School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University Invites Global Talents to Apply for Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas)
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University 19:27 Feb. 19, 2022
The School of Atmospheric Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University invites talents from China and abroad to pursue career in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. We are sincerely looking for excellent young applicants who are willing to devote their talents for cultivating students and academic researchers in colleges and the universities. We are welcoming the interested candidates to apply for the Science Foundation Program for Distinguished Young Scholars of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Overseas) (hereinafter referred to as Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas)).
- Program Orientation
The Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas) is designed to attract and encourage distinguished scholars (including non-Chinese foreign talents) who have made sound achievements in natural sciences, engineering and other fields to return (come) to China for conducting innovative research in their respective choice of disciplines. The purpose of this program is to help China building its technological prowess by promoting rapid growth of young professionals and train a group of outstanding talents who are expected to enter the forefront as world’s -leading researchers.
- Discipline orientation requirements
The economics of climate change, development and application of climate models, research and development of land surface models and data assimilation, ocean-land-atmosphere interaction, relationship between regional and global climate change, multi-scale changes of Asian monsoon system, weather and climate prediction of China, mechanism and forecast of weather and climate disasters in Pan-South China Sea and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, polar atmosphere-ocean-sea ice-ice sheet interaction and climate change, global climate change and environmental ecology, atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric physics and chemistry, marine meteorology, hydrometeorology, meso-scale and micro-scale meteorology, numerical simulation and prediction, satellite radar meteorology, data assimilation, extreme weather events, space physics, comparative planetology, atmospheric observation, environment and health, boundary layer and atmospheric turbulence, air pollution and regional air quality, urban meteorology and built micro-meteorology and other related disciplines.
- Application Time
February 15, 2022- April 5, 2022
- Applicant Requirements
1. Basic Requirements:
(1)The applicants must abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, obey good scientific ethics and morality, and adhere to the spirits of modern-day scientific principles;
(2)Born on and after January 1, 1982;
(3)Holding a doctoral degree;
(4)Research direction should be focused on natural sciences, engineering technologies, etc.
(5)Holding a faculty or research position at a foreign college or university, research institute, corporate R&D department and having a working experience of more than 36 months by April 15, 2022; the requirements of working experiences can be relaxed appropriately for those who have obtained a doctoral degree abroad and made outstanding achievements in his/her field of research;
(6)Have obtained academic or technological achievements which are recognized by prominent experts in his/her field of research, and have the potential to become a leading scholar or outstanding professional in his/her field of research;
(7)Haven’t held a full-time position in China or started holding a position in China after January 1, 2021. The applicant must resign the overseas position after being granted qualification, or holding no overseas position, or full-time work position in China for at least three years.
2. Requirements for limited programs
Subject to the relevant requirements for coordinating the national plan for scientific and technological talents issued by relevant departments of the central government. The applicant is allowed to undertake only one national technological talent program of the same level, and is not allowed to apply for programs lower than their talent program, for which they are currently enrolled with.
- Application Process
(1)Application Method
Interested applicants are advised to send their CVs to weisp3@mail.sysu.edu.cn (Ms. Wei) before March 10, 2022. The CV must include basic personal information, contact information, study and work experience and major academic achievements (papers, projects, patents, awards, etc.). Once the applicant and the school reached the agreement, the applicant will be provided with the guidance regarding the subsequent application process.
(2)Matters needing attention
1. Eligible applicants are advised to sign an employment contract or agreement of intent with the School of Atmospheric Sciences according to the program guidelines, log in to https://isisn.nsfc.gov.cn/ after (on) February 15, 2022, click the item “Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas)”, and fill in the Application Form of The National Natural Science Foundation of China Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas) (hereafter referred to as "the application form"). The applicant shall be held responsible for the authenticity of the information they provided in the application documents.
2. Applicant shall fill in the application form online either in Simplified Chinese or in English according to the instructions and outlines of the application, and upload relevant attachment files as required.
3. The Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas) adopts a paperless application process. Applicants must submit the relevant files, such as the electronic application form, attachments, and the Letter of commitment of impartiality undertaking to the supporting organizations. The supporting units will review and submit the online version to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
4. NSFC Contact:
+86-10-62329133、62325562、62328623
Information Center:
+86-10-62327021
- Remuneration package
Positions
1. Successful applicant will be employed as full-time researcher of the Hundred-Talent Program, which is teaching and research position in the Sun Yat-sen University.
2. Successful applicant will be employed as associate professor; the outstanding applicants will be assigned as professor;
3. Successful applicants will be hired as doctoral supervisor with quota for recruiting doctoral students and they will be supported to hire post-doctoral researchers.
Remuneration
1. Competitive remuneration package;
2. Settlement allowance/ housing subsidy of no less than RMB1.7 million (including state level and excluding Guangdong provincial level supporting fund)
Research Funds
1. State Funds: 1 million – 3 million RMB (3 years)
2. Subsidies from Guangdong provincial government and the university: RMB2.1 million– 2.3 million (excluding the subsidies provided by the school)
Benefits & Welfare
1. Talent apartments will be provided at each campus for rent;
2. The faculties can enroll their children to the affiliated schools (primary and middle schools) to enjoy high-quality educational resources;
3. The university is supported by 10 affiliated hospitals which will provide high-quality medical services.
Other Benefits
1. The university will provide ample space for office and research;
2. The university will hire industry experts, and the human resource department, school of scientific research and other related departments will provide professional consultation and guidance to the applicants during the application process.
(Remunerations policies are subject to change based on the rules of central, provincial or local government.)
- Contact
Contact: Sun Yat-sen University School of Atmospheric Sciences (Ms. Wei)
Tel: (+86)18666080433 (WeChat)
E-mail: weisp3@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Address: A258, Haiqin Bay, Zhuhai Campus, Sun Yat-sen University, Tangjiawan, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province
- About the School of Atmospheric Sciences, SYSU
The School of Atmospheric Science of Sun Yat-sen University was founded in October 2015, which is located in the Zhuhai Campus. It is formerly known as the Meteorology Department of the School of Geography, Sun Yat-sen University, which was founded in 1961. At present, a complete atmospheric professionals training system of "Bachelor-Master-Doctor-Postdoctoral" has been established. The undergraduate program involves two majors; the atmospheric science and applied meteorology, and five departments are established such as meteorology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, marine meteorology, space weather and cryosphere science. Postgraduate program involves five master's and doctoral programs in meteorology, atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment, climate change and environmental ecology, space physics and resources and environmental engineering.
Administrative Building – Haiqin No.2
The school of Atmospheric Sciences focuses on the development of major national strategic needs, such as national climate change, tropical marine development, marine power construction, the "Belt and Road Initiative" construction, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area construction and deep space exploration. The research are mainly focused on two strategic directions i.e. "tropical ocean and its surrounding sea, land and air observation monitoring and seamless prediction system" and "early warning system for extreme climatic and ecological risks in key areas of the Belt and Road Initiative ". The school is focused on planning and deployment of land surface processes and biogeochemical cycle, climate change and sustainable development in key areas of the "Belt and Road Initiative", tropical and global atmospheric and marine science, natural disasters in tropical ocean and surrounding areas and atmospheric environment, space weather and comparative planetology. According to the main direction of the disciplines, the school has collaborated with domestic and foreign universities and the regulatory departments to build four provincial and ministerial-level research platforms (including one academician workstation), four departmental / school-level platforms and one international advisory body, which have had an important impact on the atmospheric science community.
With the unique geographical advantages of the Sun Yat-sen University's Zhuhai Campus, as well as the advantages of the platforms such as the "Sun Yat-sen University" marine science research and practice ship and the Tianhe-2 supercomputer, the school has given vigorous efforts to create a first-class team of atmospheric science talents, and has built an excellent talent training and support system for teaching and scientific research. At present, there are 191 faculty members, including 32 professors, 65 associate professors, 6 assistant professors and lecturers, 14 full-time researchers, 35 post-doctoral fellows, 30 high-level talents, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 2 excellent meteorological lecturers of national and provincial level.
Currently, the school’s administrative building- Haiqin No. 2 has been officially put into service. Besides, the school has completed the construction of a high-performance computer lab as a platform for numerical model development and commissioning. The platform will be used for connecting to the supercomputer "Tianhe-2", and is expected to play an important role in teaching and research aspects. In addition, the school has actively participated in the construction and application of the national supercomputer center Tianhe-2 , the Guangdong Laboratory of Southern Marine Science and Engineering (Zhuhai) and the future earth global secretariate hub China. It is worth noting that the school is responsible for management of the "Sun Yat-sen University" marine comprehensive science research ship.
"Sun Yat-sen University" marine comprehensive science research ship
Over the past five years, the school has led or undertaken nearly 30 national-level key research projects, including 3 national-level key research programs, 4 national-level key research tasks, 4 major research programs under the NSFC, 1 key research program under the NSFC, 2 key research plans under the NSFC, 1 key scientific device R&D program under the NSFC, 2 joint fund research programs under the NSFC, 2 special research programs under the NSFC, together with 460 other scientific research programs. Overall, the school has obtained a total of competitive research funds worth nearly RMB400 million, published 646 high-quality academic papers. Specifically, the school has been honored the 2nd Prize of the Natural Science Award by the Ministry of Education, and received State-level Offline First-class Course and Guangdong Awards for Educational Achievements.
The school has cultivated a group of excellent professionals, with the quality and numbers in front rank among the leading colleges of atmospheric sciences. In particular, the school has totally enrolled a total of 579 undergraduate students in recent 5 years, 188 doctoral students and 368 master students from 2016 to 2021. 67.27% of the postgraduate enrolled are from universities under the 985 Project and the Double-First Class initiative. The rate of undergraduate students who pursue further studies for postgraduate degree has grown from 45% in 2015 to 68% in 2021.
“Vast as the Universe, Dynamic as the Nature; With Solidity, We Move Ahead!” the School of Atmospheric Sciences will provide powerful platform and high-quality resources for the aspired scholars to realize their potential. We sincerely invite talents from all over the world to apply for the Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars (Overseas), work to support the innovative development of Guangdong Province in the new era, and make greater contributions to the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Greater Bay Area and the entire nation.
An aerial view of Zhuhai Campus of Sun Yat-sen University
