Global Talent Recruitment of Shanghai Tech University in 2024

Opportunities to Shine at ShanghaiTech University

 

Jointly founded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government in 2013, ShanghaiTech University aspires to be a small-scale, high-level, international university oriented towards research and innovation, for nurturing the next generation of innovative scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs. On February 14, 2022, ShanghaiTech joined the list of China’s World-Class Universities Project as the youngest university in that list. With the backing and support of our two co-founding institutions, ShanghaiTech is committed to tackling the challenges that China and the world are facing in the fields covering artificial intelligence, biology, biomedical engineering, data science, electrical engineering, energy, environment, human health, materials, and others.

 

ShanghaiTech’s tenure-track system is attracting talented faculty with a wealth of experience from world-leading universities and institutes. Currently there are ~340 professors under the tenure-track system, 80% of whom have overseas study or work experiences and around 14% are foreign nationals. Our team of nearly 290 adjunct professors includes four Nobel Prize winners, 38 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).For more information, please visit: www.shanghaitech.edu.cn.

 

Located in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, ShanghaiTech plays an important role in the development of the Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Center, in partnership with CAS institutes. The proximity of neighboring facilities offers numerous opportunities for scientific collaborations. The world-class scientific facilities include: National Center for Protein Science (Shanghai), Shanghai HIgh repetitioN rate XFEL and Extreme light facility (SHINE), Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility (SULF), Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser Facility (SXEFL), and others. These facilities welcome not only ShanghaiTech staff and students, but also other researchers from China and the world.

 

Currently, there are over 300 research groups at ShanghaiTech. Since 2016, ShanghaiTech has published 85 Cell, Nature and Science papers as the main affiliation, and multiple achievements are recognized at the national/municipal level, including two awards among Top 10 Scientific Advances in China, one award among Top 10 S&T Advances in Chinese Universities, five awards among Top 10 Advances in Life Sciences in China, and one 1st prize of the Shanghai S&T Awards, etc.

 

In 2019, ShanghaiTech ranks first in the Report on Tech Transfer Achievements in China (Higher Education Institution)1. Since the birth of the first spinoff company in 2016, ShanghaiTech has incubated 40 spinoffs, spanning the areas of biomedicine, IT&AI, high-end manufacturing and new energy. Not only the faculty, but also the students become founders of those spinouts. Further, dedicated incubators inside and outside the campus serve as vital “powerhouses” of innovation practices and bridges for connecting technical, market, policy and capital resources.

 

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: Biomedicine and Pharmacology,Developmental and Regenerative Biology,Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics,Immunology and Metabolism,Molecular and Cellular Biology,Neuroscience,Computational Structural Biology

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 Entrepreneurship and Management: Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Management of Technology, Management Science, Finance, Marketing, OB/HR, and Strategy.

School of Creativity and Art: industry design, interaction design, game design, 3D design, virtual reality, design/art theory, digital art, media transmission, digital media, human computer interaction, materials and design, design engineering, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, sensory control, digital simulation, artificial intelligence.

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): Immunology (infection immunity, tumor immunity and autoimmunity, etc.), medicinal chemistry, computational biology, oncology (hematological oncology, glioma, etc.)

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

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

 

Institute of Humanities:

Philosophy: Chinese Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Science, Ethics of Science and Technology, Bioethics, Aesthetics

Chinese Language and Literature: Chinese Linguistics, Early-medieval Chinese Literature, , Chinese Film and Media Studies, Comparative Literature (with a focus on China/East Asia)

History: World History, Historical Theory, Art History, Intellectual History

Foreign Languages and Literature: French, German, Japanese, British and American Literature, Language Pedagogy, Classics, Film and Television Studies/Popular Culture, Political Science and International Relations

History and Literature of Early China (from the Shang to Qin dynasties)

Interdisciplinary Studies of Science and Humanities: Candidates with interdisciplinary skills, especially those with expertise in AI such as deep learning and LLM (Large Language Model)

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: Cancer, Neurological Disease, Panvascular Disesase, Respiratory Disease, Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, Sensory Disease.

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.