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Full/Associate/Assistant Professor in Centre for Higher Education Research

Employer
SUSTech
Location
Shenzhen (CN)
Closing date
31 Mar 2021

Centre for Higher Education Research,

Southern University of Science and Technology

Job Openings

The Centre for Higher Education Research (hereinafter “the Centre”) of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China (hereinafter “the University”) was founded in June 2015. As both a teaching and research unit and a supporting entity of International Centre of Higher Education Innovation of UNESCO, the Centre aims at carrying out academic research and practical activities in the field of higher education.

The teaching and research areas of the Centre include: 1) Professional general education; 2) School-based research; 3) ICT theory and application; 4) Curriculum development and planning; 5) Talent development.

Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (2-4 positions)

1. Qualifications

  • Applicants should be able to demonstrate research excellence in pedagogy with world-leading research achievements;
  • Applicants should have a vice-senior or above professional title in pedagogy or a PhD degree in pedagogy;
  • Preference will be given to applicants who have experience in studying abroad and extensive working experience at overseas well-known universities. Proficiency in working, researching, and writing in English will be preferred;
  • Preference will be given to applicants who are familiar with and involved in "studies on the application of ICT in higher education" and those who are outstanding in research fields such as MOOC, mobile learning, blended learning, etc.;
  • Preference will be given to "Chang Jiang Scholars", tenured professors from overseas first-class universities, or other applicants of the similar level.

2. Position and Remuneration

  • Salary and Benefits: The University offers internationally competitive salary and benefits, including the “five insurances and one housing fund” according to the national policy (endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, employment injury insurance, maternity insurance, and Housing Provident Fund), corporate pension, supplementary health insurance, etc.;
  • Housing: The University will provide spacious and comfortable accommodation;
  • Qualified appointees can apply for the Shenzhen government's "Peacock Program", in which C-class talents will receive tax-free subsidies of no less than RMB 1,600,000, and B-class talents will receive tax-free subsidies of no less than RMB 2,000,000;
  • The school helps to solve the spouse's employment and children's school enrolment issues. Children of faculty members can enrol at SUSTech Kindergarten and SUSTech Experimental Primary School;
  • It is the priority of the University to provide any other necessary resources that the discipline needs;
  • The University offers certain rewards to appointees who succeed in leading the discipline to the accreditation of doctoral program or to be included in the National Key Disciplines during the appointment period.

3. Duties

  • Appointees should endeavour to promote the pedagogical discipline development of the Centre, aiming at building it into one of the most influential academic platforms in the country;
  • During the appointment period, Professor should publish no less than two academic articles on the university designated B-class-above periodicals or overseas SSCI periodicals and no less than two academic articles on C-Class periodicals each year, and host and complete two national research projects or three provincial and ministerial projects. Overfulfilment will be rewarded in accordance with the provisions of the University (the primary or corresponding author’s institution should be the Southern University of Science and Technology);
  • During the appointment period, Associate Professors should publish no less than two academic articles on the university designated B-class-above periodicals or overseas SSCI periodicals and no less than one academic article on C-Class periodicals each year, and host and complete one national research project or two provincial and ministerial projects. Overfulfilment will be rewarded in accordance with the provisions of the University (the primary or corresponding author’s institution should be the Southern University of Science and Technology);
  • During the appointment period, Assistant Professors should publish no less than one academic article on the university designated B-class-above periodicals or overseas SSCI periodicals and no less than one academic article on C-Class periodicals each year, and host and complete one national research project or one provincial and ministerial project. Overfulfillment will be rewarded in accordance with the provisions of the University (the primary or corresponding author’s institution should be the Southern University of Science and Technology).

Application Documents

  • Current curriculum vitae;
  • Photocopies and scanned copies of qualification documents;
  • List of research projects, publications, and awards in recent five years;
  • Photocopies and scanned copies of all research projects and award certificates;
  • Photocopies and scanned copies of full texts of the applicant's five important and innovative articles, together with the covers and the tables of contents of the periodicals where the articles were published;
  • Proof of article acceptance and citation data;
  • Proof of domestic or overseas important job appointments;
  • Photocopies and scanned copies of proof of appointments at international academic conferences and invitation letters or notifications for presentations or invited talks.

5. Application Procedure

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