Tenure Tracked Faculty (Multiple Positions)

Central China Normal University China

Central China Normal University (CCNU) is located in Wuhan, China. It is a top-tier comprehensive normal university directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. It is highly recognized as an important base for cultivating brilliant talents for the country, as well as a superior training center for excellent teachers in higher education, K-12 education, and other professional fields.

School of Educational Information Technology (SEIT) offers undergraduate, master and doctoral programs in Educational Technology, Digital Media Technology, and Science Education and Communications. The research foci of SEIT include educational informationalization, educational technology, and application of innovative media. To strengthen our capacities in research and teaching, SEIT now initiates its 2018 recruitment to seek candidates for faculty specialized in Data Mining and Analysis, Learning Science and Technology, Intelligent Information Processing, Science Education and Communications, Art Design, Interaction Design, Virtual Reality and other related areas.

1. Job Description

   Position Type:

1. Tenure track.

2. High-Level  scholars as part of “1000 Talents Plan” and “Changjiang Scholar Project

3. Professor, Associate Professor, Tenure Tracked Assistant Professor, Post-doctoral Scholar

   Duration: 3-year fixed term appointment, can be extended and un-fixed term is possible based on performance.

    

1. Responsibilities:

   Research

   Conduct academic research in accordance with personal research interests, publish papers in SCI/SSCI/CSSCI journals and/or other works with key publishers.

   Graduate Student Mentoring

   Help mentor SEIT’s graduate students.

   Teaching

   Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.

   Other professional tasks assigned by SEIT

2. Qualifications:

   a.  PhD degree in Data Mining and Analysis, Learning Science and Technology, Intelligent Information Processing, Science Education and Communications, Art Design, Interaction Design, Virtual Reality and other related areas, or related disciplines; M.S. or M.A. degree in Animation Design is acceptable.

1. Dedication to research in related areas, strong team-work spirit, fieldwork experience, and practices.

2. A research portfolio that meets CCNU’s criteria for different types of faculty positions.

3. At least one publication in SCI or SSCI indexed journals as first author or corresponding author. The situation of candidate being the second author while the doctoral supervisor being the first author will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

4. Maximum age of 45 for professor, 40 for associate professor, and 35 for fresh Ph.D. graduates

1. Compensation

   Competitive salaries and compensations will be offered according to the provisions of the relevant laws in China.

   Outstanding scholars and excellent young talents

   a.  Appointment as professor and Doctoral supervisor.

   b.  Agreement-based annual salaries can be offered no less than ¥ 600,000 for outstanding talents, and no less than ¥ 300,000 for excellent young talents.

   c.  Research start-up fund from ¥ 3 million to ¥ 10 million according to qualification.

   d.  ¥ 500,000 subsidies provided by the government, and 90 to 140 m2 apartment or ¥ 500,000 resettlement allowances (no include the part from government).

   e.  50 to 150 m2 for work. 1 doctoral student or postdoctoral scholar (priority) each year.

   f.  Work permits for spouse if necessary. The children will have the best education resources in Wuhan from Kindergarten to high school.

   g.  For those who doesn’t get “1000 talent plan” scholarship but into the interview session or other outstanding young scholars, the University will provide competitive salary, resettlement allowances and scientific research start-up fund.

   Associate/Assistant Professor

   a.  The salaries and Start-up fund will be set according the corresponding standards in our university.

   b.  Post doctorate scholars have additional benefits .

   c.  Temporary housing accommodation, and the children can attend in the affiliated schools which rank first in China in the past 4 years

    

2. Deadline

   The application pool is open until the position being filled. Interviews will be organized timely.

    

3. Application Procedure:

   Please send the application documents listed below to zzbyou@mail.ccnu.edu.cn. The subject of the email should read: Application for faculty positions.

• Curriculum Vitae

• Cover letter

• 2-3 papers, reports, or the representative works

• Photocopy of diploma

  Interview will be arranged within one month upon receiving the application materials. Copies of official diploma and personal identification materials are required for the interview.

  Final decision will be made within one week upon interview by SEIT recruitment committee.