Faculty position (tenure track): Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Job Summary

Requires a doctoral degree in the relevant discipline.

Applicants should have equivalent qualifications and research records to serve as a tenure-track assistant professor or associate professor at world-class universities or research institutes.

Applicants are expected to work full time with a tenure track period of 6 years, consisting of a first employment contract of 3 years and a subsequent renewable one of 3 years.  Successful candidates in the rank of associate professor may apply for an early tenure review within the normal window of 6 years.

Working and Living benefits

1. Working Conditions

Those who have been employed in faculty positions simultaneously qualify as graduate supervisors and will be offered postgraduate enrollment quotas.

Qualified postdoctoral fellows recruited by those who are employed in faculty positions will be paid for by the university for two years.

Start-up research funds and suitable research space will be provided in accordance with the requirements of the position.

The university will support faculty members to apply for various competitive grants from the national government, Guangdong province, Guangzhou municipality and enterprises to obtain scientific research support.

2. Living benefits

Salary: a competitive salary corresponding to the position will be provided comparable to that of top international universities. For applicants who have obtained faculty positions in world-class universities, the salary can be negotiated with reference to the applicant’s current salary and benefits.

Housing benefits: on-campus rental apartment (subject to application and approval) and a housing subsidy ranging from RMB 1 million to 10 million may be provided according to relevant policies of Guangdong province and Guangzhou municipality.

Other benefits: according to relevant Chinese policies for non-Chinese citizens, the university will pay the employee component of Chinese social insurance, and help with children’s enrollment in the university’s kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools.

Contact Information

1. Please send the application materials to the mailbox of the contact person for respective school or to academic@scut.edu.cn (the academic recruitment email address of the campus). Your application materials should include your curriculum vitae, a research plan, and a teaching plan (all in PDF format). In addition, your three referees should send their recommendation letters to academic@scut.edu.cn, indicating the name of the applicant/s as the subject of the email.

2. We will respond to any questions about recruitment and relevant policies in a timely manner through the contact person of the respective school and via the academic recruitment email address.

SCUT International Campus in Guangzhou represents a bold step for higher education in China. It will rely on the rising world-class city cluster of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to inject vitality, knowledge, and innovation into China and the world. We welcome you to join us, fulfill your dreams, and witness the growth of the campus!

The faculty recruitment of SCUT International Campus is ongoing, and we sincerely invite outstanding academic talents from all ranks to join us!