Job Title: Technician/Assistant Technician (WFMRF)

Department: 波功能超材料中央实验室 Wave Functional Metamaterial Research Facility (WFMRF), HKUST(GZ)
Job ID: 6058

Job Posting Details
Formally established in June 2022, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)(HKUST(GZ)) is a cooperatively-run higher education institution between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. HKUST(GZ) has obtained approval from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and become the first legally-independent educational institution co-established by the Mainland and Hong Kong since the announcement and implementation of the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” and the “Overall Plan for Deepening Globally Oriented Comprehensive Co-operation amongst Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Nansha of Guangzhou”. With a spirit of pioneering innovation, HKUST(GZ) charts new territories in cross-disciplinary education and explores new frontiers in pedagogies, aiming to serve as a role model of the mainland-Hong Kong integrated educational development and become a world-famous high-level university, endeavoring to nurture future-oriented, high-level and innovative talents.

HKUST(GZ) comprises four Hubs, namely Function Hub, Information Hub, Systems Hub, Society Hub and offers 15 postgraduate degrees. The admission of undergraduate students will begin in 2023, with the first batch of programs covering artificial intelligence, data science and big data technology.

WFMRF is a central research facility that supports wave functional metamaterial research and teaching activities in the HKUST(GZ). WFMRF has an opening for laboratory technicians.

Applicants should have a strong sense of responsibility and be able to work independently. Experience in characterization of wave functional materials/devices and skill in operation and maintenance of related characterizing facilities are expected.

Duties

Major responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Responsible for the daily laboratory operation and management;

2. Conduct basic training in the use of laboratory instruments/ facilities to users and ensure smooth operation in support of research and teaching activities;

3. Prepare laboratories for research and course activities; maintain the upkeep of communal equipment, required license and experimental material supplies;

4. Monitor laboratorial safety and access control in compliance with the University's regulations and conduct safety training to all individuals in the laboratories;

5. Provide good support in experiments, research projects and other lab duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements
1. Master’s degree or above in a related field of Science and Engineering is required;

2. Wave functional materials/devices experience is required, such as fabricating and testing electromagnetic/acoustic metamaterials;

3. Instrumentation skill should include but is not limited to the network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, transmission line calibration and characterization, impedance test, antenna test, anechoic chamber system, electromagnetic/acoustic field mapper, automation control, and simulation software;

4. Able to multi-task, detail-minded with good communication skills;

5. Able to work with people from different scientific and engineering disciplines; 6. Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese.