Invitation to 2023 Soochow University’s Dongwu Forum for High-level Overseas Talents

The city of Suzhou has been known as the “Heaven on Earth” for centuries. Located and deeply rooted in this historical and cultural city and founded 123 years ago, Soochow University is a Key National “Project 211” university, and one of the first institutions selected for “Plan 2011” in China. It is listed into “Double First-Class” Initiative jointly built by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government. It is also a provincial key comprehensive university sponsored by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government.

Soochow University currently has 13 categories of disciplines including Philosophy, Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science, Engineering, Agronomy, Medicine, Management Science, Art, and Interdisciplines. The university consists of 36 schools and departments, with 47 first-level disciplines authorized to confer Master’s Degree, 31 first-level disciplines authorized to confer Doctoral Degree and 30 post-doctoral research stations. The university features 1 national first-class discipline, 4 state key disciplines, 22 advantageous disciplines in universities of Jiangsu Province and 6 Jiangsu provincial key disciplines during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan. Eighteen disciplines are among the top 1% on the Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators (ESI) ranking, among whichChemistry, Materials Science, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Clinical Medicinehave ascended to the top 1‰.

The university now has 1 National 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center (leading party), 1 State Key Laboratory jointly constructed by Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Education, 1 National Engineering Laboratory, 2 National Local Joint Engineering Laboratories, 2 National International Joint Research Centers, 1 National Research Center of Clinical Medicine, 1 National ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Joint Laboratory, 4 Provincial University Collaborative Innovation Centers, 24 Provincial and Ministerial Key Research Bases on Philosophies and Social Sciences, and 33 Provincial and Ministerial Key Laboratories. It also boasts more than 350 national level talents, including 1 Nobel Prize laureate, 10 Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering, and 12 Academicians of national academies in developed countries.

A new era brings new opportunities and calls for new advancements. Soochow University has always adhered to improving itself with talents, quality, and culture, and spared no effort in building it up as a world-renowned research-oriented university.We hereby sincerely invite international scholars to 2023 Soochow University’s Dongwu Forum for High-level Overseas Talents.

I. About the Forum

The 2023 Soochow University’s Dongwu Forum for High-level Overseas Talents aims to gather outstanding overseas talents from different academic backgrounds to promote inter-disciplinary collaboration, and joint exploration of research frontiers through academic symposium and in-depth discussion on the latest issues.

II. Timeline

The Forum consists of two parts: The university academic central forum and Schools’ specific academic sub-forums.

Date of application: Nov. 8th to Dec. 8th, 2023.

Date of sending invitations : Dec. 12th to 15th, 2023.

Date of registration : Dec. 25th, 2023.

Date of the forum: Dec. 26th to 27th, 2023.

III. Positions and Pays

3.1 Distinguished Professor (Top-notch Talent)

A. Requirements

Associate professor, assistant professor or position of similar level in a prestigious overseas university or research institution, or people with globally acknowledged original research outputs in academic frontiers, having equal academic reputation with national young talents. The candidates should preferably be under the age of 45 (52 for Humanities and Social Sciences).

B. Position

Distinguished Professor (Top-notch Talent)and doctoral supervisor.

C. Pay and Benefits

1. Pay:Not less than RMB 570,000 annually(pre-tax, including basic annual salary and other benefits), performance related rewards without cap.

2. Relocation:RMB 1,500,000-2,000,000 (excluding subsidies provided by the national and local governments).

3. Research support funding:RMB 300,000 – 500,000for scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences,RMB 600,000-800,000for scholars in Non-experimental Sciences,RMB 1,500,000-3,000,000for those in Experimental Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

*Candidates of National Sciences Fund for Excellent Young Scholar (Overseas)

A. Requirements

1. Candidates should be under the age of 40 (born on and after Jan. 1st, 1984).

2. Candidates should hold a doctoral degree, focusing on Natural Sciences, Engineering Technology, etc., with outstanding academic achievements.

3. Candidates should in general have a teaching or research position in an overseas university or research institution or R&D department of enterprises with 36 months of consecutive working period. For those who have an overseas doctoral degree and excellent achievements, the requirement for working period can be relaxed to a proper extent.

4. Candidates should have not yet worked full-time in China, or have worked in China after Jan. 1st, 2023.

B. Position

Distinguished Professor (Top-notch Talent)and doctoral supervisor.

C. Pay and Benefits

1. Pay:Not less than RMB 800,000 annually(pre-tax, including basic annual salary and other benefits), performance related rewards without cap(RMB 20,000-200,000 in general); tailor-made for those who are particularly excellent.

2. Relocation and personal subsidy:Not less than RMB 5,000,000 (including subsidies provided by the national and local governments).

3. Research support funding: Apart from the fund ofRMB 1,000,000 to 3,000,000by NSFC, the university will provide 1:1 matching budget with the amount supported by NSFC(RMB 3,000,000 literally for Experimental Sciences, Engineering and Medicine). Large-scale equipment and apparatus may be provided as needed.

