I am always looking for enthusiastic, scientifically curious, and self-motivated critical thinkers to join my group at CUHK. The expected research focus include but not limited to Nighttime Light Remote Sensing, Climate Change Mitigation, Global Environmental Changes, Urban Sustainability, and any other related topics. If you are keen to work with me as a full-time research assistant, MPhil student, PhD student or postdoc, please feel free to contact me (even with no opening listed below, there are always funding/fellowship opportunties available from CUHK and other external sources).

Current openings:

1 Postdoc
Duties and Responsibilities
· Conduct original and collaborative research
· Produce high-quality peer-review publications
· Draft proposals, reports and presentations
· Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements
· A PhD degree in remote sensing, GIS, geography, environmental science or relevant field.
· An outstanding track record of publications with at least 2 first-author publications in WoS JCR Q1 journals or 1 first-author publication in “中科院1区” journals.
· Proficient in geospatial and data analysis, and computer programming (e.g., Matlab, Python, R, etc.)
· An excellent command of written and spoken English
· The following skills will be considered as a plus: remote sensing image processing, ML/DL, climate modelling, weather forecasting and land-use change modelling, etc.

What We Offer
· Highly competitive salary + Health benefits + Annual leaves + MPF
· 1-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

PhD Students (2025 Spring/Fall)
Requirements
· A Bachelor/Master degree and research experience in remote sensing, GIS, geography, environmental science or relevant fields
· IELTS>=6.5 or TOEFL>=79
· The following items will be considered as a plus: first-author publications, project experience, awards in academic competitions, etc.

Available Funding Schemes
· HK PhD Fellowship Scheme (Link)
· CUHK Computational Social Science PhD Fellowship Scheme (Link)
· CUHK General admission and other information (Link1 and Link2)
· Enquiry is welcome and highly encouraged!

What We Offer
· All kinds of trainings and instructions to make you become an outstanding independent researcher
· Funding for attending international conference and purchasing PC/Laptop
· Opportunities for short-term exchange to top-university abroad

To Apply We Offer
Email qiming.zheng@outlook.com with the following documents: (1) cover letter; (2) CV; (3) 2-page (max.) research plan; (4) transcripts and IELTS/TOEFL certificate.

Visiting PhD students/Scholar
Please refer to the information from Office of Academic Links first and email me for further discussion!