Post-doctoral Position in Chemistry – Southern University of Science and Technology of China

The Department of Chemistry at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) seeks globally for outstanding scholars for Post-doctoral Talents in all areas of chemistry from now.

Research, innovation and entrepreneurship are strongly supported and valued at utmost in SUSTech.

Currently, The Department of Chemistry has 49 tenure/tenure-track professors, inclouding 11 chair professors, 11 professors, 18 associate professors and 9 assistant professors, more than 76% of faculty members are high-level talents.

The Department of Chemistry strives to gain internationally reputed achievements in research and to foster excellent scientists and engineers in the areas of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, and physical chemistry/molecular materials chemistry. The Department has independently undertaken around 200 national, provincial, ministerial and local scientific research programs; the total quantity of research funds reaches around RMB 200 million. In recent years, the Department of Chemistry, as the corresponding unit, has published over 700 papers on the world top-level chemistry journals, including Science, Nature, JACS and Angewandte Chemie.

Adhering to SUSTechʼs motto of “Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, the Department of Chemistry focuses on cultivating studentsʼ innovation, critical thinking and ability for interdisciplinary cooperation. The undergraduates at SUSTech are strongly encouraged to participate in various frontier research programs supervised by professors. The Department maintains a wide range of state-of-the-art lab instruments necessary for modern chemical research and teaching.

Recruiting Categories

Qualifications and Benefits

Post-doctoral Talents

1.Requirements

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.

Application Procedure

Application materials, including full cv, research proposal, teaching statement and 3 letters of recommendation should be submitted to the Department of Chemistry via [email protected]

Contact Information

Ms. Wang

Tel: +86-755-88018084

The Department of Chemistry welcome all eligible scholars at home and abroad to join us at SUSTech.

Further information about SUSTech Department of Chemistry is available at http://chem.sustech.edu.cn/

Application Process

To apply to join our team, please click the apply link below and provide the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• PhD certificate
• Five published articles (Within the last five years)
• Executive summary of academic achievements & proposed research or work plan (1000 words)
• Letter of recommendation and the names and email addresses of 3 referees (university professors)