Recruitment Notice of Ankang University for Overseas PhDs

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About Ankang University

Ankang University (hereinafter known as AKU) is a public university administered by Shaanxi Provincial Government, China. AKU is located in Ankang City, in southern Shaanxi Province, among the Qinling-Bashan Mountains, lying on the shore of Hanjiang River, adjacent to Hubei Province, Chongqing municipality and Sichuan Province. Ankang city is the geometric center of the Central Shaanxi province, Chengdu-Chongqing and Jianghan Economic Zones. The city boasts an extraordinary ecological and geographical environment with pleasant climate, rich natural resources, beautiful landscape and convenient transportation, which together make the city an ideal place to live and work.

Working at AKU

To meet the needs of further development, AKU welcomes all the talents from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds to join us. If you are interested in working with us, you can check current vacant positions in the below chart.

Requirements for Applicants

Applicants with doctorate degrees in relevant disciplines or specialties are invited for all the vacancies shown in the above chart. Also, as a successful applicant:

1.You are expected to fit the needs of personnel cultivation and academic specialty development of AKU;

2.Your age needs to be under 40 (Outstanding applicants: under 45);

3.You are expected to possess high-quality academic achievements with great potential.

Preference will be given to applicants with post-doctoral research experience or the academic titles like professor/associate professor.

Salary & Welfare 

Chart 1: Employment Types and Working Treatment

Full-time Employees (become a permanent staff of public institutions of China ):

Short-term Employees (Contract Period: 4 years; renewable after expiration)

*Salary: 1)Basic Salary: According to the standard wage of staff of public institutions of Shaanxi Province, China; 2)Performance-related pay: RMB ¥70,000-120,000 *Setting-in Allowance (according to the classification of applicants- Chart 2): RMB ¥250,000-1,000,000 *Research Start-up Allowance (according to the classification of applicants- Chart 2): RMB ¥100,000-150,000 (PhD of Natural Science) RMB ¥50,000-100,000 ( PhD of Humanities and Social Science) *According to the classification, applicants of different category can apply for academic titles respectively (special-term professor, special-term associate professor, or receive associate professor’s salary at the first three years working in AKU). *Allowance for stuff with doctoral degrees: RMB ¥600 per month; *Housing Subsidy: RMB ¥76,800(annual installment payment for 8 years; ¥9,600 per year ); *Independent office equipped with computer; *Join AKU as a permanent staff of public institutions of China (differ from contract employees ); *Your spouse can be offered opportunities of employment; *Help to arrange children’s entrance to kindergarten or school.

*Salary: 1)     Basic Salary: RMB ¥40,000-60,000(open to negotiation.) 2)     Performance-related pay: RMB ¥70,000-120,000 *Setting-in Allowance (according to the classification of applicants- Chart 2): RMB ¥130,000-500,000 *Research Start-up Allowance (according to the classification of applicants- Chart 2): RMB ¥100,000-150,000 (PhD of Natural Science) RMB ¥50,000-100,000 ( PhD of Humanities and Social Science) *Allowance for stuff with doctoral degrees: RMB ¥600 per month; *Housing Subsidy: RMB ¥38,400(annual installment payment for 4 years; ¥9,600/per year ); *Independent office equipped with computer; *Your spouse can be offered opportunities of employment; *Help to arrange children’s entrance to kindergarten or school. *Social Insurance and other benefits: 1)Social insurance and housing fund will be paid in monetary term; 2) Enjoy same extra allowance during the hot or cold weather and festival welfare as our current employees.

