Seeking Research Fellows

Seeking Research Fellows

To realize its strategic goal of becoming a first-class university on a global scale, Planetary Environmental and Astrobiological Research Laboratory is now seeking to recruit Research Fellows, offering favorable salaries and benefits, an excellent academic environment, and broad development opportunities.

1. Introduction to Planetary Environmental and Astrobiological Research Laboratory
The Planetary Environmental and Astrobiological Research Laboratory in the School of Atmospheric Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University is an important academic research and talent training base in the field of space and planetary sciences in China, and is one of the founding members of the Chinese Universities Planetary Science Consortium and an important member of the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Comparative Planetology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Facing the strategic needs of national deep space exploration, it mainly conducts research on the basic natural laws of the Earth and solar system celestial bodies and the coupling mechanism of the celestial layers, and deeply reveals the evolutionary laws and driving mechanisms of planetary systems by comparing the natural environment and habitability conditions of different celestial bodies.
Since its establishment in 2017, the Department of Space and Planetary Sciences has built a dynamic teaching and research team with high academic attainments. The members have achieved fruitful scientific research results in related fields; they have published more than 200 academic papers, undertaken a number of national and provincial projects (including the key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, strategic pilot projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, key projects of the National Defense Bureau of Science and Industry, etc.), and participated extensively in major space exploration missions at home and abroad (such as the Chang'e series of exploration projects and the first Mars exploration project in China, etc.), and won the European He has received many international awards, including the Venus Express Outstanding Contribution Award and Cluster Outstanding Contribution Award from the European Space Agency, the Cassini Team Achievement Award and MESSENGER Team Achievement Award from NASA, and the AOGS Outstanding Young Scientist Award.

2. Vacancies
Research Fellows positions for excellent domestic/overseas doctorate holders to be engaged in full-time research work.

3. Requirements
Basic Requirements: abide by laws of the State and observe rules and regulations of the University; comply with academic norms; possess a rigorous attitude of scholarship; pay heed to teamwork; dedicated and responsible; possess the knowledge, capability and accomplishment required by the respective post; and meet either of the following requirements:
For Distinguished Researcher: lecturer, assistant professor or of equivalent or higher positions at domestic/overseas prestigious colleges/universities or research institutes.
For Distinguished Associate Researcher: excellent doctor or post-doctor at domestic/overseas prestigious colleges/universities or research institutes.
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4. Salaries and Benefits
Sun Yat-sen University will provide successful applicants with competitive salaries and benefits in their respective fields in accordance with the market economy principle. Remuneration for specially-appointed researchers and associate researchers ranges from 190,000—360,000 RMB/year, and the research team will reward its researchers with bonuses for his/her contributions within the employment.

5. Contact Information
Contact: Mrs Lu
Tel: 0756-3668133
E-mail: luying26@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Address: School of Atmospheric Sciences  Sun Yat-sen University

Recruitment of  Postdoctoral Researchers

Scholars of "100 Top Talents Program"

In order to further implement the talent strategy, accelerate the pace of educational development, introduce high-level talents particularly from overseas, and promote the development of teaching, scientific research and discipline construction, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University is recruiting excellent scholars at home and abroad who are qualified for the “100 Top Talents Program”

I. Qualifications
 The applicants should respect academic ethics. Dedication to work, good team spirit and communication skills in international cooperation and exchange are also essentials. Meanwhile, the applicants should meet one of the following conditions:
1) Experts and scholars with high academic attainments and outstanding achievements in relevant fields.
2) Academic leaders and specialists with advanced professional level in relevant disciplinary fields.
3) Ph.D. degree holders with good qualities and great development potentials and graduated from prestigious universities or research institutes at home and abroad, or tutored by famous professors. Applicants in natural sciences, engineering and medical sciences should be under 35 years old, and in social sciences and humanities, under 40 years old.

II. Material Requirements
1) Resume since college with a list of research projects, publications and awards in the past five years;
2) Research proposal after joining SYSU;
3) At least three recommendation letters by distinguished scholars in the same field at home and abroad (including contact information of recommenders);
4) Complete the “Recruitment Application Form of SYSU 100 Top Talents Program” as directed by the corresponding schools and departments.

III. Working, Living conditions at SYSU and Related Regulations
SYSU will provide research start-up grants, settling allowances and offices and laboratories.
1) Research Start-up Grants: according to the actual situations, the allocation of research start-up grants for the talents of the "100 Top Talents Program" is as follows: talents of social sciences and humanities will receive grants of 10,000-1,000,000 RMB; talents of science, engineering and medical sciences will receive grants of 20,000-2,000,000 RMB. For those with special needs in the research projects, the research grants can be allocated accordingly. The grants offered by the university is principally used for the purchasing of research equipments, repairing of research establishments, purchasing of research materials, necessary operating expenses and other related expenses.
2) Settling Allowances: according to the actual situations of the invited talents of the "100 Top Talents Program", the University will offer a certain amount of settling allowances for the invited talents.
3) Offices and Laboratories: they are mainly provided by related schools and departments.
4) Salaries and Fringe Benefits: salaries of the invited talents of the "100 Top Talents Program" are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Talents invited from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, after obtaining the residence permit, can settle the salary and fringe benefits procedures according to related regulations.
5) Allocation of Research Assistants: through the application by schools or departments and with the approval of the University, the invited leading experts of the "100 Top Talents Program" can be allocated research assistants.
6) In the "985 Project" and other key research projects, the University will introduce the Principal Investigators (PI) who will preside over related projects. The salary for the PI will be determined and affirmed in other regulations according to the actual situation.

IV. Contact Information
Address:  School of Atmospheric Sciences
                 Sun Yat-sen University
                 No. 135, Xingang Xi Road
                 Guangzhou, 510275
                 P. R. China
Tel.: 86-20-84111317 
Email: zhangkw9@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Contact: Mrs. Kaiwen Zhang