High-level Personnel Recruitment Plan

1. Position Openings

Chang'an University seeks high-level researchers in the areas of Highway and Rail Engineering, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Vehicle Operation Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Design and Theory, Mechanical Manufacture and Automation, Engineering Machinery, Transportation Planning and Management, Traffic Information Engineering and Control, Geodetection and Information Technology, Geodesy and Survey Engineering，Mineralogy，Petrology，Mineral Deposit Geology，Paleontology and Stratigraphy，Structural Geology，Geochemistry, Quaternary Geology, Mineral Resource Prospecting and Exploration, Geotechnical Engineering,, Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering Safety, Disaster Prevention and Reduction Engineering and Protective Engineering, Geological Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources, Municipal Engineering, Heating System, Gas Supply, Ventilation Engineering and Air Conditioning.

2. Qualification Requirements

This high-level personnel recruitment plan includes six programs and searches various global talents. Each program defines the corresponding qualification requirements as shown below:

(1) Short-term and Long-term “1000 Talents Plan” Program

To apply for a position in this program, a successful candidate should meet the following qualification requirements:
(a) He or she is not older than 55 with a doctoral degree obtained from a high-quality overseas university;
(b) He or she is a full professor or equivalent to a full professor who has worked for a well-known overseas university, research institute, company, or financial institution;
(c) He or she must fill in the position within six months after the offer letter is signed. Additionally, he or she is able to work full time at Chang'an University if the application is for the long-tem program and the working time should not be less than two months if the application is for the short-term program;
(d) He or she is an expert in areas of Natural Science, Engineering, Economy and Finance, Management. In the past five years, he or she has published high quality papers in the top journals of his or her research area, or received internationally recognized technology award, or learned key testing methods or technologies in science engineering construction.

(2) “Youth 1000 Talents Plan” Program

To apply for a position in this program, a successful candidate should meet the following qualification requirements:
(a) He or she is not older than 40 with research areas in natural science or engineering technology;
(b) He or she has an overseas doctoral degree and three years of research and working experience;

1. He or she has recently worked for an overseas university, a research institute, or a company;

(d) He or she must work at Chang’an University full time after the application is approved and he or she has signed the contract;
(e) For applicants who just earned or will finish their doctoral degrees this year, the above requirements may be exempted if they have made outstanding achievements in research or other areas during their Ph.D. study.

(3) Specially Appointed Professor with “Changjiang Scholar” Program

To apply for a position in this program, a successful candidate should meet the following qualification requirements:
(a) He or she should be no older than 45 when the applicant’s research field is in natural science or engineering technology, or no older than 55 if the applicant’s research field is in humanities and social sciences;
(b) A doctoral degree is preferred. Additionally, an overseas applicant should hold an associate professor or equivalent position in a high-quality university, while a domestic applicant should hold a full professor or equivalent position;
(c) He or she is qualified to teach major courses in his or her discipline and has made outstanding research achievements. Additionally, he or she is innovative, strategic in thinking, and able to lead and coordinate domestic academic teams to make internationally recognized achievements;
(d) He or she should adhere to college teachers' professional ethics and be self-reliant and self-devoted;
(e) The employment will last five years. The applicant should work full time at Chang'an University. The position should be filled within one year after the contract is signed.

(4) Visiting Professor with “Changjiang Scholar” Program

To apply for a position in this program, a successful candidate should meet the following qualification requirements:
(a) He or she is employed full-time for teaching and research at a full professor rank or equivalent position in a top overseas university;
(b) He or she has already made outstanding and internationally recognized achievements in his or her research areas;

1. He or she is honest, earnest, self-devoted, and shows passion for science;

He or she should be able to work at Chang’an University for more than two months annually.

(5) Shaanxi “100 Talents Plan” Specially Appointed Professor

To apply for a position in this program, a successful candidate should meet the following qualification requirements:
(a) He or she should be no older than 55, preferably having a doctoral degree;
(b) He or she should be able to work in Shaanxi Province for at least 6 months each year for an overseas applicant or to work in Shaanxi Province for 9 months for a domestic applicant;
(c) He or she holds a full professor or equivalent position in an overseas top university, a research institute, or a domestic state key university. In the past five years, he or she has published high quality papers in top journals of his or her research area, or received internationally recognized technology award, or learned key testing methods or technologies in science, or engineering construction.

