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Announcement of Employment Opportunities for Teaching Talents, Aberdeen Institute, SCNU
South China Normal University(SCNU) was founded in 1933, with a long history, complete range of disciplines and rapid development momentum. As a member of the “211 Project”, it enters the ranks of universities co-constructed by Guangdong Provincial Government and the Ministry of Education, Guangdong High-Level University Sponsoring Project and National Sponsoring Project for World-Class Disciplines Construction. SCNU now boasts four campuses, namely Shipai Campus, University Town Campus, Nanhai Campus and Shanwei Campus. Nanhai campus is jointly built by the university, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, the People’s Government of Foshan City, and the People’s Government of Nanhai District. With the development strategy of internationalization, new engineering, interdisciplinary and research-oriented, it aims to develop into a special zone for talent cultivation, a demonstration zone for international education, a pilot zone for mechanism reform, and a demonstration zone for industry-university-research cooperation. Located in SCNU Nanhai campus, the Aberdeen Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (hereafter referred to as “Aberdeen Institute”) is now openly recruiting outstanding teaching talents from home and abroad.
Introduction of Institute
The Aberdeen Institute is a non-legal-entity Sino-foreign joint institute established bySouthChinaNormalUniversityand theUniversityofAberdeen. In May 2021, the Ministry of Education (MoE) officially approved the establishment of Aberdeen Institute, which is a teaching and research unit at SCNU. It marks the launch of the first Sino-foreign joint institute offering undergraduate program in artificial intelligence inChina, the first Sino-foreign joint institute at SCNU, also the first of its kind inFoshanCity. The Aberdeen Institute enrolled the first intake of 185 students in 2021, offering three four-year undergraduate programs, namely, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and information management & information systems. The total capacity is expected to reach 1,200 students in the future. It adopts the training mode of “4+0” “dual registration” “double degree” .
Requirements and Rewards
1. Outstanding Young Talents
(1) Requirements
In principle, the candidates’ age should not exceed 40 years old if he/she has a doctoral degree of natural science and should not exceed 45 years old if he/she has a doctoral degree of humanity and social science. The candidates, with the ability of China’s Four Categories of Youth Talents or have great potential for development, should have achieved original scientific research achievements and well-recognized by experts in the field. The candidates should be able to teach fully in English.
(2) Rewards
Rewards from SCNU: Employed within public institution staffing quota. The candidates can be recruited as professor, associate professor or position of equivalent level. The candidates will be rewarded with an annual pre-tax salary of 300,000-600,000 yuan. Housing Allowance of up to pre-tax 2 million yuan will be provided. Research start-up fund will be provided according to research fields and actual needs.
Rewards from Nanhai Campus: The Nanhai Campus will provide an additional subsidy of 50,000 yuan per year according to the academic level, title, and teaching courses of the introduced talents; Research start-up fund is basically the same as offered by SCNU, varying from person to person in the first employment period; The Aberdeen Institute’s subsidy will be decided based on face-to-face negotiation.
Other Benefits: The candidate’s children can apply for studying in the affiliated kindergarten, primary and middle school of SCNU according to relevant regulations.
2. Backbone Teachers
(1) Requirements
The applicant should not be more than 50 years old in principle, and should hold a doctor’s degree. He/she should have obtained a senior or associate senior professional title in a university ranked no lower than SCNU or in the same discipline ranked no lower than SCNU, or his/her research achievements have met the requirements for the appointment of professor or associate professor in SCNU. Have rich teaching and scientific research achievements in recent five years, and the teaching and research level is at the forefront of the school’s teachers in related subject areas. The candidates should be able to teach fully in English
(2) Rewards
Rewards from SCNU: Employed within public institution staffing quota. Salary and benefits are provided according to the policies of the nation, the province and the university.
Rewards from Nanhai Campus: Nanhai campus will provide a subsidy of 30,000 yuan per year; Research start-up fund of up to 100,000 yuan will be provided for candidates in the fields of science and engineering in the first employment period, and up to 50,000 yuan for candidates in other disciplines. The Aberdeen Institute’s subsidy will be decided based on face-to-face negotiation.
Other Benefits: The candidate’s children can apply for studying in the affiliated kindergarten, primary and middle school of SCNU according to relevant regulations.
3. Young Talents
(1) Requirements
The age of the candidates, preferably under 35, can be prolonged to 38 if he/she has outstanding academic performance in Science of Art, Philosophy,or Humanities and Social Science. Doctorate degree or postdoctoral research should have gained or done in such universities or institutions as Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discipline at universities ranked no lower than A level in Ministry of Education evaluation or the top 200 universities in the world (internationally recognized four global university rankings: ARWU, QS, THE, US News, the same hereinafter). Candidates are expected to have achieved original research achievements in the field with impressive academic potentiality and vitality. The Candidates should be able to teach fully in English .
