Data Engineer (Research Analytics), Research Office
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Job Summary
RESEARCH OFFICE
Data Engineer (Research Analytics) ()
The Research Office (RO) delivers central administrative services across a broad spectrum of research support including grants and funding schemes research ethics integrity and policy research committees research culture and infrastructure and institution-level partnerships and collaborations.
We are seeking a talented and detail-orientedData Engineer (Research Analytics) to support the Universitys research strategy by delivering high quality bibliometric and research analytics; stewarding researcher outputs and grants data in institutional systems; and enabling evidence-based decision making through responsible use of metrics. Use data to manage the full grant lifecyclefrom internal seed funding to external competitive bidsimproving pipeline visibility conversion and strategic decisions.
Responsibilities:
The appointee will lead bibliometrics citation analysis and responsible research assessment. They will produce benchmarking and trend analyses using Web of Science Scopus Dimensions OpenAlex and Google Scholar; and deliver insights for strategic planning rankings reviews and annual reporting.
The appointee will manage research information curating profiles outputs grants. The appointee will also own grant lifecycle analytics and pipeline management endtoend: track seedtogrant conversion timelines and resubmissions; identify bottlenecks and support needs; and provide preaward intelligence on opportunities funder fit/eligibility and trackrecord summaries. They will build and maintain dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) for funnels cohorts deadlines and heatmaps by discipline/theme/career stage; and coordinate integrations and stage tracking. The appointee will deliver insight products and reporting with clear definitions and refresh schedules conduct UAT/regression testing and provide stakeholder training on responsible metrics and profile maintenance.
Requirements:
- A goodbachelors and/or masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field;
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role with a strong focus on designing and building scalable data and familiarity with data platforms (e.g. AWS GCP or Azure);
- Passionate about handling data and engineering with proficiency in designing and implementing data crawlers;
- Expertise in ETL technologies and processes;
- Experience with Python or Scala programming languages;
- Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases;
- Experience with Apache Spark (including PySpark) is highly valued;
- Experience building business-critical databases from the ground up (i.e. 0 to 1 implementations) is a strong plus;
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English and Chinese; and
- Immediate availability is an advantage.
The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of 2 years. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to submit their applications at theHKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the Universitys Personal Information Collection Statement can be found athttps:// University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.
Closing date:7 December 2025(or until the position is filled)
Key Skills
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- C/C++
- OS Kernels
- Research Experience
- Matlab
- Rust
- Research & Development
- Natural Language Processing
- Tensorflow
About Company
Established in 1956, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has provided broad-based, creativity inspiring education over the past 60 years.,,Since 1956, Hong Kong Baptist University provides a distinctive liberal arts education delivering academic excellence in a caring, creative and gl ... View more