(6) Shaanxi “Sanqin Scholar Plan”

To apply for a position in this program, a successful candidate should meet the following qualification requirements:
(a) He or she should abide by the laws of People's Republic of China, adhere to the professional ethics, and have the spirit of unity and cooperation, rigorous style of study and dedication;
(b) A doctoral degree and a full professor rank are preferred. Additionally, he or she should have experience of the national-level major scientific research or construction projects and have made outstanding and internationally recognized achievements;
(c) He or she is innovative, strategic in thinking, and able to lead and coordinate domestic academic teams to make internationally recognized achievements;
(d) He or she is healthy, younger than 50 years old, and able to directly engage in teaching, research and other relevant activities;
(e) He or she should guarantee nine months of employment working time at Chang'an University.

3. Remuneration or Treatments

(1) Short-term and Long-term “1000 talents plan” Program

(a) In addition to their salary and allowance, governments of China and Shaanxi province will provide the selected talents in the long-term program with a total of 2 million RMB (with tax free) and those in the short-term program with half million RMB (with tax free) as subsidies;
(b) The selected talents’ organizational affiliation will be transferred into Chang'an University’s “1000 plan” as the specially appointed experts. These selected talents are eligible to purchase an apartment from Chang’an University, and are entitled to 300,000 RMB as relocation fee. The university will offer their spouses job positions and find schools for their children. For those who do not want to transfer their organizational affiliation, the university provides them with an apartment during their appointment period;
(c) Chang'an University will provide the selected talents with office, laboratory, research group, and assistants, as well as considerable amount of start-up research funds.

(2) “Youth 1000 plan” Program

The selected talents will enjoy half million RMB (with tax free) and 1-3 million RMB research funds, both sponsored by the central government. Chang'an University will provide salary and other benefits, which are negotiable.

(3) “Changjiang Scholar” Program

(a) The specially appointed professors will annually receive 200,000 RMB of the position allowance from the Ministry of Education, as well as 15,000 RMB of salary each month from Chang'an University. The visiting professors will monthly receive 30,000 RMB of the position allowance from the Ministry of Education, as well as 15,000 RMB of salary each month from Chang'an University, which is paid according to the actual working time;
(b) For those specially appointed professors whose organizational affiliations are transferred into Chang'an University, they are eligible to purchase an apartment from Chang’an University and the university will provide the relocation fee of 200,000 RMB. Additionally, the university will offer their spouses jobs and help their children for school. For specially appointed professors whose organizational affiliations are not transferred into Chang'an University and visiting professors, the university provides them with an apartment during their appointment period;
(c) The university will provide the start-up research funds: the total amount over the five years will be no less than 2 million RMB for specially appointed professors in areas of natural sciences and no less than half million RMB for specially appointed professors in areas of humanities and social sciences. Additionally, the total start-up funding amount over the five years for visiting professors will be no less than half million RMB;
(d) Chang'an University will provide these professors with office, laboratory, research team and assistants.

(4) Shaanxi Province “100 plan” Specially Appointed Professor

(a) The specially appointed professors will receive a half million RMB (tax free) of the onetime subsidy from the Shaanxi Province government in addition to 12,000 RMB of salary monthly from Chang'an University;
(b) For those professors whose organizational affiliations are transferred into Chang'an University, they are eligible to purchase an apartment from Chang’an University and the university will provide the job relocation fee of 150,000 RMB. Additionally, the university will offer their spouses jobs according to circumstances and help their children for school. For professors whose organizational affiliations are not transferred into Chang’an University, the university provides them with an apartment during their appointment period;
(c) The university will provide the start-up research funds of more than one million RMB during the contract term of five years;
(d) The university will provide office and laboratory space.

(5) Shaanxi “Sanqin Scholar plan”

(a) The selected scholars will receive 100,000 RMB annually from the Shaanxi Province government in addition to the 12,000 RMB of salary monthly from the Chang'an University. Additionally, the research groups led by the scholars will also annually receive 100,000 RMB as the post allowance.
(b) For those professors whose organizational affiliations are transferred into Chang'an University, they can are eligible to purchase an apartment from Chang’an University and the university will provide the relocation fee of 150,000 RMB. Additionally, The university will offer their spouses jobs according to circumstances and help their children for school. For professors whose organizational affiliations are not transferred into Chang'an University, the university provides them with an apartment during their appointment period.
(c) The university will provide the start-up research funds of more than 1 million RMB during the contract term of five years.
(d) The university will provide office and laboratory space.