Professor / Associate Professor / Post-doctoral Fellow in College of Environment and Ecology – Chongqing, China

Work type: Full-time

School: College of Environment and Ecology

Introduce:

The College of Environment and Ecology at Chongqing University was founded in 1956 as the Department of Sanitary Engineering at Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering. It was renamed the Department of Urban Construction Engineering in 1979, the School of Urban Construction in 1994, and the School of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering in 2000. The School of Resources and Environment at Chongqing University originated from the Department of Mining in 1935 and was renamed the School of Resources and Environmental Science in 2000. In 2019, Chongqing University integrated the environmental science and engineering, ecology, and municipal engineering disciplines from the former School of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering and the former School of Resources and Environmental Science to form the College of Environment and Ecology. The School started admitting students in Water Supply and Drainage Engineering in 1955, Environmental Engineering in 1985, Environmental Science in 1986, and Environmental Ecological Engineering in 2013, making it one of the first institutions in China to establish majors in Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Ecological Engineering.

The Environmental Science and Engineering discipline of the college is a “Double First-Class” key construction discipline, with Environmental Science/Ecology ranking among the top 1% globally in ESI (Essential Science Indicators). The college currently has two doctoral programs and post-doctoral stations in Environmental Science and Engineering and Ecology, along with four undergraduate majors in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, and Environmental Ecology, providing a complete system for bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral education. The college boasts a strong faculty with 94 full-time teachers, including 29 professors and 46 associate professors, with over 86% of the faculty holding doctoral degrees. There are 1,703 students enrolled, including 160 doctoral students, 831 master’s students, and 803 undergraduate students. The undergraduate education is highly esteemed, with Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering and Environmental Engineering being national-level advantageous characteristic majors, and Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Ecological Engineering being first-class majors in Chongqing, recommended for national first-class major declaration. In the “China University and Discipline Specialty Evaluation Report 2018-2019,” Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering and Environmental Engineering are rated as 5-star majors, while Environmental Science and Environmental Ecological Engineering are rated as 4-star majors. The major of Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering ranks second nationally, and Environmental Ecological Engineering ranks fifth nationally. The quality of student education is high, with over 50% of undergraduates pursuing further studies at prestigious domestic universities such as Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Tongji University, or internationally renowned institutions like Stanford University, Columbia University, and Imperial School London. The employment prospects for graduates are promising, with many outstanding talents emerging after graduation, including Ren Zhengfei, the president of Huawei Group, among others.

The college currently has 12 leading national and provincial-level research bases and platforms, including the International Joint Research Center for Low-Carbon Green Buildings, international joint laboratories, national “985” technology innovation platforms, national “211” key construction disciplines, national experimental teaching demonstration centers, national engineering practice education centers, the Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area designated by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education’s 111 Project, and key laboratories of higher education institutions in Chongqing. In the past five years, the college has undertaken 45 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, 36 national-level key projects, with an average annual research funding of 60 million yuan. High-level scientific research papers have seen rapid growth, and the college has won numerous provincial and ministerial awards, including the Huaxia Science and Technology Progress Special Award and the first prize in natural science from Chongqing Municipality.

The college fully implements the fundamental task of moral education to cultivate a new generation of talents with ideals, capabilities, and a sense of responsibility. It is a national model CPC party branch, a pilot department for comprehensive student development, and a key construction unit for improving the quality of ideological and political work. The School attaches great importance to talent cultivation, providing each student with academic advisors and career planning mentors, offering one-on-one guidance throughout the four-year program. It focuses on professional development, with majors in Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering and Environmental Engineering passing international professional assessments and national professional certifications. Efforts to strengthen educational and teaching reforms have been recognized with a second prize in national teaching achievements in 2018. The college vigorously promotes students’ internationalization, supporting over 300 students annually in studying abroad and participating in international exchanges.