Faculty Positions in Immunology, Microbiology, Biomedicine and Finance at Nankai International Advanced Research Institute located in Shenzhen

Job Overview

• Apply by: Open until filled
• Address: Nankai University Shenzhen Correspondence Teaching Station, Bagua Road, Sungang, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
• Qualification: PhD
• Discipline: business-management, Medical & Health Science
• Majors Wanted: Biomedicine, Finance

Nankai International Advanced Research Institute (Shenzhen Futian) is located in Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. The Institute is one of Nankai University’s 10 international joint research centers for its strategy to go global and build Nankai into a world-class university, and to implement Nankai University’s “4211 Seeking Excellence” Plan.

Nankai University is a key comprehensive university directly under the jurisdiction of China’s Ministry of Education. In September 2017, Nankai was selected to the list of 42 universities and colleges that would participate in “Double First-class Initiative” as one of the 36 A-level universities in China.

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone is located on the front line linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and the only platform of external sci-tech cooperation specified in Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Institute is close to Futian Port, making transportation between the Institute and Hong Kong very easy and convenient. The Institute enjoys policy advantages of this specialized zone, including personnel exchanges, capital flows, logistics clearance, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. The Institute aims to establish a high-level sci-tech innovation platform, gather world’s leading scientists, cooperate with world-class universities, and solve key and fundamental challenges in biomedicine and finance. Now, the Institute would like to put out a call for talents.

1. Full-time Jobs

1. Chair Professor
2. Professor
3. Associate Professor
4. Assistant Professor
5. Postdoctoral Fellow

2. Research Orientation

The Institute is led by world-famous scientists and focuses on biomedicine and finance.

The biomedicine research focuses on:

1. immune recognition, immune regulation, and the application of immunotherapy for major diseases such as cancer,
2. the mechanisms of pathogenic microorganisms causing diseases and interacting with host immune system, and the epidemiology of tropical diseases,
3. development and evaluation of new targeted drugs and personalized medicine.

The Institute also focuses on finance given the gathering of financial institutions in Futian District. The research interests will be in the Greater Bay Area’s capital market and the latest financial trends, and making finance serve the physical economy better.

3. Compensation & Benefit

The Institute will provide great support for various levels of talents. The Institute will equip the talents with state-of-the-art facilities featured with the latest technology for their cutting-edge research. The Institute, Futian District, Shenzhen city will provide ample scientific research funds. The Institute will help talents to recruit students and postdoctoral fellows and establish efficient and productive research teams.

The Institute will offer competitive compensation, which is comparable to Hong Kong’s salary level, and housing allowance. The Institute will help those meeting requirements of human resource policies to apply for various grants for talents in Futian District, or Shenzhen City or Guangdong Province. The expert certified as High-level Talent of Guangdong Province can receive a living allowance ranging from 2.5 million to 5 million yuan. The expert certified as High-level Talent of Shenzhen City can receive a living allowance ranging from 1.6 million to 6 million yuan and an extra 50% of the Shenzhen allowance from Futian District (if human-resource policies change, the newest one shall prevail).

According to the preferential policy of personal income tax (PIT) in the Great Bay Area, high-end talents and urgently-needed talents from overseas (including Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan) and working in Shenzhen shall be subsidized for the difference between Hong Kong PIT and Chinese Mainland PIT (when the paid PIT in Shenzhen has exceeded the 15% of the taxable income) by Shenzhen City.

4. How to Apply?

This recruitment program targets academicians, distinguished professors and other high-level talents. The applicants should be well-established and highly innovative scientists with outstanding academic records and leadership. The recruitment offer is effective until further notice and applicants may file an application at time of his or her choice. Please submit your CV (including date of birth, nationality, education background, working experience, list of published papers and book chapters, etc.) in the application email. You may also provide representative works, a work plan and recommendation letters. The Institute will assess the applications according to relevant regulations.

5. Contacts

Person of Contact: Mr. Yizhi Wang

Email: wyz@nankai.edu.cn

Phone: +86-22-85358249