RP3.4S Project title: Detection of Macular Degeneration and Myopia-Induced Retinal Damage Using Structured Light Technology: A Novel Approach Supporting Early Intervention for Vision Preservation

Project information: To harness recent breakthroughs in the application of structured light to vision health to enable: 1) objective macular polarity imaging for the detection of age-related macular degeneration; and 2) structured light vision testing for the detection of retinal degeneration caused by myopia.

Required skills and job duty:

The appointees will assist the project leaders in the research project: “Detection of Macular Degeneration and Myopia-Induced Retinal Damage Using Structured Light Technology: A Novel Approach Supporting Early Intervention for Vision Preservation”.  The tasks include project development, study design/protocol, ethics application, experimental setup, literature research, model testing, project development, hardware and software development for innovative instrument, data collection, data analysis and preparation of manuscript.  The talent is also required to assist commercialization of the invention whenever applicable. 

Qualification

Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow posts should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification in Vision Science, Quantum Optics, Psychology, Neuroscience, Optometry, Ophthalmology, Applied Physics, Optics, Chemical Technology, Materials Science & Engineering, Health Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Ophthalmic Optics, Cheminformatics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, Rehabilitation or other related disciplines.

Applicants for the Research Associate posts should have a master’s degree or an equivalent qualification in one of the said disciplines. 

Applicants for the Research Assistant posts should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification in one of the said disciplines.

The appointees shall be working in Hong Kong. Overseas graduate is welcome to apply, the qualification awarding institution should be the top 100 institutions for STEM-related subjects in QS/Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni/Times Higher Education world university rankings. (details here). The above position is funded by the Research Talent Hub of ITC.

Enquiry

Applicants may contact Prof. Ka-man Rachel Chun (rachel.chun@polyu.edu.hk) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University or Prof. Dusan Sarenac (dsarenac@uwaterloo.ca) or Prof. Dmitry Pushin (dmitry.pushin@uwaterloo.ca) of the University of Waterloo for enquiry.

Benefit
1. Living allowance is provided for postdoc fellow position
2. Possible in-job training at UWaterloo for max 3 months.
3. Access to PolyU library and sport facilities.
4. Medical insurance, Mandatory Provident Fund.
5. Conference support if staff members present their CEVR work at International conference.
 

Remuneration

Monthly salary: Research Assistant (HKD20000); Research Associate (HKD 23000); Postdoctoral Fellow (HKD35000 + living allowance HKD 10000).

Interested applicants are requested to send a completed application form (download here) with their CV to career@cevr.hk. Please include the RP number and position to be applied for in the title of the email.