4. Livelihood security: Resolving employment for family members and ensuring children’s access to quality education.

Selected candidates of National Sciences Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (overseas) in the name of Suzhou Medical College of Soochow Universitywill be provided by the College with additional supports, including an increase ofRMB 500,000in relocation and personal subsidy, and an increase ofRMB 1,000,000in research support funding.

Selected candidates of National Sciences Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (overseas) in the name of the affiliated hospitals of Soochow University(the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, and Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University) will be provided by the hospital with not less thanRMB 1,000,000 annually(pre-tax, including basic annual salary and other benefits), a relocation and personal subsidy ofnot less than RMB 6,000,000 (including subsidies provided by the national and local governments), and a research support funding ofRMB 5,000,000.

3.2 Distinguished Professor (Elite Talent)

A. Requirements

Assistant professor or position of similar level in a prestigious overseas university or research institution, or people with influential original research outputs in academic frontiers, having a potential to become national young talents. The candidates should be preferably under the age of 38 (45 for Humanities and Social Sciences).

B. Position

Distinguished Professor (Elite Talent)and doctoral supervisor.

C. Pay and Benefits

1. Pay:Not less than RMB 450,000 annually(pre-tax, including basic annual salary and other benefits), performance related rewards without cap.

2. Relocation:RMB 800,000-1,500,000 (excluding subsidies provided by the national and local governments).

3. Research support funding:RMB 100,000-200,000for scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences,RMB 400,000-600,000for scholars in Non-experimental Sciences,RMB 800,000-1,800,000for those in Experimental Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

IV. Other Benefits

4.1 Talents Programs and Subsidies

1. Priority recommendations for applying “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program”. Successful group applicants will be funded withRMB 3,000,000-8,000,000by the provincial government within 3 years. Successful PhD applicants will be funded withRMB 150,000by the provincial government within 2 years.

2. Priority recommendations for applying “Distinguished Professor of Jiangsu Province”. Successful candidates will be awardedRMB 120,000 / year(tax free) for three years in the employment term, and a research fund ofRMB 1,000,000(RMB 2,000,000for excellent ones) for Natural Sciences and RMB500,000for Humanities and Social Sciences.For talents with assistant professor or higher position overseas, direct application can be submitted through “Recommendation Channel”.

3. Priority recommendations for applying various talent programs in Suzhou, i.e. “Leading Talents of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Gusu District” (Leading Youth Talents). Successful candidates will be awardedRMB 500,000, 1,000,000, and 2,000,000, respectively, for scientific research projects. Applicants can enjoy “Easier Settling Project” at top-talent’s level if related conditions are met.

4.2 Subsidies

1. “Talent Attraction Subsidies of Suzhou”: Talents can enjoy the subsidy from Suzhou government according to their level. The amount is at mostRMB 250,000 or 500,000 or 2,500,000, respectively.

2. “Easier Settling Project” of Suzhou: Selected talents can enjoy subsidiesRMB 1,500-8,000/ monthfor renting supported by “Easier Settling Renting”, and up to4 timesthe regular amount of loaning for purchasing houses for the first time and with no other restrictions supported by “Easier Settling Loaning”.

3. “Reward for Contribution of Outstanding Talent” of Suzhou: The amount of reward should not exceed the local financial contribution of the talents based on their annual income, or the total amount of the talents’ renting or purchasing automobiles, housing, office, training and founding companies. The total amount of reward per year should not exceedRMB 1,000,000 / person.

* For successful candidates of more than one above-mentioned program, the benefits are eligible forstack-upaccording to relevant regulations.

4.3 Other Supports

1. To the above-mentioned talents that are recruited full-time, apart from the supportive policies above, the university will also provide permanent employment according to relevant policies. If the applicant is a foreigner, the relevant provisions of the province, city and school shall apply.

2. Distinguished professors or higher-level talents will be supported with spatial offices and labs, support for establishing research groups, priority for recruiting lecturers, post-doctoral researchers, and research staff. No limit in number of post-doctoral researchers recruited. Priority for recruiting post-graduate students, and talent apartment for temporary residence will be provided.

V. To Apply

Please register and submit the application form in the system of “Soochow University’s Dongwu Forum for High-level Overseas Talents”:http://rckf.rsc.suda.edu.cn (copy the link to the browser to open).

VI. Transport and Accommodation

After receiving the invitation, please book transport tickets personally. The university will reimburse the round-trip ticket (economy class). The reimbursement allowance:Europe and North America RMB 18,000 / person, Asia RMB 10,000 / person, China (including Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan) RMB 6,000 / person. The meals and accommodation will be arranged by the university.

