Opportunities to Shine at ShanghaiTech University

ShanghaiTech is a young resource-rich university with a modern residential campus in the heart of Shanghai Pudong’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. With an academic focus on STEM research, ShanghaiTech is committed to serving China’s national challenges in economic and social development with the focus on science and technology, and nurturing the next generation of innovative scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs.  

With the backing and support of Shanghai Municipal Government and Chinese Academy of Sciences, ShanghaiTech’s six schools and four research institutes are committed to tackling the challenges that China and the world are facing in the fields of energy, materials, biology, environment, human health, information technology and mathematics.

For more information, please visit: www.shanghaitech.edu.cn.

ShanghaiTech is now seeking talents in the following fields:

School of Physical Science and Technology: energy, system materials, photon and condensed state, material biology, environmental science and engineering

School of Life Science and Technology: molecular and cell biology, structural biology, neuroscience, immunology, stem cells and regenerative medicine, system biology and biological data, molecular imaging, biomedical engineering

School of Information Science and Technology: computer science, electrical engineering, information engineering, artificial intelligence, network and communication, virtual reality, statistics, data science, AI in healthcare, computational and applied mathematics, AI for drug discovery and design

School of Biomedical Engineering: medical imaging (MRI, CT, PET, radiotherapy, ultrasound imaging, optical imaging, etc.), intelligent medicine (artificial intelligence, big data, etc.), smart biomedical devices (wearable devices, medical robotics, etc.)

Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies Institute (SIAIS): immuno-chemistry, cell biology, computational biology and A.I. (artificial intelligence), and structural biochemistry

iHuman Institute: cell biology, pharmacology, Cryo-EM/ET, MRI imaging, computational biology, AI/ML

Institute of Mathematical Sciences: pure mathematics applied mathematics, data science

The Center for Transformative Science: methodology and key technology for big science facilities of photon science, application of X-ray free electron laser and synchrotron radiation in life and energy science, non-equilibrium and ultrafast physics/chemistry, photon-matter interaction, big data analysis and processing.

Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center: The Research Hospital of ShanghaiTech University, a newly established academic health center focusing on clinical/health problem-oriented research in the fields of 1) Tumor, 2) Neurological diseases, 3) Pan-vascular diseases, 4) Respiratory system diseases, 5) Rheumatic, immune and musculoskeletal diseases, and 6) Sensory system diseases, dedicated to evidence-based clinical practice and value-based clinical and translational research.

Institute of Carbon Neutrality: hybrid energy system, low-carbon technology for fossil energy

Following positions are opening:

Tenured and Tenure-track positions: assistant professor, associate professor and full professor. Successful applicants will have a doctoral degree, and are expected to establish a record for independent, internationally recognized research, supervise students and teach high-quality courses.

Research positions: post-doctoral research fellow, research assistant professor, research associate professor and research professor. Successful applicants will have a doctoral degree, a good research record and great passion for research.

Assistant positions: teaching assistant, research assistant, and administrative officer. Successful applicants will have a Master's degree and relevant working experience.

ShanghaiTech will offer attractive compensation packages, including:

Initial research support package: reasonable start-up funds, research associates and post-doctoral fellows, laboratory space to meet research needs.

Compensation and benefits: highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and academic accomplishments, a comprehensive benefit package.

Subsidized housing: on-campus 80/100/120 m² faculty apartments available at low rent for tenured and tenure-track faculty, on-campus postdoctoral dormitories, off-campus postdoctoral apartments and municipal apartments subsidized by Shanghai government.

Relocation & travel allowance: reimbursement of expenses for household relocation and family’s one-way travel.

Family assistance: support with children’s education; affiliated kindergarten, primary and middle schools.

To apply: using this format, please submit

1. Cover letter (Firstname_Lastname_Cover_Letter.pdf)
2. Research plan (Firstname_Lastname_Research_Plan.pdf)
3. CV (Firstname_Lastname_CV.pdf)

To  talents@shanghaitech.edu.cn