellent communication skills and substantial experience of working with a range of stakeholders to support inclusion and implementation of digital technologies in health/social care settings. You will have both qualitative research skills and experience of survey design and analysis (SPSS and Qualtrics). Excellent academic writing skills are essential, as is the ability to present to both specialist and non-specialist audiences to support knowledge exchange and pathways to impact. Experience of working with a range of stakeholders is essential - including patients as research partners, healthcare professionals and charities. Effective collaboration is essential, both within the CentRIC team - which includes researchers, administrative staff and web developers - and with external partners and members of the public/service users. The post is based within the School of Health Sciences at one of the UK’s leading research universities, which offers excellent facilities and is recognised for its world-class academic staff and strong national and international reputation. This post is offered at 0.3FTE FTE for one year commencing 1 July 2026. Applicants should have a Formal qualification(s) equivalent to Level 8 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework e.g. PhD in Health Sciences or Level 8 award, certificate, diploma. A standard DBS check is required. Applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Claire Foster at C.L.Foster@soton.ac.uk to discuss the position