Faculty Position in the School of Sustainable Energy and Resources

About us

The School of Sustainable Energy and Resources (hereinafter referred to as SSER) of Nanjing University (hereinafter referred to as NJU) is one of the key schools founded on NJU’s Suzhou Campus. The school is established on the strong foundation of NJU’s national “Double First-class” disciplines including Physics, Geology, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mining Engineering. With the support of the National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and the Frontier Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, SSER is striving to fulfill the strategic needs of “carbon neutrality” and to innovate and share theoretical foundations for sustainable development. SSER is dedicated to developing cutting-edge sciences and technologies in the cycling of energy and materials, and building energy and resources management systems to meet the challenges of sustainable development. SSER endeavors to cooperate with global partners to provide solutions to sustainable development and to build a future where human and nature coexist harmoniously and sustainably. The research fields of SSER mainly include: Energy Conversion and Storage; Catalysis; Energy-saving Materials and Technologies; Sustainable Exploitation & Utilization of Resources; Cycling and Extraction of Key Elements; Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Machine Learning for Energy Materials; Advanced Manufacture & Characterization; Controlling Factor and Macroscale Model of Carbon Emission; Monitoring Reporting and Verification, and Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal.

Job description

Requirements

1. Applicants with a PhD in Natural Sciences, Engineering Technologies, etc.
2. Applicants are required to have obtained official teaching and/or research positions in overseas universities, research institutes, or the research and development departments of overseas enterprises, and ideally have worked consecutively for more than 36 months before March 2025. The requirements about the duration of overseas research can be eased with applicants who have obtained their doctoral degrees overseas and have made noticeable achievements. Applicants have not been working full-time in China or have started to work in China after January 1, 2024.

Remuneration

Remuneration Packages:

1. Title: 'ZHICHENG Young Professor'

2. Remuneration and support

• • From NJU: a minimum annual salary of RMB 800,000, with additional support of “Zijin” Scholar Grant (RMB 600,000/ 3 years) for eligible talents;
  • From the Chinese government: a subsidy of RMB 500,000 (tax free);
  • From Jiangsu Province: a subsidy of RMB 500,000 (tax free);
  • From the Suzhou Municipal Government: subsidies up to RMB 500,000 for eligible talents.

3. Start-up funding The Chinese government will provide a start-up funding between RMB 1 million and 3 million, and NJU will provide no less than RMB 2 million. Exceptional individuals can apply for additional funds.

• • Applicants in relevant fields can apply for the “Suzhou Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Talent Project,” and receive additional funding support between RMB 1 million and 2 million.
  • Applicants in relevant fields can work part-time in Suzhou National Laboratory, enjoying benefits and support as part-time laboratory personnel. 

4. Housing allowance NJU provides a housing allowance of RMB 1.4 million  to assist in purchasing lake-view apartments (about 140㎡).

5. Office & laboratory space: about 120㎡

6. PhD student recruitment: at least one doctoral student per year during the first term of employment

7. Children’s education: opportunities for candidates’ children to attend high-quality kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools affiliated to NJU  Healthcare: VIP healthcare services by the professional medical care team of the university hospital

Rolling recruitment

Application materials

How to apply

Applicants can send their CVs to Ms. Wang with the subject line as follows: name + research field(s) + position(s) applied. The CV should include information about the applicant’s personal profile, education, work experience, major academic achievements such as papers, projects, patents, honors, and awards.

Contact: Prof. Jin /Ms. Wang

Email: yanjin@nju.edu.cn / wangshuyan@nju.edu.cn

Tel: 86-512-68768002