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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！
