Nankai University School of Materials Science and Engineering sincerely invites talents from home and abroad in 2025

Job Description

I. Application Requirements:
Applicants must have a good academic reputation and influence in the field of materials science, be academic leaders in their respective fields, have achieved high-level teaching and research results, and meet other requirements specified for the position. Overseas applicants must hold the position of associate professor or above at a world-class university (research institution).
The university implements robust, long-term support measures for the recruitment of high-level talent, offering competitive recruitment benefits in terms of compensation, research funding, housing subsidies and relocation allowances, research platform development, international training, and support. The college provides additional配套measures.

II. Outstanding Young Scientists Fund Project (Overseas)
The Outstanding Young Scientists Fund Project (Overseas) aims to attract and encourage outstanding young scholars (including non-Chinese foreign talents) who have achieved notable accomplishments in natural sciences and engineering technology to return to China (or come to China) for work, independently select research directions to conduct innovative research, promote the rapid growth of young scientific and technological talents, cultivate a group of outstanding academic backbone members with the potential to enter the forefront of global science and technology, and contribute to the construction of a science and technology powerhouse.
Selected candidates will be provided with high-standard working and living conditions by the university, including: permanent staff status and a senior professorship; an annual salary of 720,000 to 780,000 yuan (pre-tax, including social insurance and housing provident fund); housing subsidies and relocation allowances of 2 million yuan (including national and Tianjin municipal government subsidies), research funding of 2.5 million to 4.5 million yuan (including national government subsidies), with additional matching funds available from the college; excellent team configuration, comprehensive living and medical insurance, and Tianjin’s educational advantages; the college and university will provide full support for application submissions.

III. Specially Appointed Researcher Positions in the Talent Special Zone
1. Recruitment Fields
Inorganic-organic hybrid materials, catalytic materials, rare earth functional materials, two-dimensional materials and flexible electronics, artificial intelligence, solid-state batteries, energy conversion and storage, computational materials science, micro-nano optics, light field control, artificial microstructures, micro-nano manufacturing and semiconductor processing, semiconductor optoelectronic devices, electromagnetic shielding/absorbing materials, and related fields.
2. Application Requirements
Distinguished Researcher applicants should generally be no older than 38 years of age, in good physical and mental health, of high moral character and ability, with an upright academic style. They should have achieved high-level, landmark academic achievements in their relevant fields, with academic standards no lower than the average level of candidates selected for the national “Four Young Talents” program in their discipline. They should possess a solid research foundation and significant potential for development, be capable of forming and leading academic research teams, and play a positive role in guiding and promoting the development of their discipline. For those who have made outstanding contributions in engineering technology, product development, and technology transfer, the age limit may be appropriately relaxed.
3. Position Benefits
01 Permanent staff position, senior professional title, and eligibility to serve as a doctoral supervisor.
02 Pre-tax annual salary of 500,000–780,000 RMB, housing allowance and relocation allowance of 600,000–1,000,000 RMB (including college matching funds), and research startup funds of 1,000,000–2,000,000 RMB (including college matching funds).
03 The college will provide priority support in terms of laboratory office conditions, forming research teams, and recruiting graduate students.

IV. Teaching and Research Associate Professor Positions
1. Recruitment Specialties
0805 Materials Science and Engineering (smart polymer materials, optoelectromagnetic inorganic functional materials, advanced rare earth materials, new energy and catalytic materials, materials synthesis and preparation, materials processing engineering, etc.), 0702 Physics (Micro/Nano Optics, Artificial Microstructures, Optical Field Control, Acoustics, Acoustic Field Control, Materials/Device Physics, etc.), 0703 Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, etc., related to materials), 0817 Chemical Engineering and Technology (Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, etc., related to materials), 0856 Materials and Chemical Engineering
2. Application Requirements
Doctoral degree and degree, with at least two years of full-time research experience after obtaining the doctoral degree, generally under 35 years of age (age may be appropriately relaxed for exceptionally outstanding candidates), and demonstrating significant academic development potential. Academic level should not be lower than the average level of associate professors in the same discipline.
3. Position Benefits
1) Civil service status, with eligibility to apply for doctoral supervisor qualifications.
2) Annual pre-tax salary of 250,000 to 400,000 RMB.
3) The college provides a housing subsidy and relocation allowance of 200,000 RMB, research startup funds of 200,000 RMB, and support for experimental and office facilities.