The discipline of Materials Science & Engineering at Jiangsu University (hereafter mentioned as "the discipline") is recognized as both at national and international perspective for its excellence in research and teaching programs. Beginning from 1972, the very specialty of majoring in Materials Science and Engineering, the discipline at Jiangsu University possesses the qualification to run PhD programs in the first-level discipline and to train postdoctoral-level researchers. The discipline is consecutively deemed the "advanced discipline of materials science & engineering" in the advanced discipline development program at Jiangsu Provincial universities (2010-2013, and 2014-2017). The discipline is currently ranked top 1% (the accurate number is 0.37% as ranked No. 40 in mainland of China) in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI), and worldwide No. 285 as well as nationally No. 58 in the US news. The quality of publication derived from the discipline is worldwide ranked No. 197 and nationally No. 37 in the National Taiwan University (NTU) Ranking. There are 101 national-level, 147 provincial-level projects including the state key development projects 973 and 863, as well as the National Science Foundation of China in Materials Science and Engineering discipline, in the past five years. The total research funding has been well over 100 million CNY since 2012. The output included 528 SCI-indexed publications (46 papers were published in the first-lever rank), 332 approved invention patents, and 16 provincial and ministerial level scientific prizes and awards.

The discipline has an outstanding teaching team. At present, it has a special National expert “Thousand Talents Program”, Central Organization Department Committee (CPS), a scientific and technological innovation expert of “Ten Thousand Talents Program”, two specially-invited experts of “Thousand Young Talent program”, an expert of “China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists”, two candidates of “New Century Talents of Ministry of Education” and another excellent experts titled with “Innovational and enterprising Talents of Jiangsu Province”, “Jiangsu Outstanding Young Talent”, “333 Program” and “Qinglan Program”. In addition, there is a team working on “Scientific and Technological Innovation of Ministry of Education” and five teams on “Mass Entrepreneurship and innovation Project” and “Qinglan Program” in the discipline.

The Materials Science & Engineering disciplines are specially based on rely on and build high-end structural materials for which, five province-level key laboratories and a state-level international research centers have been established in the discipline, named, " Jiangsu Key Laboratory of high-performance Al-Mg alloys and composites engineering laboratory", "Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Material Tribology", " Key laboratory of Mechanical Industrial Metal Matrix Composite and Functional Materials (Mechanical Industry)", "Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Photonic Manufacturing Science and Technology", "Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of High-Tec Metal Materials and Key Equipment Components Forming", and "China-Australia Joint Research Center for Advanced Opto-Electrical Molecular Functional Materials ". It has a Jiangsu Model Center for Experiment Teaching of Material Science and Engineering. These research and teaching laboratories are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment for various materials research activity purposes, from materials processing to characterization and analysis, and even high-level professional trainings.

Research Interests

(1) High-tech metal-based structural materials, where the focus is on the design, characterization and optimization of high-tech special steel and lightweight high-performance alloys used as key components in thermal powers, nuclear power equipmenst, aviation, transportation, etc.

Ph.D. Supervisors: Xiaolong Cheng, Qishu Wang, Qingfeng Guan and Guirong Li.

(2) Preparation and processing of advanced materials: where the key focus is on involved in material molding, composite technology and connection is highlighted, electromagnetic field-mediated synthesis of aluminum matrix composites, laser welding, plastic molding, high-speed processing technology, etc.

Ph.D. Supervisor: Yutao Zhao, Leigang Wang, Yinqun Hua, Yucheng Lei, Naichao Si and Gang Chen.

(3) Inorganic non-metallic materials and their multi-functionalized design: where the research focus lies in the coupling effects of electricity, magnetism, heat, and light in the multifunctional materials. To meet the practical needs for new functional and low-dimensional materials with respect to the application in electronic devices and optical catalysis.

Ph.D. Supervisor: Xiaohong Yan, Guanjun Qiao, Xiaolong Cheng, Guiwu Liu and Jianhong Yang.

