Yu Chunquan's group is recruiting research assistant professors, post-docs and research assistants.
 
Dr. Yu received his bachelor and master degrees in geophysics from Peking University in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He earned his PhD degree in geophysics from MIT in 2016. Between 2016 and 2018, he was as a postdoctoral researcher in the Caltech Seismological Laboratory. In early 2019, he joined the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at Southern University of Science and Technology as an Associate Professor. Dr. Yu’s main research interests include broadband observational seismology, seismic imaging of Earth’s internal structures and earthquake source characterization. He has published above 30 papers in journals such as Nature, Natural Communication, Science Advances, EPSL, GRL, JGR, GJI, SRL, BSSA etc. Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor for the AGU journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-Cubed), and has been a reviewer for many Earth science journals. Developed seismic data processing software such as Crazyseismic (downloaded more than 700 times). For details, please refer to the personal homepage http://faculty.sustech.edu.cn/yucq/
 
Research Assistant Professors Position
Recruitment requirements

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the field of solid geophysics (seismology).
Postdoctoral work experience or higher level scientific research work for at least 2 years in universities or research institutions at home and abroad.
Have published more than 2 papers as the first author in the mainstream SCI journals in the relevant fields in the past 5 years.
Be able to carry out scientific research work in the relevant research direction of the subject group.

Job Responsibilities

To complete research on topics and publish high level academic papers with international competitiveness.
Assisting and participating in the working research of the subject project.
Applying for research funding to support the subject research.
Supervise the research work of students in the subject group.

Treatment during the appointment

Provide a competitive salary package, negotiable according to the candidate's academic background. Enjoy the treatment of official faculty members of SUSTech, annual salary including: salary, welfare expenses such as meal allowance, high temperature allowance, etc., performance bonus, in addition to which the university pays five insurance and one fund according to national regulations.
The group provides good conditions for scientific research, including part of the research funding, foreign exchange opportunities, etc.; fully supports the research assistant professor/senior research assistant to apply for the National Natural Science Foundation of China and other national, provincial and municipal projects as the person in charge.
Those who meet the conditions can apply for Shenzhen High-level Talents, Peacock Talent Program and other housing subsidy policies (in grades) of 1.6-2 million (subject to the latest relevant talent declaration requirements in Shenzhen).

Postdoctoral Position
Recruitment requirements

D. degree, with background in solid geophysics, preferably engaged in research in seismology, imaging of the Earth's internal structure, etc.
Good English reading and writing skills, with first authorship of SCI articles in related fields preferred.

Job Responsibilities

To work with the group leader to develop research plans, carry out research work relatively independently and publish high-level academic papers.
Assist in the construction and management of the subject group, including participating in the subject group projects, assisting in applying for funding, mentoring students, etc..

Treatment during the appointment
Basic treatment (two-year postdoctoral appointment)

The postdoctoral salary is about ¥335,000 per year, including Guangdong Province subsidy of ¥150,000 (before tax) and Shenzhen living allowance of ¥60,000 (after tax), and participation in social insurance and housing provident fund according to relevant regulations of Shenzhen. Post-doctoral welfare fees are paid with reference to the standard of the teaching staff in the school posts.
Particularly outstanding candidates can apply for the President's Postdoctoral Excellence, with an annual salary of up to ¥415,000. (including Guangdong Province and Shenzhen subsidies)

Other welfare benefits.

The group provides excellent working environment and opportunities for domestic and foreign cooperation and exchange, and the postdoc enjoys a total of ¥50,000 academic exchange funding for two years during his stay.
The group provides sufficient scientific research support and assists postdocs to apply for the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and research projects at all levels in Guangdong Province and Shenzhen.
The group can assist eligible postdocs to apply for the "Guangdong Overseas Young Postdocs Introduction Program". In other words, if a postdoctoral fellow has obtained a doctoral degree from a university ranked in the top 200 universities in the world (excluding the territory, the ranking is based on Times, USNEWS, QS and Shanghai Jiao Tong University's World University Ranking in the previous year), and is engaged in postdoctoral research in a postdoctoral station in Guangdong Province, and has committed to stay in the station for more than 2 years, the provincial government will give each postdoctoral fellow a living allowance of ¥ 600,000 after the successful application. For those postdocs who have received funding from this program, signed a work agreement or labor contract with an employer in Guangdong Province and committed to work in Guangdong for more than 3 years, the provincial government will give each postdoc a housing subsidy of ¥400,000.
Postdocs who choose to stay in Shenzhen for scientific research work and sign labor (employment) contracts with enterprises and institutions in the city for more than 3 years can apply for the Shenzhen Postdoctoral Research Grant for Staying in Shenzhen. The Shenzhen Municipal Government gives each person an annual research grant of ¥100,000 for a total of 3 years.
For postdocs who meet the requirements of the latest policy related to "Rental and Living Allowance for Newly-Introduced Talents in Shenzhen", after settling in Shenzhen, they can assist in applying for a one-time rental and living allowance of ¥30,000 in Shenzhen (tax-free, independent online application).
According to their own conditions, post-docs who are in or out of station and stay in Shenzhen can apply for "Shenzhen Peacock Plan C talents" or "Shenzhen reserve-level talents" and enjoy a 5-year 1.6 million incentive allowance (tax-free) (subject to the latest requirements for declaration of talents in Shenzhen).
For the outstanding postdocs, we will actively recommend them to apply for research assistant professor positions in Southern University of Science and Technology.

Research assistant position
Recruitment requirements
Master's degree or above in earth science, mechanics, physics, computer science or other related majors, strong sense of responsibility and teamwork, good mathematical and scientific foundation and computer programming skills, good reading and writing skills in Chinese and English. Preference will be given to those with professional background in solid geophysics and seismology.
 
Job Responsibilities

Carrying out relevant scientific research under the guidance of the subject supervisor.
Assist in the construction of the seismic observation laboratory.
Complete other related work of the subject group.

Benefits

To provide a competitive salary package with an annual salary of not less than ¥100,000 and enjoy five insurance and one pension.
Enjoy national legal holidays and paid annual leave as stipulated by the university.
Enjoy holiday expenses, meal allowance, free physical examination, high temperature allowance, bonus and other welfare benefits.

 
 
Application method
Interested candidates should send personal’s CVs (including a complete list of academic papers) to yucq@sustech.edu.cn (Chunquan Yu). The title of the email should be "Application for a position" and "Application - Name of applicant".
 
For more information, please contact the group secretary at xujl3@mail.sustech.edu.cn (Jialiu Xu)