Faculty and Postdoc Positions in Institute for Frontier Science

About Institute for Frontier Science

Institute for Frontier Science (IFS) at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics was established at June 2021, with Prof. Wanlin Guo, a Chinese Academy of Sciences academician, being appointed as the founding dean. Aim at solving problems in the science frontier, IFS currently has three major research directions: 1) Hydrovoltaic Science and Technology, 2)Aerospace Data Science and Intelligence Technology, and 3) Advanced Material Science and Device Technology. By setting up a ‘special area’ for talents and disciplines at the university, IFS is committed to conduct forward-looking, strategic and frontier fundamental research as well as ground-breaking research.

Talented people are essential to innovation. The Institute seeks to build a high-level research team specializing in frontier and interdisciplinary research, with chief scientists serving as team leaders. IFS will create a ‘special area’ for talents and disciplines, and in turn, provide platforms that gather innovative research and high-level talents.

Research Directions in IFS (with faculty positions available)

1. Hydrovoltaic Science and Technology

Interdisciplinary research related to hydrovoltaics, from the perspective of surface/interfacial science, energy science as well as physics, chemistry and biology. Examples include multi-field coupling at hydrovoltaic materials-liquid interfaces, integration technology of hydrovoltaic materials/devices, hydrovoltaic ecology,  intelligent hydrovoltaic process in organism.

Applicants with a strong background in hydrovoltaics-relevant basic theory or preparation, integration, experimental characterization and computer simulations for hydrovoltaic material/devices are preferred.

2. Aerospace Data Science and Intelligence Technology

Applicants with a strong background in the following areas are preferred:

Computing science; programming and software development; large-scale fluid-solid coupling simulation; large-scale computing; digital twin; virtual simulation; multi-field coupling experiment; measurement & control technology; design of advanced aircraft; structural strength; automatic flight; artificial intelligence theory; machine learning; neurosciences; cognitive science; intelligent machine.

3. Advanced Material Science and Device Technology

Applicants with a strong background in the following areas are preferred:

Advanced functional materials and devices; hydrovoltaic materials; intelligent nanomaterials; water treatment materials; advanced composite materials; design and automatic preparation for intelligent materials/structures; material experiment and characterization.

Development planning

IFS has its own vision: in the next 3~5 years, the institute seeks to build a team of 30~50 internationally recognized faculties/scholars specializing in aforesaid three research directions. In 5~10 years, IFS will have 60~80 researchers joining the institute. By then, IFS will become an important carrier at the university for gathering or cultivating scholars that are capable of conducting fundamental and ground-breaking research.

Recent key recruitment research directions

Fatigue fracture mechanics, aerospace structure, digital science of structure, digital technology, finite element calculation, software research and development, light superalloy, precise hot forming technology of metal materials, etc.

On-Campus Scientific Research Service Platforms

National Research Platforms

National Key Laboratory

Innovation Center for NDSTI

National and local joint Engineering Laboratory

Collaborative Innovation Center

Analytical & Testing Center

NUAA has an on-campus analytical & testing center, equipped with state-of-the-art core facilities to enable each PI in the university to pursue cutting-edge research of long-term major impact. The center is an integration of large instruments sharing and interdisciplinary research platform for teaching, scientific research and social services. Existing instruments include double-aberration-corrected Transmission Electron Microscope, dual-beam Focused-Ion-Beam (FIB), X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS), fluorescence spectrometer, high-resolution mass spectrograph, etc.

High-Performance Computing Center

NUAA has built an independent high-performance computing platform, including large-scale CPU and GPU nodes, with designed performance of 3Pflops, to meet the computing needs in aerospace, civil aviation, energy, machinery, control, materials, information, mathematics and other disciplines. Computing rooms in the university can connect to the platform by high-speed optical fiber, providing a fast and convenient mode of using the high performance computing resources.

Positions Available and Salary/Benefits/Housing

* Housing allowance is paid for 10 years on a monthly basis with wages

Postdoctoral position

1. Target of recruitment:

Postdoctor Chang Kong: It is mainly for outstanding doctoral graduates from well-known universities at home and abroad. It is recruited according to the faculty construction plan of the university. As an important source of teachers, it is engaged in the research work of special topics and undertakes the teaching tasks and experimental guidance with appropriate workload.

