SCUT-GZIC Global Talent Recruitment – South China University of Technology

November 24, 2024

Job Description

Employer: South China University of Technology

More Information

Address

Guangzhou, China

Qualification

PhD

Discipline

Science & Engineering, Medical & Health Science

About SCUT
South ChinaUniversity of Technology (SCUT) is a leading publicresearch-intensive educational institution in China. Located in Guangzhou, athriving metropolis in South China, SCUT is now one of the 36 Class-Auniversities under the Chinese Ministry of Education (Me)’s national Double First-ClassUniversity Plan.
SCUT is acomprehensive research university with particular strengths in engineering,sciences, medicine, business, economics, humanities, law and other disciplines.It is ranked the world’s top 150 universities by the 2024 Academic Ranking ofWorld Universities (ARWU). According to Clarivate Analytics, SCUT currently has16 disciplines entered ESI global top 1%, 5 for top 1‰, and 1 (engineering) fortop 1‱. Engineering encompasses 29 primary disciplines, and among the mainsupporting disciplines, ;mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electricengineering, control engineering, communication engineering and energyengineering all rank among ARWU’s global top 50 disciplines.
About GZIC
The GuangzhouInternational Campus (GZIC) is the third campus of SCUT after theWushan Campus and the University Town Campus. GZIC is jointly established byMoE, Guangdong Provincial Government, Guangzhou Municipal Government, and SCUT.It is the first and only campus that MoE cooperates with the university and thelocal governments to build a world-class university in cooperation with topoverseas universities. The campus aims to help drive innovation and serve thecountry through education and research activities, as well as contribute to thedevelopment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area.
Located in Panyudistrict of Guangzhou City, GZIC covers an area of 110 hectares with 1.4million square meters of floor area. The total investment of the campus isestimated to exceed 20 billion RMB. Upon completion, the campus will enrollabout 15,000 students and employ 1,800 staff. In line with SCUT’s strengths inengineering, GZIC focuses on disciplines such as intelligent manufacturing,biological medicine, advanced materials, ecological environment, AI and otheremerging engineering and interdisciplinary fields. Ten new engineering schoolsand a host of cross disciplinary research institutes will be setup on thecampus. So far, six schools have been established, namely, the School ofBiomedical Sciences and Engineering, the S. M. Wu School of IntelligentEngineering, the School of Emergent Soft Matter, the School of Microelectronics,the School of Future Technology and the School of Marine Science andEngineering. Together with related research institutes, the following threefrontier discipline clusters are being formed: biomedical engineering and lifescience, artificial intelligence and high-end manufacturing, and advancedmaterials and devices.
The schools offera complete system of undergraduate, master, and doctoral programs. Enrollmentfor graduate students has been open since September 2018, while undergraduateenrollment begins in September 2019. With the competitive education resources,GZIC is highly recognized by high-school students and parents and this iswitnessed by the admission rate of 2.5% in 2024. More than 50% of the admittedstudents have received awards in national science fairs and sciencecompetitions. About 10% of the students have won awards in national academicOlympiads.
GZIC adopts atenure track faculty system. We welcome applicants, who show great potentialand/or have excellent academic and research records. Apart from the areaslisted below, qualified scholars working in related interdisciplinary frontiersare also welcome to apply for faculty positions.

Schools Field Contact
School of Future Technology Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience,  Intelligent Electronics, Flexible Materials, Biomedical Science, Perception  and Cognitive Intelligence, Brain-inspired Computing, Human-Computer  Interaction, Flexible Wearable and Intelligent Integration System, Machine  Learning, Data Mining, Big Data Platform, Cloud Computing, Distributed  Computing, Data Security, Block Chain, etc. Ms. Wang
+86-20-87111674
hrfuturetech@scut.edu.cn
School of
Microelectronics,
School of
Integrated
Circuits
Millimeter Wave/RF/Analog Integrated Circuit  Design, Digital-Analog Integrated Circuit Design, Millimeter Wave Radar  Antenna Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Edge Computing, Advanced  Materials and Devices, Intellisense, Smart Sensor, Integrated Circuit  Packaging and Reliability, High-Precision EDA Simulator, etc. Ms. Chen
+86-20-81181623
yingyuan365@scut.edu.cn
School of Marine
Science and
Engineering
Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Naval  Architecture , Physical Oceanography, Civil Engineering, Mechanical  Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering,  Artificial Intelligence, Marine Renewable Energy,and other related areas Mr. Zhu
+86-20-81182153
marinehr@scut.edu.cn
Shien-Ming Wu
School of
Intelligent
Engineering
Basic research and applied  research related to Robotics, Intelligent Manufacturing, Intelligent  Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering,  Automation Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, High-end Equipment, etc. Mr. Feng
+86-20-81182103
fengjiangyu@scut.edu.cn
School of
Biomedical Sciences and Engineering
Tumor Biology, Systems Biology, Single-cell Biology,  Computational and Genomic Medicine, Immunology and Immune Engineering, Biomedical Big Data and  Precision Medicine, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials,  Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery, Biomedical Imaging and Molecular Imaging,  Regulatory Science for Medical Devices, etc. Ms. Tu
+86-20-81182161
tuzl@scut.edu.cn
School of
Emergent Soft
Matter
Physics, Chemistry,  Materials,biology and other  related areas are cordially invited to apply, including but not limited to  the frontier fields of Information and Electronic Materials/technology,  Advanced Energy Storage Materials/Technology, Nano-Mechanics/Technology,  Bionic Materials/Technology, and Advanced Materials for health and medicine  etc. Ms. Wu
+86-20-87111328
yangwu@scut.edu.cn
Spin-X Institute Spin Chemistry, Spin  Control, Spin Materials and Devices, and Spin Biology and Medicine. Mr. Wang
+86-20-81181677
spinxhr@scut.edu.cn
Institute of
Future Health
Biostatistics, Precision  Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Biomechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Sports  Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, etc. Mr. Zhang
+86-20-81182148
zyangzhang@scut.edu.cn
Center for
Electron Microscopy
Electron Microscopy: Electron  Crystallography, 4D STEM, In-Situ TEM, Ultrafast EM, Electron Energy Loss  Spectroscopy, etc.
Data Science: Intersection of AI and Electron Microscopy
Instrument Science: Direct Electron Cameras, In-Situ TEM Holders
Microstructure of Condensed Matter: Research focused on atomic-scale microstructures in Physics, Chemistry, Materials  Science, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Mineralogy, etc.
Mr. Ying
+86-15213225973
yingxr@scut.edu.cn

