1. Introduction

The Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is an important conference for outstanding talent recruitment. It aims to provide a platform for academic exchange among scholars at home and abroad, to promote interdisciplinary and academic innovation, and discuss approaches for the development of world-class universities and disciplines. Through the recruitment of world-class talents, we plan to build SUSTech into a high-level research university with unique characteristics.

2. Forum Schedule

Date of Main online Forum: January 9, 2021 (Saturday)

（9 a.m. Beijing Time, Main forum live）（9 p.m. Beijing Time, Main forum replay）

Date of Sub-forum Presentation: January 10-17, 2021

3. Recruiting Categories

Outstanding Faculty (Chair Professor / Professor)

Young Faculty (Associate / Assistant professor)

Post-doctoral Talents

4. Application Materials and Methods

1) Application materials

Resume

Cover letter

Representative papers (published in the previous 5 years), representative work

Honors and awards

Research proposal

2) How to apply

Please submit all your application materials to the institutional mailbox of SUSTech Department of Statistics and Data Science (stat-dshire@sustech.edu.cn), entitled “SUSTech Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum Application-STAT-DS for evaluation. We will evaluate your application and send out invitations as soon as possible. Please send materials at your earliest convenience since the registration is limited.

3) Application due date:

December 31, 2020

Successful applicants will receive the invitation before January 5, 2021.

5. Contact Information

Miss. Lan Li

Tel: +86-755-88015665

Email: stat-dshire@sustech.edu.cn

Miss. Wenhua Wei

Tel: +86-755-88015713

Mobile: 180 3809 3074

Email: weiwh2017@sustech.edu.cn

6. Qualifications and Benefits

Outstanding Faculty (Chair Professor / Professor)

1.Requirements

Candidate of national-level talent programs，tenured professor or associate professor of overseas well-known universities or research institutions, leading talent with internationally recognized achievements.

2.Support Policies

Research funds：will be discuss case by case.

Group support:  At least 1 PhD student per year and unlimited numbers of post-doctoral fellows in support. Self-determination of hiring research assistant professors (RAPs) with competitive research funding support for RAPs.

Ensure sufficient lab space.

3.Remuneration

Salary: Globally competitive salary; Preferential policy of individual income tax, income tax of qualified high-level talents will be compensated by local government to a maximum of 15% (tax free).

Insurances: Shenzhen’s highest level of retirement insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance, maternity insurance and housing provident funds. Special high-level health insurance is negotiable.

4.Benefits

Housing and subsidies: Temporary on-campus apartments provided or subsidies to support off-campus rental housing. No less than CNY 4.5 million living and housing subsidies (tax free) for scholars of national-level talent programs. An extra yearly subsidy of CNY 500,000 will be awarded to scholars within “Pearl River Talents Plan” (longest duration 5 years).

Other benefits: Permanent residence or resident visa service for scholars and family (spouse and children); Service of children’s education in SUSTech affiliated preschool, primary school and middle school; Spouse’s employment service.

Young Faculty (Associate / Assistant professor)

1. Requirements

Under the age of 40.

Doctoral degree obtained from internationally renowned universities and institutes; or Ph.D. degrees from Chinese universities and more than 36 months of overseas work experience, with a formal teaching or research position in famous overseas universities and research institutes.

2.  Support Policies

Research funds: Up to CNY 12 million / 6 million in research start-up funding is provided by local government and the university within 5 years.

Group support: At least 1 PhD student per year and unlimited numbers of post-doctoral fellows in support. Self-determination of hiring research assistant professors (RAPs) with competitive research fund support for RAPs.

Ensure sufficient lab space.

3. Remuneration

Salary: Globally competitive salary; Preferential policy of individual income tax, income tax of qualified high-level talents will be compensated by local government to a maximum of 15% (tax free).

Insurances: Shenzhen’s highest level of retirement insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance, maternity insurance and housing provident funds. Special high-level health insurance is negotiable.

4. Benefits  

Housing and subsidies: Temporary on-campus apartments provided or subsidies to support off-campus rental housing. No less than CNY 2.75 million living and housing subsidies (tax free) for scholars of national-level talent programs. An extra yearly subsidy of CNY 500,000 will be awarded to scholars within “Pearl River Talents Plan” (longest duration 5 years).

Other benefits: Permanent residence or resident visa service for scholars and family (spouse and children); Service of children’s education in SUSTech affiliated preschool, primary school and middle school; Spouse’s employment service.

Post-doctoral Talents

1.Requirements

Under the age of 35

No more than 3 years of obtaining doctoral degree with demonstrable academic and scientific research excellence.

2.Remuneration

Salary: Pre-tax annual salary not less than CNY 335,000 (including provincial and municipal subsidies); For President Outstanding Post-doctors, pre-tax annual salary not less than 507,000 CNY (including provincial and municipal subsidies).

Insurances: Shenzhen’s highest level of retirement insurance.

3.Benefits

Housing and subsidies: Temporary on-campus apartments provided or subsidies to support off-campus rental housing.  No less than CNY 1.6 million living and housing subsidies (tax free) for scholars who meet the requirements of high-level talents in Shenzhen.  

Other benefits: Permanent residence or resident visa service for scholars and family (spouse and children); Service of children’s education in SUSTech affiliated preschool, primary school and middle school.

Welcome all eligible scholars at home and abroad to apply and attend！