Zhejiang University Postdoctoral Research Fellow Global Recruitment

Zhejiang University is a prestigious institution of higher education with a long history, located in the historical and picturesque city of Hangzhou. Its roots can be traced back to the Qiushi Academy founded in 1897, one of the earliest modern academies of higher education established in China.

During its development, Zhejiang University has always been committed to the university motto “Seeking Truth, Pursuing Innovation”, gradually forming a common value of “diligent, virtuous, discerning, honest” and a spirit of “inclusive, enlightening, creative, responsible”. We are taking effort to cultivate high-quality innovative talents and leaders with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness and global competitiveness. A number of famous scientists, masters in cultural sector and leaders of all industries have emerged from the university and contributed to the progress of human civilization.

After its over 120-year history, Zhejiang University has become a comprehensive, research-oriented and innovative university with solid foundation and strength, special characteristics, and influence at home and abroad. It has 7 faculties, 39 colleges (departments), a Polytechnic Institute, 2 international collaboration institutes and 7 directly affiliated hospitals. Among all 22 research disciplines covered by ESI, Zhejiang University has 21 disciplines listed among global top 1%, in which 10 are in the world’s top 1‰ (ESI data, December 2022). There are 45 full-time academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, 14 senior professors of liberal arts, and more than 1600 state-level talents in the university.

As one of the first batch of universities in China that set up postdoctoral research centers, Zhejiang University has recruited and trained more than 11000 postdoctoral researchers, now owns 59 postdoctoral research centers in 13 disciplines, which is the most in the number of research center and has the most comprehensive disciplines. To construct a better young talents team and enable the university’s Double-First Class initiative, we are launching a new round of global recruitment for postdoctoral research fellow and sincerely inviting young doctors from home and abroad to join us!

I. Requirements:

1. Recent PhD graduates in three years who are intellectually and morally good as well as physically and mentally healthy and with academic ethics;
2. Under the age of 35;
3. Applicants shall work full-time during their stay in the employment unit.

II. Responsibilities:

1. Perform scientific research as the major task and complete postdoctoral research work at the scheduled time;
2. Apply for funding programs of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and other scientific research projects based on research needs; cooperate with the supervisor to undertake key research projects; publish papers in key publications worldwide.

III. Salary and Benefits:

1. Competitive Salary Package: The university collaborates with relevant governmental departments, preponderant disciplines, supervisors, and university-local authority cooperation platforms to build a postdoctoral funding system and operates a tiered funding for university-employed postdoctoral researchers. The annual salary for outstanding postdoctoral candidates may reach more than 400,000 CNY.
2. Guaranteed Living Benefits: Apartments with preferential rents and excellent living facilities are available; social insurance including endowment and medical insurance shall be covered; underage children of postdoctoral researchers are entitled to enter nurseries. Researchers who find jobs in Zhejiang after the postdoctoral program are entitled to local talent policy.
3. Favourable Research Platform: The research group is responsible for ensuring adequate research funding and experiment conditions, supporting the application of various scientific research projects and the participation of international academic conferences.
4. Sound International Cooperation Network: Through the deep collaboration with 9 top universities including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge University and Stanford University, the university dispatches outstanding postdoctoral researchers abroad for cooperative research work; the trial Joint cultivation of Postdoctoral Fellows with Partner Universities Recruitment Program is implemented in Haining International Campus to cultivate great postdoctoral researchers jointly with world’s first-class universities; postdoctoral research centers’ international communication is supported based on the current overseas cooperation.
5. Clear Career Development: Postdoctoral researchers who meet the requirements shall be recommended to apply for the national young talent program and enjoy the priority to the application of university’s teaching and research position after completing the postdoctoral program.
6. Flexible Research Term: Postdoctoral researchers may negotiate with the recruiting department and supervisor to determine the contract period within the scope of national policies according to the needs of the research project.

IV. Contact Us

Please put your resume, diploma, list of scientific research achievements (such as: awards, appraisals, patent certificates, academic papers, etc.) and other supporting materials into a single document and send it to the corresponding department contacts or intended supervisor via email with the subject “Postdoctoral Application＋Name＋Department＋discipline ”.

After passing the initial review, the applicant will be invited to an online interview or offline interview in Hangzhou. Those who pass the interview shall complete Zhejiang University Application and Registration Process for Postdoctoral Admission.

Zhejiang University postdoctoral research centers, department/colleges’ personnel office and supervisors’ information website

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs of Human Resources Department, Zhejiang University: +86-571-88981453, +86-571-88981423