(2) Rewards
Rewards from SCNU: Young Talents will be employed for a term of 3 years as Special Research Fellow. Salary consists of three parts, basic salary, annual reward performance and performance bonus. The total payment of basic salary and annual reward performance is 250,000 yuan per year.
Performance Bonus: During the term of employment, a candidate as project leader, can apply for rewards from the first month of employment if he/she successfully obtains any of the following scientific research projects under SCNU: For a project supported by Social Science Project of Ministry of Education or National Education Scientific Planning(ministerial level), the candidate will enjoy awards of 30,000 yuan. For a project supported by National Foundation for Young Scholars or National Education Scientific Planning(state level), the candidate will enjoy rewards of 50,000 yuan. For a project supported by National Foundation for General Programs or Nation Postdoctoral Innovation Talents Planning, the candidate will enjoy rewards of 100,000 yuan. Those who apply for several projects mentioned above will be awarded the highest one without repetition.
Rewards from Nanhai campus: Nanhai campus will provide a subsidy of 40,000 yuan per year; Research start-up fund of up to 100,000 yuan will be provided for candidates in the fields of science and engineering in the first employment period, and up to 50,000 yuan for candidates in other disciplines. The Aberdeen Institute’s subsidy will be decided based on face-to-face negotiation.
Other Benefits: The candidate’s children can apply for studying in the affiliated kindergarten andprimary schoolofSCNUaccording to relevant regulations. When housing resources are sufficient, the candidates can also apply for renting interim apartments, but can no longer enjoy rental allowance.
4. Young Talents (Postdoctors)
(1) Requirements
The candidates, preferably under 35, have good academic background, academic foundation and development potential, and have achieved innovative scientific research results. Preference will be given to applicants who have gained his/her doctorate degree from domestic universities and discipline ranked no lower than SCNU in comprehensive competitiveness or the top 500 universities in the world. Qualified Young Talent (Postdoctors) will be under the management of the postdoctoral system. The Candidates should be able to teach fully in English .
(2) Rewards
Rewards from SCNU: Young Talent (Postdoctors) will be employed for a term of 3 years as Special Associate Research Fellow and will be managed in the national or provincial postdoctoral system. Salary consists of three parts, basic salary, annual reward performance and performance bonus. The total payment of basic salary and annual reward performance is 230,000 yuan per year.
Performance Bonus: During the term of employment, a candidate as project leader, can apply for rewards from the first month of employment if he/she successfully obtains any of the following scientific research projects under SCNU: For a project supported by Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the candidate will enjoy awards of 20,000 yuan. For a project supported by Social Science Project of Ministry of Education or National Education Scientific Planning(ministerial level), the candidate will enjoy awards of 30,000 yuan. For a project supported by National Foundation for Young Scholars or National Education Scientific Planning(state level), the candidate will enjoy rewards of 50,000 yuan. For a project supported by National Foundation for General Programs or Nation Postdoctoral Innovation Talents Planning, the candidate will enjoy rewards of 100,000 yuan. Those who apply for several projects supported by Postdoctoral Science Foundation will be awarded only once; those who apply for several projects mentioned above will be awarded the highest one without repetition.
Rewards from Nanhai Campus: Nanhai Campus will provide a subsidy of 30,000 yuan per year; Research start-up fund of up to 60,000 yuan will be provided for candidates in the fields of science and engineering in the first employment period, and up to 20,000 yuan for candidates in other disciplines. The Aberdeen Institute’s subsidy will be decided based on face-to-face negotiation.
Other Benefits: The candidate’s children can apply for studying in the affiliated kindergarten and primary school of SCNU according to relevant regulations. When housing resources are sufficient, the candidates can also apply for renting interim apartments, but can no longer enjoy rental allowance.
5. Senior Teachers
(1) Requirements
Candidates should meet the university’s basic criteria as well as the college’s specific requirements. Candidates should have already acquired master degree or above degree, taking priority to those with overseas learning experience. The Candidates should be able to teach fully in English .
(2) Rewards
Rewards from SCNU: The candidates will sign an employment contract with SCNU. The annual salary of Chinese teachers is 120,000 yuan, and the annual salary of foreign teachers is 160,000 yuan.
Rewards from Nanhai Campus: Nanhai Campus will provide a subsidy according to educational level and academic title. The candidates who do not have any academic title will enjoy 20,000 yuan per year, 30,000 yuan for lecturers per year, and 40,000 yuan per year for associate professors or above. The Aberdeen Institute’s subsidy will be decided based on face-to-face negotiation.