Chart 2: Classifications of Applicants

Category A
Applicants for Category A should meet Article 1 and Article 2 or Article 3: 1)    be selected to join “Thousand People Plan"-Youth Talents Program of Shaanxi Province; or provincial talents program approved by governments of other provinces; 2)    for doctors of Natural Science: be an independent author (or first author) of at least 2 papers published in journals indexed in SCI Zone 1 (in your own professions). 3)     for doctors of Humanities and Social Science: be an independent author or first author of at least 3 papers published in SSCI Non-Open Access Journals (in your own professions), and 5 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions).	Main Benefits & Allowance: 1)Setting-in Allowance: ¥1,000,000 (installment payment): 1st  year: ¥400,000 2nd  year: ¥300,000 3rd  year: ¥300,000 2)Research Start-up Allowance: ¥150,000 (Natural Science) ¥100,000 (Humanities and Social Science) 3) Have the opportunity to apply for the special-term professor title.
Category B
Applicants for Category B should meet at least one of the conditions below: 1) Holding the doctorate in the disciplines of Nursing and Rehabilitation Medicine; 2) for doctors of Natural Science: be the first author of at least 2 papers published in journals indexed in SCI Zone 2 (in your own professions), and 4 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions). 3) for doctors of Humanities and Social Science: be the first author of at least 2 papers published in SSCI journals (in your own professions), and 3 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions).	Main Benefits & Allowance: 1)Setting-in Allowance: ¥600,000 (installment payment): 1st  year: ¥200,000 2nd  year: ¥200,000 3rd  year: ¥200,000 2)Research Start-up Allowance: ¥150,000 (Natural Science) ¥100,000 (Humanities and Social Science) 3)Have the opportunities to apply for the special-term associate professor title. 4) Applicants who meet the first condition can receive associate professor’s salary at the first three years working in AKU.
Category C
Applicants for Category C should meet at least one of the conditions below: 1) holding the doctorate in the disciplines of Musicology, Fine Arts, Visual Communication Design, Physical Education , English; 2)for doctors of Natural Science: be the first author of at least 1 paper published in journals indexed in SCI Zone 2 (in your own professions), or 6 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions). 3)for doctors of Humanities and Social Science: be the first author of at least 1 paper published in SSCI journals (in your own professions), or 4 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions).	Main Benefits & Allowance: 1)Setting-in Allowance: ¥400,000 (installment payment): 1st  year: ¥150,000 2nd  year: ¥150,000 3rd  year: ¥100,000 2)Research Start-up Allowance: ¥100,000 (Natural Science) ¥50,000( Humanities and Social Science) 3)Applicants can receive associate professor’s salary at the first three years working in AKU.
Category D
Applicants for Category D should meet at least one of the conditions below: 1)     for doctors of Natural Science: be the first author of at least 3 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions). 2)     for doctors of Humanities and Social Science: be the first author of at least 2 papers published in CSSCI/CSCD (core library) journals (in your own professions).	Main Benefits & Allowance: 1)Setting-in Allowance: ¥300,000 (installment payment): 1st  year: ¥100,000 2nd  year: ¥100,000 3rd  year: ¥100,000 2)Research Start-up Allowance: ¥100,000 (Natural Science) ¥50,000( Humanities and Social Science) 3) Applicants can receive associate professor’s salary at the first three years working in AKU.
Category E
Applicants for Category E should hold doctorate in relevant disciplines and specialties required by AKU.	Main Benefits & Allowance: 1)Setting-in Allowance: ¥250,000 (installment payment): 1st  year: ¥100,000 2nd  year: ¥100,000 3rd  year: ¥50,000 2)Research Start-up Allowance: ¥100,000 (Natural Science) ¥50,000( Humanities and Social Science) 3) Applicants can receive associate professor’s salary at the first three years working in AKU.

*Tips: Short-term employees (contract period: 4 years) get half of the setting-in allowance shown in Chart 2.

How to Contact Us

International Cooperation and Exchange Office, Ankang University

Contact Person:

Dr. /Prof. Cui Xiaoming, Director of International Cooperation and Exchange Office Tel: 0086-915-3287090

Email: akuinternational@126.com

Ms. Li Zhe (Tracy Li), Section Chief of General Office of International Cooperation and Exchange Office

Tel: 0086-915-3288082

Email: akuoverseas@hotmail.com

Address: 92 Yucai Road, Hanbin District, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, China

Postcode: 725000