Faculty Position in the Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering

About us

The Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering of Nanjing University meets the important needs of China's green, low-carbon and sustainable development, focusing on the directions of (1) Clean Energy Conversion and Storage Technology, (2) Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Chemical Engineering Technology and (3) Green and Sustainable Chemical Engineering Technology. We carry out high-level and cutting-edge application fundamental and key technology research, aiming in the research and development of green catalysis and synthesis, clean energy storage and conversion materials and devices, and artificial intelligence assisted chemical engineering technologies. The institute has two national "double first-class" disciplines, "Chemistry" and "Chemical Engineering and Technology", and two first-class doctoral disciplines, which were selected as the first batch of national "double first-class" construction disciplines, and again in 2021. The Institute has built a number of research platforms, including the State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, the State Key Laboratory of Life Analytical Chemistry, the MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, the MOE Key Laboratory of High-Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and the Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials of Jiangsu Province, as well as a number of university-local joint scientific and technological achievements transformation platforms. The Institute has undertaken or completed about 500 national, provincial and ministerial level and enterprise application projects, and has made a series of advanced research achievements in the fields of industrial energy conservation and emission reduction, micro-interface mass-transfer enhanced reaction technology, reaction tower separation technology, novel energy storage materials and secondary batteries, and has won national and provincial science and technology awards for many times.

Job description

The Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering of Nanjing University plans to recruit scholar who aspires to have a career in the field of Chemical Engineering. The Institute has tenure-track associate or assistant professor position open for application. Higher position for particularly outstanding scholars is available and application will be considered individually. The research area can be one of the following:

1. Clean Energy Conversion and Storage Technology: With background in renewable energy, new energy materials, chemical power sources, batteries & cells, clean energy conversion and catalysis, "carbon neutrality and carbon emission reduction" related processes, etc.
2. Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Chemical Engineering Technology: With background in big data and artificial intelligence for innovative chemical engineering applications, as well as automation, intellectualization, miniaturization and flow-continuum for chemical engineering processes, etc. Green and Sustainable Chemical Engineering Technology: With background in green chemical engineering, environmentally benign industrial catalysis, atom-economic chemical reaction and separation, process strengthening and integration, fine chemical industry and biomedicine industry, etc.

Requirements

The applicant should

1. Abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and have a passion for teaching and research;
2. Abide by the ethics of teachers, uphold academic integrity, be willing to work diligently, and have no criminal record or record in breaching the ethics of teachers and/or academic integrity; 
3. Have a first-rate background in academic training—specifically, a PhD in relevant disciplines, experience in studying and/or working at first-rate teaching and research institutions, and knowledge of the latest international trends and development in the relevant research field(s); The applicant for Assistant Professor should have engaged in academic research for more than two years after receiving the doctoral degree. The applicant for Associate Professor should have engaged in academic research for more than four years after receiving the doctoral degree.
4. Have outstanding teaching abilities—the applicant should be able to teach core and frontline courses in the corresponding discipline, and have sound teaching methodology and strong verbal skills;  demonstrate outstanding research output and potential—the applicant should have publications in his/her field of research, original ideas about relevant fields of research, a clear vision about future research plans, and good potential for further academic development.

Remuneration

Basic salary:

1. An annual salary (to be worked out individually)
2. A start-up fund for research
3. Qualification to supervise graduate students
4. The university provides short-term lodging and housing subsidies. Applicants recruited can purchase commercial housing offered by the university at a special discount The university provides assistance with children’s schooling at primary and secondary school levels.

Rolling recruitment (Interviews and evaluations will be organized in several batches depending on the number of actual applicants).

Application materials

1. A letter of application (please specify the field of research and position applied for)
2. A detailed CV (please include a list of publications)
3. An introduction of your research results and their innovative significance
4. A plan for research and its prospects
5. Three reference letters
6. An account of experience in teaching.

How to apply

Applicants should contact Professor Zhong Jin by email（zhongjin@nju.edu.cn）with a detailed CV (including “VI. Supporting Materials for Application”), and the subject of the email should be marked as "your name + NJUSZ".

Contact: Prof. Jin / Ms. Yang

Email: yangqin@nju.edu.cn (Ms. Yang) zhongjin@nju.edu.cn (Prof. Jin)

Tel: 86-512-68768183