Postdoctoral Fellow at Guangzhou International Campus

South China University of Technology (SCUT) attaches great importance to the cultivation and long-term career development of postdoctoral researchers. All recruited postdocs are appointed as Faculty Development Postdoctoral Researchers, who are expected to engage in high-level, high-quality research and are potential candidates for future faculty positions at the university. Through a rigorous postdoctoral training system, SCUT aims to select and retain the most outstanding researchers as full-time faculty members.

SCUT Guangzhou International Campus (GZIC) is now recruiting talented scholars all over the world to join as Faculty Development Postdoctoral Researchers, offering comprehensive academic and living support with clear career pathways and competitive benefits.

1. Position and Eligibility Requirements

Faculty Development Postdoctoral Researcher Eligibility Criteria:

• Abide by Chinese laws and university regulations; be in good physical and mental health with no criminal or disciplinary record.

• Demonstrate strong research capabilities and academic potential.

• Generally under the age of 35 (inclusive); exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered up to the age of 38.

• Hold a Ph.D. degree from a well-recognized university or research institution, either in China or abroad.

• Ph.D. degree obtained within the last 3 years, or current PhD candidates who have passed their dissertation defense.

• Be able to work full-time at GZIC during the postdoctoral appointment period.

2. Career Support

 1) Academic SupportAccess to national and provincial-level research platforms

• 100% of postdoctoral mentors have experience working at top international universities and research institutes; over 90% are recruited overseas directly; over 60% are high-level talents including various fellows of academic societies.

• RMB 200,000 discretionary research funding per researcher.

• Eligible to apply for senior professional titles 18 months after onboarding and within 1 year after exit, enhancing career starting point.

• Researchers who pass the postdoctoral evaluation with outstanding results and receive SCUT’s Special Talent Support Fund will be 100% recommended for faculty positions.

 2)Living and Welfare Support

• Annual salary starting from RMB 340,000 (pre-tax); for awardees of national or Guangdong Province overseas postdoctoral talent programs (directly granted to postdocs with PhD from world top 200 universities), the annual salary may reach up to RMB 570,000. Additional bonuses of RMB 30,000 or RMB 50,000 are awarded for outstanding performance upon completion.

• On-campus postdoctoral apartments provided; if unavailable, a monthly housing allowance of RMB 2,000 will be granted.

• Children are eligible to enroll in high-quality affiliated kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools.

• Access to university-sponsored healthcare and other employee benefits.

• Eligible to apply for Guangdong Province or Guangzhou Talent Green Cards, which provide prioritized access to services and conveniences for living and working.

• For those who choose to remain employed in Guangdong Province after their term, additional housing subsidies of RMB 300,000–500,000 (over three years) are provided by the provincial or municipal government.

Schools And Research Institutes in GZIC

Contact

1. Please send the application materials to the mailbox of the contact person for respective schools or to academic@scut.edu.cn (the academic recruitment email address of GZIC). Your email should include your curriculum vitae (in PDF format).

2. Questions about recruitment and relevant policies shall be replied  timely through the contact person of the respective schools or via the academic recruitment email address.

Overview of SCUT and GZIC

• South China University of Technology (SCUT)

SCUT is a leading public research-intensive educational institution in China. Located in Guangzhou, a thriving metropolis in South China, SCUT is now one of the 36 Class-A universities under the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE)’s national Double First-Class University Plan.

SCUT is a comprehensive research university with particular strengths in engineering, sciences, medicine, business, economics, humanities, law and other disciplines. It is ranked the world's top 150 universities by the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). According to Clarivate Analytics, SCUT currently has 17 disciplines entering ESI global top 1%, 5 for top 1‰, and 2 (engineering and chemistry) for top 1‱. Engineering encompasses 29 primary disciplines, and among the main supporting disciplines, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electric engineering, control engineering, communication engineering and energy engineering all rank among ARWU's global top 50 disciplines.

• The Guangzhou International Campus (GZIC) 

GZIC is the third campus of SCUT after the Wushan Campus and the University Town Campus. GZIC is jointly established by MoE, Guangdong Provincial Government, Guangzhou Municipal Government, and SCUT. It is the first and only campus that MoE cooperates with the university and the local governments to build a world-class university in cooperation with top overseas universities. The campus aims to help drive innovation and serve the country through education and research activities, as well as contribute to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area.

Located in Panyu district of Guangzhou City, GZIC covers an area of 110 hectares with 1.4 million square meters of floor area. The total investment of the campus is estimated to exceed 20 billion RMB. Upon completion, the campus will enroll about 15,000 students and employ 1,800 staff. In line with SCUT’s strengths in engineering, GZIC focuses on disciplines such as intelligent manufacturing, biological medicine, advanced materials, ecological environment, AI and other emerging engineering and interdisciplinary fields. Ten new engineering schools and a host of cross disciplinary research institutes will be setup on the campus. So far, seven schools have been established, namely, the School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, the Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering, the School of Emergent Soft Matter, the School of Microelectronics/School of Integrated Circuits, the School of Future Technology and the School of Marine Science and Engineering. Together with related research institutes, the following three frontier discipline clusters are being formed: biomedical engineering and life science, artificial intelligence and high-end manufacturing, and advanced materials and devices.

The schools offer a complete system of undergraduate, master, and doctoral programs. Enrollment for graduate students has been open since September 2018, while undergraduate enrollment begins in September 2019. With the competitive education resources, GZIC is highly recognized by high-school students and parents and this is witnessed by the admission rate of 2.5% in 2024. More than 50% of the admitted students have received awards in national science fairs and science competitions. About 10% of the students have won awards in national academic Olympiads.

GZIC of SCUT 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!

Warmly welcome to make difference together at GZIC, SCUT!