Research postdoctoral: relying on postdoctoral co-supervisors, they are recruited according to the requirements of research tasks of research projects and engaged in the research work of special topics.

Foreign postdoctoral: Relying on the team with scientific research projects and funding, we recruit outstanding foreign doctoral graduates.

Enterprise postdoctoral Fellow: Relying on the cooperation platform jointly established by the university, the government and the enterprise, the enterprise and the university jointly recruit postdoctoral fellows specializing in enterprise project research.

2. Recruitment Conditions:

(1) Have good political quality and ethics, law-abiding, physical and mental health.

(2) Excellent in character and learning, with high academic level and strong scientific research ability, and able to independently complete the research work required by the postdoctoral.

(3) Students should be under the age of 32 and under the age of 35 if they have obtained a doctor’s degree for less than 3 years.

3. Subject of station establishment:

At present, our school has 17 units of aerospace science and technology, Control Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Instrument Science and Technology, Electrical Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Management Science and Engineering, Physics, Power Engineering and engineering Thermal Physics, Computer Science and technology, Software Engineering, Optical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, network security A post-doctoral research mobile station.

4. Related Benefits：

The remuneration of post-doctoral students shall be borne by the institution where they work, and the enterprise post-doctoral students shall be borne by the enterprise.

(1) The position of prospective teachers shall be preferentially selected from the Changkong postdoctoral fellows who have completed their term and the postdoctoral fellows who have been promoted to senior professional and technical positions; The university’s full-time scientific research positions are preferentially selected from postdoctoral students.

(2) Chang Kong postdoctoral fellows and full-time postdoctoral fellows who have obtained their doctoral degrees for at least 2 years can participate in the evaluation of senior professional and technical positions, and especially excellent postdoctoral fellows can participate in the evaluation for at least 1 year.

(3) Those who are sponsored by the Support Program for Innovative Postdoctoral Talents and International Postdoctoral Exchange Program of the National Postdoctoral Administrative Committee will be employed as assistant professors (Changkong Postdoctoral professors) upon personal application and approval of the school. The benefits of the state and the university will be awarded in combination.

(4) The University supports postdoctoral scholars to apply for China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation, National Social Science Foundation, Jiangsu Provincial Postdoctoral Research Fund and overseas exchange programs.

Full-time scientific research positions

Target of recruitment:

1. In general, Class A employees should have a doctor’s degree. In special cases, the educational requirement may be relaxed with the approval of the university;
2. Class B appointees are generally those with master’s degrees or below, or Class A appointees who have not been promoted to senior titles for at least six consecutive years;
3. Good health, good conduct and good scientific research accomplishment;
4. Meet the specific employment conditions of the position.

List of relevant basic salary standards

Special Policies related to Tenured and Tenure-Track positions in IFS

1. Awarding corresponding professional title when appointing Tenured/Tenure-Track Professors.
2. Green Channel system for talents: The employments of Tenured Professors or Tenure-Track Professors (Level A) can be directly decided through a green channel.
3. Instruction to the Housing Policy: The housing benefit can be compensated according to the standard of the Tenured Professor if the applicant is promoted to Tenured Professor within the first employment period.
4. Special Policy Related to Recruitment of Graduate Students: PIs in IFS can recruit graduate students from other colleges in NUAA, with individually allocated quotas.

How to Apply

1. Apply for Tenured Professor Positions

Please log in the human resources office web sites of NUAA, download and fill in “Application Form for Tenured Professor Positions”. (For downloading, please visit: http://rsc.nuaa.edu.cn/2021/0205/c706a231324/page.htm).

2. Apply for Tenure-Track Positions

Please download and fill in Application Form for Tenured-Track Positions”. (For downloading, please visit: http://rsc.nuaa.edu.cn/2020/0325/c706a195609/page.htm).

3. Please send your application form and curriculum vitae (including personal information, education, publications, research summary and awards, etc.) to IFS@nuaa.edu.cn. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the email.

Contacts: Ms Zhang        Tel: +86-25-84896467