For applicants of the talent categories above, if their performance is particularly outstanding, the age and education requirements can be appropriately adjusted. In addition, candidates who meet the conditions of the Foshan Talent Initiatives can apply for the following rewards according to regulations:
| Talent category | Settlement allowance(ten thousand yuan/year) | Research start-up funds(ten thousand yuan/year) |
| National leading talents | 200 | Disciplines in Science, engineering, agriculture and medicine: 200 Other disciplines: 80 |
| Provincial leading talents | 150 | Disciplines in Science, engineering, agriculture and medicine: 150 Other disciplines: 60 |
| Local leading talents | 100 | Disciplines in Science, engineering, agriculture and medicine: 100 Other disciplines: 40 |
| Backbone talents in teaching and research | 50 | Disciplines in Science, engineering, agriculture and medicine: 50 Other disciplines: 20 |
| Postdoctors | 15 | Disciplines in Science, engineering, agriculture and medicine: 10 Other disciplines: 5 |
| Doctors | 10 | — |
Reference: “Announcement by the Foshan People’s Government Office on Supporting Measures for Introducing High-level Talents in Higher Education”
http://www.foshan.gov.cn/zwgk/zcwj/gfxwj/szfbgsgfxwj/content/post_1736459.html
The above rewards shall be adjusted timely according to the implementation of Foshan Talent Initiatives, and shall be explained and implemented by the relevant government departments of Foshan city.
III. Application Documents
The candidates should send the compressed application documents in electronic format to designated email address, with a title of the email and appendix as “talent category + disciplines or majors applying + candidate’s full name ( for instance: Young Talent + Software Engineering + Zhang San)”. The candidates should provide CV, scientific research projects undertaken in the past 5 years, published papers, relevant achievements of awards, scanned copies of academic degree certificates for all academic stages (Overseas graduates should attach the degree certification issued by theChineseServiceCenterfor Scholarly Exchange, MoE), scanned copies of teacher qualification certificates if available.
Contact Us
Ms HU, 0757-86636850, aberdeen@scnu.edu.cn
This announcement shall take effect as of the date of release and shall be expired when vacancies become unavailable. If the relevant policies and regulations of the country, local governments and SCNU are adjusted, new policies and regulations will be implemented accordingly.
If the English translation is not accurate, the original Chinese content shall prevail.
Appendix: Teaching Talents Vacancies of the Aberdeen Institute ,SouthChinaNormalUniversity
South China Normal University
2021/09/27
Appendix：
Teaching Talents Vacancies of the Aberdeen Institute,SouthChinaNormalUniversity
| Vacancies | Disciplines or Majors | Categories | Quota | Note |
| Discipline Teachers for Artificial Intelligence Program of Aberdeen Institute | Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Cyberspace Security(Computer Software and Theory, Computer Application Technology, Computer System Structure, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Big Data Technology, Network and information security, Robotic, etc.) , or relevant specialty and research directions. | Outstanding Young Talents, Backbone Teachers, Young Talents, Young Talents(Postdoctors) |
7 | Taking priority to those with overseas learning or working experience |
| Discipline Teachers for Software Engineering Program of Aberdeen Institute | Software Engineering(Natural Language Processing, Speech Information Processing,Brain Computer Interaction, Intelligent Information Processing, EEG and Hybrid Intelligence, Brain-inspired Intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Big data Analysis and Processing, Data Science, Intelligent software, etc.), Computer Science and Technology (Computer Application Technology, Computer Software and Theory, Computer System Structure),Cyberspace Security, Pattern Recognition and Intelligent System, Smart Education, AI+ Education, Information and Communication Engineering, Signal and Information Processing, Applied Mathematics, Computing Mathematics or relevant specialty and research directions. | 7 | Taking priority to those with overseas learning or working experience; 2 candidates majoring in Mathematics needed. |
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| Discipline Teachers for Information Management & Information Systems Program of Aberdeen Institute | Information Management and Information System (Business Intelligence and Business Management, Information Management and Information System, Data Science and Big data Technology, Intelligent Information Processing), or relevant specialty and research directions. | 5 | Taking priority to those with overseas learning or working experience; Candidates with good mathematics foundation preferred. | |
| English Language Teachers of Aberdeen Institute | English Language | Backbone Teachers | 1 | 1. Applicants with a PhD degree from an overseas university and major in foreign linguistics, applied linguistics, language testing, language and literature, pedagogy, translation studies or TESOL will be selected on the basis of merit. 2. Candidates who have studied in English speaking countries or have IELTS teacher Training certificate, CELTA or TEFL/TESOL certificate are preferred; 3.Academic IELTS 7.5 or above, with writing 7 or above, or with equivalent competence preferred. |
| English Language Teachers of Aberdeen Institute | English Language | Senior Teachers | 4 | 1. The applicants should have already acquired master degree or above qualification. The overseas talents returned from English-speaking countries are preferred. 2. Chinese applicants both of undergraduate and graduate are required to graduate from English-related majors, such as, but not limited to English Language and Literature, English Education, Applied Linguistics, Intercultural Communication, Translation. Holders of CELTA or authoritative TEFL/TESOL certificates are preferred. 3. Foreigners are required to be English native speakers, and are from the following countries like United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and etc.; foreign applicants should have at least 2 years of English teaching experience; Graduates in education or linguistics are preferred. |
Note: In principle, each teacher shall teach at least 8 sessions per teaching week and no less than 16 teaching weeks each semester.
