Global Recruitment of Outstanding Young Talents

About this position

• Orientation

The National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (Overseas) aims to attract and encourage outstanding young scholars (including non-Chinese talents) from overseas who have made significant achievements in the fields of natural sciences and engineering technology to return to or relocate to China for work. It allows them to choose research directions and conduct innovative research, promoting the rapid growth of young scientific and technological talents, cultivating a group of outstanding academic leaders with the potential to reach the frontier of world science and technology, and contributing to the construction of a technology powerhouse.

• Recruitment Focus

Candidates with a background including but not limited to the following majors:

Medical Imaging Science and Technology Systems;

Quantitative Synthetic Biology;

Integrated Circuit Material Packaging;

Brain-computer Interfaces and Intelligent Systems;

Cloud-Edge Collaborative Artificial Intelligence;

Embodied Artificial Intelligence Robots;

Intelligent Pharmaceuticals;

Carbon Neutrality and Energy Technologies;

Scientific Instruments;

Deep-sea Exploration, etc.

• Application Qualifications
• 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;
• Born on or after January 1, 1986;
• Hold a PhD degree;
• Primarily engage in research directions in the natural sciences, engineering technology, ete.;
• After obtaining a doctoral degree and before June 15, 2026, generally should have held a formal teaching or research position at a renowned university, research institution, or corporate R&D institution outside the Chinese mainland for a continuous period of 36 months or more; for those who have obtained a doctoral degree outside the Chinese mainland and have exceptional achievements, the work experience requirement may be appropriately relaxed (not applicable to those who obtained their doctoral degree outside the Chinese mainland through Sino-foreign joint training programs); For applicants holding a paid position within the Chinese mainland while working outside the Chinese mainland, the duration of employment at the position within the Chinese mainland shall not be counted toward their work experience outside the Chinese mainland.
• Have obtained research or technological achievements recognized by peer experts and have the potential to become an academic leader or outstanding talent in the field;
• The applicant has not yet returned to China or come to work in China;or has started working in China after January 1, 2025.Upon receiving the funding notification, applicants must resign from their overseas positions and return to or relocate to China to engage in full-time work for a period of no less than 3 years.

[Limitations] Comply with the relevant requirements of national science and technology talent programs. Applicants can only hold one national science and technology talent program at a given level and are ineligible to apply for programs at a lower level.

• Benefits

We offer a competitive job support and create a dedicated research environment for you:

1.Competitive Work Support for a Focused Research Environment:

Development Potential: We offer you a one-stop career platform integrating research, education, and industrial resources, where you will collaborate with a high caliber team, fostering innovation and professional growth..

Compensation and Benefits: We provide internationally competitive, academically focused negotiated salaries and benefits to enable you to focus on your research.

Research Support: We provide substantial research funding and dedicated laboratory space to fully support your research endeavors.

Team Support: We provide dedicated support for recruiting research staff to help you efficiently build your research team.

Project Application: We offer comprehensive support and guidance throughout the application process for various funding programs, allowing you to concentrate on core research.

2.Comprehensive Living Support:

Relocation Assistance: We assist you in securing talent housing, provide corresponding housing purchase subsidies, and implement various levels of living subsidies for high-level talents.

Medical and Health: We offer access to high-end medical resources, annual health check-ups, and designated hospital medical services.

Children's Education: We provide educational resources from kindergarten through junior high school, including school enrollment and childcare arrangements.

Other Benefits: Generous achievement awards, stable promotion opportunities, and customized personnel services (including household registration, residency, archives, and entry permits for China).

• Application Method and Materials

Outstanding talents who meet the project application requirements are welcome to send their resumes and proof of representative achievements to recruit@siat.ac.cn . Please indicate " Name+Overseas+Research Direction " in the email subject , and suggest including a WeChat ID in the email for easy contact if you have. We will precisely match your profile with relevant research institutes based on your expertise.