The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is looking for a Project Officer who is familiar with data analytics and big data technologies and has certain background knowledge of maritime transportation, such that the former can be applied to address the practical problems of the latter. Especially, we are looking forward to hiring a researcher with extensive experience in AIS data processing and analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop state-of-the-art and innovative models and algorithms to improve port and shipping management efficiency;
- Propose solutions based on data analytics and operations research to address maritime practical problems;
- Conduct extensive numerical experiments to validate the performance of the proposed models;
- Present the research results as academic papers and reports
Job Requirements:
- Must hold a Bachelor degree in transport engineering, maritime transport and management, computer science, or a related field from a good university;
- Excellent programming skills, such as Python, C++, Java, Julia, or other competent languages;
- A good record of publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals or conferences in maritime transport, logistics management, machine learning, deep learning, and optimization;
- Proficient in written and spoken English - essential for data analysis and communication with stakeholders
- Experience in proposal writing and funding application is a plus.
Possible research topics include but are not limited to data analytics in maritime studies, big data in shipping, shipping and port management, and green shipping management. Other related and proper research topics are also welcome.
If you are interested, please send an email to Dr. Yan ([email protected]) including your CV, cover letter, 1-3 pages research proposal, and a list of two or three referees with subject "Research associate application + your name". Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and interviewed. More information about Dr. Yan and the PhD positions can be found from her website: https://ranyan.w3spaces.com.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
