Position

One Ph.D. student position, starting in Fall 2022

Employer

Professor Zhitao Yin, Assistant Professor, HKUST Business School

Location

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
(The Ph.D. student is expected to reside in Hong Kong)

Description

The Ph.D. student will join a research team working on high-impact business and societal problem domains including economics of digital innovation and entrepreneurship, human-AI interaction, digital technologies in financial market, and others.

The student will participate in research projects, which combine rigor and relevance in formulating and solving problems, generate papers to top academic journals, and engage with policy and managerial practice.

The Ph.D. student will receive mentoring and training on conducting high-impact research by working closely with Professor Zhitao Yin and other team members: 


Professor Arun Rai 

Editor-in-Chief of MIS Quarterly (2016-2020) 

Permanent Regents' Professor and Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair  Professor at J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Professor Sean Xin Xu 

Senior Editor of MIS Quarterly (2016-2021) 

Associate Dean and Professor at School of Economics and Management,  Tsinghua University


The Ph.D. student will also: 


Develop the knowledge and skills to formulate innovative research ideas in the problem domains 

Learn cutting-edge data science approaches including econometrics, experimentation, machine learning, text mining, and network analysis
Conduct research in collaboration with the team or independently
Engage with academics and practice through presentations and teaching


Requirements

Motivated to develop as a scholar to generate innovative insights through entrepreneurial research activities and engagement with both academics and practitioners 

Interested in and familiar with news/knowledge in technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, economics, and/or business strategy 

Strong foundations in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics
Experience in data collection, data cleaning, exploratory analysis, and causal analysis 

Proficient in programming languages such as Python, R, Stata, and/or SAS
Comfortable with English working environment with strong verbal and written skills 

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Economics, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, and other related areas 



Financial Support

Competitive stipend awarded in the form of postgraduate studentship during the normative study period 

Strong support for professional development 

Opportunities to apply for additional stipends such as Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship, HKUST RedBird Ph.D. Scholarship 



Application Procedure and Timeline

Please send your CV and personal statement to Professor Zhitao Yin (zhitaoyin@ust.hk). 

Selected candidates will be invited to provide additional supporting documents. 

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