Positions
1. Faculty position(tenure track): Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Requires a doctoral degree in the relevantdiscipline.
Applicants should have equivalentqualifications and research records to serve as a tenure-track assistantprofessor or associate professor at world-class universities or researchinstitutes.
Applicants are expected to work full timewith a tenure track period of 6 years.  Successful candidates in the rankof associate professor may apply for an early tenure review within the normalwindow of 6 years.

2. Faculty position(tenured): Associate Professor or Full Professor

Applicants have served as a tenuredassociate professor or in an equivalent position at a world-class university orresearch institute, or have an academic record of the same standard.
All applicants are expected to work full timeon campus after accepting the offer.

Workingand Living Benefits
1. Working Conditions

Those who have been employed in facultypositions simultaneously qualify as graduate supervisors and will be offeredpostgraduate enrollment quotas.
Qualified postdoctoral fellows recruitedby those who are employed in faculty positions will be paid for by theuniversity for two years.
Start-up research funds and suitable laband office space will be provided in accordance with the requirements of theposition.
The university will support facultymembers to apply for various competitive grants from the national government,Guangdong province, Guangzhou municipality and enterprises to obtain scientificresearch support.

2. Living Benefits

Salary: a competitive salary package correspondingto the position will be provided comparable to that of top internationaluniversities. For applicants who have obtained faculty positions in world-classuniversities, the salary can be negotiated with reference to the applicant’scurrent salary and benefits.
Tax benefits: subject to preferentialpersonal income tax exemption benefits in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao GreaterBay Area (GBA). For qualified talents, the government will provide financialsubsidies for the portion of personal income tax paid in Guangzhou exceeding15% of taxable income, and this subsidy is exempt from personal income tax.
Housing benefits: on-campus rentalapartment (subject to application and approval) and a housing subsidy rangingfrom RMB 1 million to 3 million may be provided according to relevant policiesof Guangdong province and Guangzhou municipality.
Health care: high-quality on-campushealthcare can be provided for faculties and their families.
Talent green card: Guangdong Provincialand Guangzhou Municipal Government provide the talent green cards that offeraccess to specialized services catering to talents, covering housing,healthcare, children’s education, and spouse employment.
Other benefits: according to relevantChinese policies for non-Chinese citizens, the university will pay the employeecomponent of Chinese social insurance, and help with children’s enrollment inthe university’s kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools.

 
Contact Information
1. Please send theapplication materials to the mailbox of the contact person for respectiveschool or to academic@scut.edu.cn (the academic recruitment email address of GZIC).Your application materials should include your curriculum vitae, a researchplan, and a teaching plan (all in PDF format). In addition, your three refereesshould send their recommendation letters to academic@scut.edu.cn, indicatingthe name of the applicant/s as the subject of the email.
2. We will respondto any questions about recruitment and relevant policies in a timely mannerthrough the contact person of the respective school and via the academicrecruitment email address.
SCUT InternationalCampus in Guangzhou represents a bold step for higher education in China. Itwill rely on the rising world-class city cluster of Guangdong-Hong Kong-MacaoGreater Bay Area to inject vitality, knowledge, and innovation into China andthe world. We welcome you to join us, fulfill your dreams, and witness thegrowth of the campus!
The facultyrecruitment of SCUT International Campus is ongoing, and we sincerely inviteoutstanding academic talents from all ranks to join us!

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