The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of Shenzhen University is an institution established in 2014, consisting of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, andfocusing on interdisciplinary teaching and research. The institute is a special academic zone inside the university but its operation and management conform to the rules and procedures implemented in most institutions across the globe, independent of the current system in ShenzhenUniversity.The Institution is now searching for senior and junior principal investigators worldwide until all the postedvacanciesare occupied.
1.Vacancies
5-10tenured or tenure-tracked full professors
5-10tenure-tracked associate professors
10-20tenure-tracked assistant professors
2.Areas (focusing on interdisciplinary education and research)
Synthetic Biology, Microbiome, Space Science, Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics, Computational Chemistry, Material Chemistry,Mathematical Statistics, Algebra, etc.
3.Salaries/Benefits
a)Salary of tenure-tracked assistant professors will start from US$60,000 per year, depending on individual qualifications. Please contact us for further information.
b)Assist the PIs to apply for 2.4—10 million RMB start-up funds from government, university and other organizations, depending on the applicants’ requirements and qualifications in accordance with the University’s new policies of bringing in top talents.
c)All the tenured or tenure-tracked faculty members will be and must be independent researchers. Research collaboration among members is encouraged. The institute will be administrated by all the academic members by international standards.
d)The academic members at the Institute will be assessed by a peer review system with an emphasis on intellectual contributions rather than solely by publications.
4.Application materials
a)Major academic achievements (In this part, you shall focus on the innovativeness and scientific value of the research results and your personal contribution.
b)A research proposal for the next 5-10 years, including specific research questions, their significance, your novel approaches and ideas, the starting-up requirements and your abilities to solve these questions. Please provide a detailed plan on teaching and service/administration in the meanwhile.
c)Three recommendation letters.
d)A maximum offive previous publications and/or patents with a description of your academic contributions respectively.
e)CV with degree certifications attached.
Do you like to become an independent principal investigator with a sufficient start-up research fund and work in aninnovative institute that attaches greater importance to intellectual contributions than publications in China? If yes,please submit the above application documents, and arrange your referees to email their recommendation letters directly to the liaison as below.
5. Contact
Sha ZOU
Tel:+86-755-26492572, Email:sachow@szu.edu.cn
Address: Dean’s Office of the Institute for Advanced Study, Rm. 703, Zhizhi Building, Shenzhen University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 518060
Notes:
1.Please title your email as “YourName+SZU-IAS-PI+YourResearchAreas”;
2.Please provide us with all the required materials as stated above. Any incomplete applications may not be considered in the searching process.
