Professor in Materials Science and Engineering

Hunan University - College of Materials Science and Engineering

Founded in 2000, the College of Materials Science and Engineering is one of the best-known materials science and engineering programs in China, providing nearly all the major disciplines, such as Metallurgy and Metals Forming, Carbon and Ceramic Materials Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Physics and Chemistry. The college has currently 68 faculty members and 24 technical and administrative staff members, educating about 1000 undergraduates and 400 doctoral/master degree graduates, conducting mostly cutting-edge research projects funded by state-agencies and high-tech companies, and running advanced research and educational facilities to serve the students and the society. The ESI (essential science indicators) of Materials Science at Hunan University is presently ranked at 260 over 719 top 1% institutions in the world. Aiming to provide best education programs and to conduct leading research projects at the world-level, the college warmly welcomes the talents to join the faculty at all position levels with increasingly competing salaries and benefits.

Available Positions:

• Professor in Materials Science and Engineering

Number of vacancies: 2

• Excellent overseas candidates who have doctoral degree are welcome without the restriction of professional direction, position, time constraints.

Requirements:

• Obtained a PhD degree from an internationally renowned university.
• Research experience with outstanding academic achievements will be a huge plus.
• Applications of non-Chinese origin should have basic Chinese communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake the teaching of undergraduate courses, and guide undergraduate thesis; undertake graduate teaching, guiding graduate research; undertake other tasks assigned by the college. with independent research directions in carbon material, polymer materials, metal surface treatment, material melding process, and other related directions.
• At least one of the national research projects and average annual research funding more than 100,000 over the five year duration of employment.
• At least 5 paper in SCI sources published over 5-year duration of employment.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Annual salary RMB 100,000 for assistant professor, RMB 150,000 for associate professor and RMB200,000 for professor. Specific treatments for outstanding applicants are to be negotiated in person. implement as Hunan university required
• Settlement allowance RMB 200,000 for professors and RMB 140,000 for associate professors and assistant professors, paid in monthly within five years.
• Monthly accommodation rental subsidy within 2 years, RMB 400 for unmarried and RMB 600 for married.
• Start-up research fund RMB 100,000 for professors.
• Youth Scholars funding available for assistant professor and associated professor under 40 years old, with a lump-sum research grant of RMB 250,000, annual payment in five years.
• Full university benefits and public insurance.
• 3 month University semester vacation, summer vacation runs from July to August and Winter vacation around Chinese New Year.
• The priority support of the laboratory building and team building given by the College.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Position Start Date: Available immediately.

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