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Technical Officer (Job no. 9610)

The Aerodynamics and Acoustics Facility (https://aaf.ust.hk) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is looking for a high caliber candidate to fill the position of Technical Officer.  The Facility has an advanced and large low-speed wind tunnel, as well as two smaller wind tunnels for teaching and research work.  The Facility is also the center of Hong Kong’s largest acoustic testing laboratories, which consists of a large anechoic chamber, a large reverberation chamber, and a novel acoustics-fluids testing platform.  These facilities are central to a variety of R&D projects and provide an exciting and technically stimulating work environment for users.

The appointee will be responsible for:

• reviewing the use and maintenance of laboratory equipment (e.g., the wind tunnel, delicate and sensitive sensors, and intricate wind tunnel models);
• providing assistance to the faculty members and research staff/students in executing their projects (e.g., assist with design work, manufacturing processes, and experiment setup/installation); and
• rendering technical assistance to the routine operation of the laboratories.