Shanghai Jiao Tong is one of the most historic and prestigious higher education institutions in China, renowned both domestically and internationally. It is a national university directly under the Ministry of Education and co-built with Shanghai Municipality. After more than 120 years of relentless efforts, Shanghai Jiao Tong University has become a domestic first-class and internationally renowned university characterized by being "comprehensive, innovative, and international”.
SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT)
Established in 2012 through a joint venture between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and France's top universities — IP Paris and Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)— the institute has engaged in close cooperation and exchanges with its French partner schools in teaching, scientific research, student exchanges, and industrial incubation over the past decade. The institute offers majors in mechanical engineering, information engineering, and energy and power engineering. Relying on the strong foundation of French engineering education and Shanghai Jiao Tong University's profound academic foundation, it conducts interdisciplinary innovative research.
SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology has always adhered to the main strategy of strengthening the institute with talented individuals, aiming for a faculty team that is "high-level, international, and diversified." Currently, the institute has 45 full-time dedicated teachers, with 40% being foreign teachers, three national-level talent plan members (including youth programs), one foreign national specially appointed expert, and two Shanghai Municipal international teaching masters. In addition, the institute has 63 senior French professors and 64 enterprise experts, who, as an important part of the faculty team, jointly participate in and promote international scientific research cooperation and university-enterprise cooperation.
Institute Research Platforms
The institute closely collaborates with its French partner schools, other institutes of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and enterprises to conduct cutting-edge research in fields such as information engineering, mechanical engineering, and energy and power engineering, and has established multiple research platforms.
Industrial Network System Perception and Control Research Platform
Built upon the Ministry of Education's Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing, with the goal of "efficient collaboration of heterogeneous industrial networks at the field level," it has broken through key technological bottlenecks and successfully developed Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology and its core equipment supporting large-scale data interaction, providing key technical support for the development of major equipment such as software-defined satellites and automated testing of large aircraft assembly.
Intelligent Equipment Dynamics and Sensing-Driven Technology Research Platform
Built upon the National Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, it conducts cutting-edge basic research on new theories, methods, and technologies of intelligent equipment system dynamics in defense and civilian fields, providing key technical support for the development of intelligent equipment, independent research and development of defense equipment, and technological progress of spacecraft and manufacturing equipment.
Neutron Science Research Center
Built upon the National Key Laboratory of Neutron Science and Technology, it is committed to the research of neutron large-scale scientific facilities in the fields of new material development and non-destructive characterization technology, and vigorously promotes the application of neutron technology in fields such as aerospace, nuclear power defense, chemical engineering, biomedicine, high-speed rail ships, and basic research.
Clean Energy Research Center
In response to the national new energy strategy, focusing on the breakthrough and industrialization of hydrogen energy core technologies, it is dedicated to research in the fields of hydrogen energy utilization - fuel cells, hydrogen production - electrolysis of water, and clean fuel - electrochemical production of ammonia, actively promoting the optimization and upgrading of the global energy structure.
The main recruitment directions include but are not limited to:
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Mechanical Engineering
Robot technology, intelligent manufacturing, smart materials, large-scale scientific facilities and applications
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Information and Engineering
Artificial intelligence, industrial software, wireless communication and Internet of Things, industrial internet, big data technology, network security
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Energy and Power Engineering
New energy, energy storage technology, smart energy, digital energy
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Forward-looking Interdisciplinary
Recruitment Positions
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Tenured Associate Professor
Generally should have a doctoral degree for more than 3 years, engaged in research work in related fields and achieved good academic results, demonstrating strong academic ability and good career development prospects.
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Tenured Assistant Professor
Hold a doctoral degree, with the ability to independently conduct academic research, demonstrating good scientific literacy and academic development potential.
Remuneration and Support
Remuneration
A competitive basic annual salary, housing allowance, and research performance are provided. Additionally, various reward performances from the university and institute can be enjoyed according to policy, with no upper limit.
Research Support
Sufficient research startup funds; office and laboratory space support in the newly built Sino-French building.
Student Support
Priority guarantee of doctoral student quotas; guarantee of three master's student quotas per year.
Living Support
Providing establishment status, eligible to settle in Shanghai. Relying on Shanghai Jiao Tong University's affiliated hospitals and schools to provide high-quality medical services and children's educational resources. Exceptionally outstanding individuals can negotiate terms individually.
The National Natural Science Foundation of China's Excellent Youth Science Fund Project (Overseas) aims to attract and encourage overseas outstanding young scholars (including foreign talents) who have achieved good results in natural sciences and engineering technology to return to (come to) China to work, independently choose research directions to conduct innovative research, promote the rapid growth of young scientific and technological talents, and cultivate a group of outstanding academic backbones who are expected to enter the forefront of world science and technology, contributing to the construction of a strong science and technology country.
The following is the 2024 project application guide. The official application conditions and requirements for 2025 will be based on the 2025 project guide released by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Please pay attention: https://www.nsfc.gov.cn/publish/portal0/tab442/module1178/page1.htm
(1) Abide by the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China, possess good scientific ethics, and consciously practice the spirit of scientists in the new era;
(2) Date of birth on or after January 1, 1985;
(3) Main research direction is natural science, engineering technology, etc.;
(4) After obtaining a doctoral degree and before 2025 (specific date subject to the project guide of the year), generally should have obtained a formal teaching or research position in overseas universities, research institutions, or enterprise R&D institutions, and have more than 36 months of continuous work experience; for those who obtained a doctoral degree overseas and have particularly outstanding achievements, the work experience requirement may be appropriately relaxed;
(5) Achieved scientific research or technological results recognized by peers, and have the potential to become an academic leader or outstanding talent in the field;
(6) The applicant has not yet returned to (come to) China for full-time work, or returned to (come to) China for full-time work after January 1, 2024. After receiving the funding notice, must resign from overseas work or have no work overseas, and return to (come to) China for full-time work for no less than 3 years.
On the basis of tenured faculty benefits, the basic annual salary is no less than 700,000/year + housing allowance, and exceptionally outstanding individuals can negotiate terms individually.
Applicants for the Overseas Excellent Youth Program can also apply for various talent plans in Shanghai. After being selected, multiple benefits will be stacked to provide support. The university and institute will provide full-process services and guarantees, including policy consultation, application preparation, onboarding, and benefit implementation, and organize experts to provide full-process and full-chain guidance to applicants to increase the success rate of applications.
Application materials: personal resume, representative academic achievements, etc. Contact person: Teacher Sun Contact phone number: 021-34202941 Email: hr.speit@sjtu.edu.cn;
We look forward to your joining!