Global Recruitment:Faculty Positions at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
About Us
SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SYSU, Also called the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), was originally founded in 1835 as an eye clinic by an American missionary named Dr. Peter Parker. It is the first hospital in China that provided western medical service. It is also the primary place where Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the great revolutionary forerunner, studied medicine and later pursued the path to build a democratic nation. With an exciting period of growth and expansion for more than 180 years, the hospital has become one of the best teaching hospitals in China, famous for its medical service, education, research and health care.
The hospital now has nine national key clinical departments, 23 Guangdong Provincial clinical departments, and two medical key disciplines for the “Twelfth Five-Year” Guidelines of Guangdong Province. It has been recognized as an International Science and Technology Collaboration Base, and owns one key laboratory of Guangdong Province, four Engineering Technology Research Centers of Guangdong Province, one medical key laboratory for the “Twelfth Five-Year” Guidelines of Guangdong Province, one key laboratory of Guangdong Higher Education, and one key laboratory of Guangzhou City. For the “Thirteenth Five-Year” Guidelines, the hospital aims to build a national key laboratory on “RNA and Major Diseases”.
Its scientists and doctors are earning the hospital international acclaim. They include two National Cheung Kong Scholars, three National Thousand Talents, one National “10 Thousand” Talent Program Talent, two winners of National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, three winners of National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, one Pearl River Scholar, and 17 senior renowned doctors of Sun Yat-sen University.
In recent years, the hospital has won an increasing number of high-quality scientific research projects, which include the National 973 Program, the National 863 Program, the National Natural Innovation Research Group Program, the Major International Collaboration Program of National Natural Science Foundation, and the Major National Science and Technology Project. In 2016, the hospital earned 75 research projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Accumulating Research articles are published in high-impacted journals, including a cover story in Cancer Cell and an original paper in Nature Genetics. Recently, a project led by Erwei Song has won the Second Prize in the State Natural Science Award of China, which is a breakthrough for the hospital’s scientific development.
To strengthen its medical talent strategy, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital invites global applications for the following prestigious positions.
Area of Major Interests
Medical Science, Life Science, and Bioinformatics, etc.
Opening Positions and Selection Criteria
1. Leading Talent:
Applicants are expected to have rich academic backgrounds, master innovative and critical techniques for prosperous scientific development, and achieve scientific results with high impact. Successful applicants should meet the criteria for at least one of the following programs:
-Thousand Talent Program (Long-termed Program for Innovative Talents and Thousand Talent Program for Foreign Experts)
- Cheung Kong Scholar Accredited Professor Program
- National Natural Science Fund of China for Outstanding Young Scholars
As an alternative, applicants could be experts with equivalent academic status and knowledge, or specialist in clinical medicine with global influence.
Other criteria include:
- doctoral degree;
- associate professor or equivalent position (or above) in overseas universities or institutes/ professor or equivalent position in China’s universities
- be physically and mentally healthy
2. Outstanding Young Talent:
Applicants are expected to focus on specific research areas and undertake scientific projects independently. Successful applicants should have relatively rich academic backgrounds and great potentials, and have published research articles in international journals as the first or correspondent author, or won scientific awards in recognition of their science results. Potential talents should meet the criteria for at least one of the following programs:
- Thousand Talents Program for Young Scholars
- Cheung Kong Scholars Program for Young Scholars
- National Natural Science Fund of China for Excellent Young Scholars
- National “10 Thousand” Talent Program for Outstanding Young Scholars
As an alternative, applicants could be young scholars with equivalent academic status and knowledge,
Other criteria include:
- doctoral degree;
- aged 40 or below
- working experience in overseas universities
- with overseas training and research background
- be physically and mentally healthy
3. Urgently Needed Talent:
Applicants are expected to be active, creative, and highly competent, with high-impact and original achievements in the field.
Other criteria include:
- doctoral degree;
- aged 38 or below
- working or study experience in overseas universities
- with scientific research background
- be physically and mentally healthy
The hospital will actively support applications for the “Hundred Talent Program” of Sun Yat-sen University
4. Professional Researchers:
Applicants are expected to be either excellent doctoral graduate or postdoc fellows in overseas universities or institutes, or research staff in overseas renowned universities or institutes.
5. Postdoc Fellows：
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- aged 38 or below;
- having graduated for less than two years;
- excellent doctors home and abroad with good academic backgrounds and strong scientific research abilities
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.syshospital.com/Recruitment/Jobdetails.aspx?jobId=461
Benefits and Support
- Start-up funding: start-up research funding will be allocated by Guangdong Province or National Departments in accordance with different talent programs. Supplemental funds will also be provided by Sun Yat-sen University and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. The specifics will be discussed during interviews.
- Relocation package: a resettlement subsidy will be provided in a lump sum by the Central Financial or Guangdong Provincial Departments in accordance with different talent programs. The hospital will also provide subsidies and support for relocation. The specifics will be discussed during interviews.
- Salaries: annual salaries will be provided for successful applicants, including starting salaries and performance incentives. The specifics will be discussed during interviews.
- Others: recruitment support of graduate students and research assistants, office and lab space, apartment rental, lab and research project application, etc.
How to Apply
1. Provide Curriculum Vitae (including a scanned copy of passport or ID, degree certificates, documents proving the previous job positions, research projects, list of publications, clinical trial results, awards and achievements for the past five years) and other supporting materials
(ii) A statement of work plans
(iii) Recommendation Letter of three referees (referees’ contact information should include name, university, title, and email)
(iv) Other documents considered important by the applicants
The positions for international talents will be always open. For applicants of Leading Talent, Outstanding Young Talent and Urgently Needed Talent, please send the required materials to zseyrcgz@126.com . For applicants of Professional Researchers and Postdoc Fellows, please send the required materials to zseyhr@126.com .
The hospital will hold the Guangzhou Sub-Forum of Internatinoal Young Scholars Zhuhai Forum, SYSU in May or June, 2017. For registration and more information, please scan the Wechat or open the following link.
Registration：
（Chinese）http://survey.sysu.edu.cn/cn/registration/iysf2017cn
（English）http://survey.sysu.edu.cn/en/registration/iysf2017en
Contact Information
Address: Human Resources Office, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, P.R.China
Zip Code: 510120
Contact person: Ms Chen, Mr. Huang, Ms Song
Tel: 0086-20-81332510
Fax: 0086-20-81332326
Email: zseyrcgz@126.com；zseyhr@126.com
Hospital Website: http://www.syshospital.com/
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University
来源：
http://www.syshospital.com/Recruitment/Jobdetails.aspx?jobId=464