(4) Bioenergy- materials: which are aimed at the self-assembled nanostructures of biomolecules and battery-related nanomaterials, performing studies on micro-force microscopy, three-dimensional structures of DNA, quantum dots, low-dimensional nanostructure, etc.

Ph.D. Supervisor: Xiaohong Yan, Mingdong Dong, Changsheng Li, Juan Yang, Xiangqian Shen, Lei Liu, Jianli Mi and Lili Yang.

(5) Biomimetic polymer materials: an internationally recognized center of excellence in research and is worldwide known by its advances in designing polymers and polymer catalysts capable of biomimetic recognition, selective catalysis, and self-switchable catalysis.

Ph.D. Supervisor: Songjun Li and Zhiping Zhou.

Recruiting Requirements

1. The applicant should be under 35 years old.

2. The applicant should have a Doctor’s degree relating materials science and engineering within three years from prestigious universities or research institutes at home or abroad.

3. The applicant should have an international vision with team-work spirit. He/She should be productive in innovative research work with huge potential.

4. The applicant should be excellent in both studies and character, and excellent published papers or other awards are also required.

5. Other requirements are same as the Administration of Postdoctoral Researchers in Jiangsu University.

6. The above requirements are also applied to foreign applicants.

Salaries and Benefits

1. Salaries and benefits of domestic postdoctoral researchers

(1) The salaries and benefits are in accordance with faculty.

(2) Around 110,000 RMB in salary a year. The salaries of the winners of Excellent Postdoctoral Researcher of Jiangsu University are around 160,000~200,000 a year.

(3) Post-doctors are encouraged to rent apartments by themselves and the rent of 700 RMB is provided by school

(4) Application of various funding: Various research founding and scholarship are encouraged for application, such as Xiangjiang Program, China-Germany Program, International Exchange Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Science and Technology Agency of Jiangsu Province, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and Jiangsu Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

2. Salaries and benefits of foreign postdoctoral researchers

(1) The salaries of foreign postdoctoral researchers are provided by university, school and supervisors according to annual salary system. University encourages and supports that the supervisors pay more salaries to foreign postdoctoral researchers. The salaries are constituted according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The details is shown in follows:

(2) Various research founding and scholarship are encouraged for application. International meetings and exchanges are also permitted after the approval of university and supervisors.

(3) The postdoctoral researchers with qualifications of professional and technical duty can apply positions or take part in academic exchange by their qualifications. Foreign postdoctoral researchers can be employed as faculty according to their academic achievements. The professional and technical duty may start from the day employed.

Recruitment Procedures

1. The applicant should email by providing CV, representative research achievements and publications in details and other documents indicating academic background.

2. A feed-back will be given after the University/ Departments/Professors review these applications. The qualified candidates will be approved by the school and then can go through relevant procedures by providing two recommendation letters from two experts and one from the Ph.D. supervisor. The online application and format of recommendation letter can be downloading from http://www.chinapostdoctor.org.cn/

(Jiangsu University application website for Post-Doctoral program)

http://eng.ujs.edu.cn/index.htm

3. Interviewing, physical examination and other procedures.

Recruitment Procedures for foreign postdoctoral researchers

1.     The applicant could apply the postdoctoral position to the corresponding school after getting the permitting from the supervisor.

2.     The supervisor should assist applicant in finishing the application on the website of China Postdoctoral. Meanwhile the paper version should also be provided.

3.     After approved by Human Resource of Jiangsu Province, the on boarding process should be followed. International cooperation and exchanges should be handled according to the requirements concerning foreign affairs of China.

4.     Online help will be provided to go through the application system to successful candidates.

The details see Direction of Entry and Exit of Postdoctoral Station.

Contacting Information

Teacher Zhao, Tel：0511-88797783

Email：clxyyb@ujs.edu.cn

Address：301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu

Post Code：212013