VII. Contacts

Scholars Recruitment Office, Personnel Department, Soochow University

Contacts: Tingkai Yan, Hao Yang

Tel: +86-512-67503248

Email: rczp@suda.edu.cn


Contacts of related schools, colleges, and institutes

Schools, Colleges, and Institutes

Contacts

Phone

Mail

School of Chinese Language and Literature

+86-512-65880503

chen_shi@suda.edu.cn

School of Communication

冯冰清

+86-512-65881608

fengbingqing@suda.edu.cn

School of Social Science

顾颖莹

+86-512-65880551

sudagyy@126.com

School of Political Science and Public Administration

+86-512-65880161

chenqi8801@suda.edu.cn

School of Marxism

刘媛媛

+86-512-65883542

liuyuan@suda.edu.cn

School of Education

陈亦强

+86-512-65880833

jyxyzl@suda.edu.cn

School of Business

汤云佩

+86-512-67162489

tangyunpei@suda.edu.cn

Kenneth Wang School of Law

+86-512-65221949

qfan@suda.edu.cn

School of Foreign Languages

+86-512-65241104

rsm_wgy@suda.edu.cn

School of Physical Education and Sports

刘晓红

+86-512-67162281

liuxiaohong@suda.edu.cn

School of Art

王天民

+86-512-65880297

wtm@suda.edu.cn

School of Music

马晓钰

+86-512-65882363

maxiaoyu@suda.edu.cn

Gold Mantis School of Architecture

王俊帝

+86-512-65880196

jdwang@suda.edu.cn

School of Mathematical Sciences

杨琳琳

+86-512-65216705

yangll@suda.edu.cn

School of Physical Science and Technology

王迎春

+86-512-67870167

wangyc@suda.edu.cn

School of Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering

陆斌霞

+86-512-67870159

bxlu@suda.edu.cn

School of Energy

戴华洁

+86-512-67164098

daihuajie@suda.edu.cn

College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

+86-512-67060332

baoqing@suda.edu.cn

College of Nano Science & Technology

+86-512-65881159

yangjuan2017@suda.edu.cn

School of Computer Science & Technology

张若茜

+86-512-65113107

rqzhang@suda.edu.cn

School of Electronic and Information Engineering

郭晓雯

+86-512-67871211

xwguo@suda.edu.cn

School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering

李知瑶

+86-512-65790196

lizhiyao@suda.edu.cn

School of Iron and Steel

郑彦之

+86-512-67165621

yzhzheng@suda.edu.cn

College of Textile and Clothing Engineering

曾卓雅

+86-512-67162531

zyzeng@suda.edu.cn

School of Rail Transportation

尉 迟

志 鹏

+86-512-67601052

yuchi@suda.edu.cn

School of Future Science and Technology

姜雪芹

+86-512-65886306

xqjiang@suda.edu.cn

International College of Pharmaceutical Innovation

季晶晶

+86-512-65886003

jijingjing@suda.edu.cn

Soochow University Medical College

戴建英

+86-512-65884028

djy@suda.edu.cn

School of Biology and Basic Medical Science

胡莹莹

+86-512-65885620

huyingying860817@163.com

School of Radiation Medicine and Protection

朱本兴

+86-512-65880052

bxzhu@suda.edu.cn

School of Public Health

饶永华

+86-512-65883323

raoyonghua@suda.edu.cn

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences

+86-512-65883022

bpeng@suda.edu.cn

School of Nursing

王方星

+86-512-65125097

fxwang@suda.edu.cn

Pasteur School

夏淑婷

+86-512-65880138

stxia@suda.edu.cn

Cyrus Tang Institute of Hematology

高峰青

+86-512-65883167

fqgao@suda.edu.cn

Institute of Orthopedics

赵梦梦

+86-512-67781165

15151492014@163.com

Institute of Neuroscience

+86-512-65883602

junli@suda.edu.cn

Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences

+86-512-65882135

yan_li@suda.edu.cn

Institute for Cardiovascular Science of Soochow University

+86-512-67781009

zhaoyue@suda.edu.cn

Institute for Respiratory Science

刘泽毅

+86-512-67780646

zeyiliu@suda.edu.cn

Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

+86-512-65880194

leilei@suda.edu.cn

CAM-SU Genomic Resource Center

朱文静

+86-512-65883573

wjzhu@suda.edu.cn

Institutes for Translational Medicine

+86-512-65883432

fengchaosuper@sina.com

Institute of Cancer Research of Soochow University

徐鉴城

+86-512-65882555

jcxu@suda.edu.cn

Institute of Anesthesiology of Soochow University

孟晓文

+86-512-67781237

xwmeng@suda.edu.cn

Dong Wu College

周彦池

+86-512-65229218

zhouyanchi@suda.edu.cn

Red Cross International College

郭明凯

+86-512-65233708

mkguo@suda.edu.cn

Institute of Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics

+86-512-67160103

zhongjing@suda.edu.cn

Beijing Research Institute

+86-512-65226719

xuxin@suda.edu.cn

Center for Financial Engineering

周艳荣

+86-512-65112418

zyr@suda.edu.cn

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

+86-512-67972766

szdrli@163.com

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

+86-512-67783770

sdfeyrsc@163.com

Children’s Hospital of Soochow University

宗健阳

+86-512-80693528

sdfeyrsk@163.com

Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University

贾德清

+86-512-65955600

jiadq@mail2.sysu.edu.cn


Soochow University opens the positions of distinguished professors and university level excellent young scholars globally. Details can be found on the website of talent recruiting of Soochow University (https://rczp.suda.edu.cn/recruit/recruitNew/). Soochow University sincerely welcomes talents from home and abroad to join us!