Postdoctoral Fellow in Technology, Innovation and Regulation at City University of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Public and International Affairs for the project Technology, Innovation and Regulation. The position is designed for an early-career scholar interested in the intersection of industrial policy, AI governance, technology regulation, and LLM-enabled policy analysis.

The fellow will work closely with Professor Ning Liu on research examining how governments design and implement industrial and technology regulation in response to emerging technologies, and how advanced AI methods can transform policy research. The role includes building datasets on industrial policy and regulatory instruments using LLM-assisted workflows, applying LLM/NLP methods to analyse government, regulatory, and industry documents, co-authoring manuscripts for leading journals, presenting at academic events, and contributing to grant development.

Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a PhD in Economics, Public Policy, Political Science/IR, Management, or a related field. The post calls for a strong research record, excellent English writing ability, and a background or strong interest in industrial/innovation policy, political economy of regulation, technology regulation/platform governance, LLMs for research, prompt engineering, AI-assisted policy analysis, and mixed methods.

Funding and terms: this is a full-time 12-month appointment with the possibility of extension. Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include leave and medical and dental consultations at campus clinics.

How to apply: submit an online application with a CV, cover letter describing research interests and fit, one representative writing sample, and the names of 2–3 referees. Applications are reviewed until the position is filled, and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Institution: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.