Recruitment Announcement for the Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

I. University Introduction

Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology (SUAT) is a newly established University at Shenzhen, the power city of industrial innovation and entrepreneurship. Upon an agreement between the Chinese Academy Sciences and the Shenzhen Government, SUAT was initiated and established by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The mission of SUAT is to nurture top-notch innovative young talents in critical academic fields in high demand by the urgent needs of national and global development. As such, SUAT has built a brand-new campus, designed innovative academic programs, created (Yale-like) residential colleges and established academic faculties in several multi-disciplinary fields. These initial efforts by SUAT have received consistently positive responses and support from students and parents. Comparing the scores of the very first cohort of SUAT’s UG students, SUAT has been ranked #1 among all universities that are headquartered in Guangdong Province. Indeed, the students SUAT admitted this year are among the top 1.2% among all students who applied for colleges.

Website: https://rczpw.suat-sz.edu.cn/index.htm

II. Faculty Introduction

The Faculty of Life and Health Sciences adheres to the vision of “exploring the mysteries of life and seeking the truth of science”. Starting from the strategic needs of human health development, it integrates international innovation resources, develops cutting-edge interdisciplinary subjects in life and health, explores the essence of life and intelligence, and is committed to promoting the development of new medicine and serving human health. The teaching and research team is led by the Academician of the Academy of Science of Royal Society of Canada and the Academician of the German Academy of Science. More than 10 world-class senior professors serve as academic leaders, and the backbone young teachers come from famous universities around the world. The Faculty of Life and Health is guided by the major needs of the country’s biomedicine field and disciplinary frontiers, focusing on solving cutting-edge basic scientific problems in the field of life and health, making breakthroughs in key core technologies, cultivating top innovative talents, promoting the coordinated development of disciplines, majors and emerging industries, and stimulating innovative mechanisms for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

Faculty website: https://lhs.suat-sz.edu.cn/index.htm

III. Recruitment position

Dean for the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

IV. Position Responsibilities

1. Fully preside over the teaching, scientific research, and related administrative management of the Faculty of Life and Health.

2. Actively introduce high-level talents from home and abroad, cultivate young and middle-aged backbone teachers, and build a high-level faculty team.

3. Explore innovative talent training models, promote the reform of teaching and curriculum systems, and cultivate professional talents with innovative spirit and application practice ability.

4. Formulate development strategies, grasp the development direction of talent training, and improve and perfect the organizational structure and system of teaching and scientific research management.

5. Strengthen international cooperation and exchanges, and actively carry out cooperation and exchanges with well-known domestic and foreign universities, scientific research institutions, and corporate units.

V. Qualifications

1. Have certain management experience in well-known domestic and foreign university departments or research institutes, such as college-level leaders, department heads, and other related management positions.

2. Have made outstanding contributions in the field of this discipline, have a high academic status or academic influence, and are world-class top scholars with a high reputation in domestic and foreign academic circles.

3. With multi-disciplinary cooperation, teaching and research projects, as well as administrative management and leadership skills.

VI. Application Documents

1. A current curriculum vitae;

2. Cover letter;

3. List and certificates of teaching and scientific research achievements and awards obtained in the past five years, 3-5 representative works and other materials that can prove my academic level and ability;

4. Report on the working ideas and plans of the dean.

The following documents will be provided after the University ‘s preliminary examination:

1. List of experts and scholars available for consultation (3-5)；

2. Copies of ID card/passport, academic qualifications and degree certificates (from the original academic qualifications), professional and technical position certificates, award certificates, appointment documents, etc.

VII. Additional Information

1. Email application materials: [email protected], and the title indicates “Name + Applied for the dean of the Faculty of Life and Health”.

2. The application deadline for best consideration is February 9th, 2025. The search will continue until an appointment is made and the successful candidate will take up the role during the academic year 25/26.

3. After the deadline, the university will conduct a preliminary review of resumes and organize interviews. Resumes that are not selected will not be notified.