Positions Available


PhD Students:

Outstanding applicants are encouraged to apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPF). The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK$26,600 and research related travel allowance of HK$13,300/year for the awardees for 4 years. Moreover, HKU proivdes Cash Award to support research and living expenses:
HK$40,000 in Year 1; HK$20,000 per year in the remaining normative study period.  Furthermore, HKU waives composition fees for the whole normative study period (i.e. HK$42,100 per year). (What an attractive offer!)

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Mr. Jinzhao Liu from Shanghai Jiao Tong University was awarded the HKPF in the 2021-22 exercise with the recommendation from our group.
Mr. Yang Zhou from Fudan University was awarded the HKPF in the 2019-20 exercise with the recommendation from our group.
Mr. Kaiqi Long from Sun Yat-Sen University was awarded the HKPF in the 2018-19 exercise with the recommendation from our group.
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Interested outstanding students please contact Dr. Wang (wangwp@hku.hk, please reference "HKPF PhD application" in the subject line) with an updated CV.

Successful applicants will be admitted in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at HKU.

Guide to Application for PhD studies at HKU:
https://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/web/apply/guide1920/5-1.html
http://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/prospective-students/how-to-apply

Visiting Students:

Interested outstanding undergraduate or graduate students from around the world please contact Dr. Wang (wangwp@hku.hk) with an updated CV for internship or exchange studies.

Postdoctoral Researchers:

One postdoctoral fellow position (博士后职位) is available at Dr. Wang's lab. Applicants are expected to have an excellent track record with strong expertise and experimental background in one of the areas/techniques including gene delivery, ocular drug delivery, autophagy, CRISPR/Cas9, photomedicine, and anticancer animal studies. The position will focus on molecular engineering for understanding biological events or solving medical problems.

The qualified applicant must be highly motivated, creative, energetic and have an interest in applying novel technologies for biomedical applications. Those interested please contact Dr. Wang (wangwp@hku.hk, please reference "Postdoc application" in the subject line) with an updated CV.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.