Shantou University invites applications for a number of open rank academic positions, commencing immediately or mutually agreed date:

Cheung Kong School of Arts and Design: Product Design and Public Art 

Cheung Kong School of Journalisms and Communication: Professional Journalism, Editing and Publishing, Multimedia and Electronic Media Production, Communication Research, and History of Journalism

College of Engineering: Software Engineering, Information Systems, Embedded Systems, Intelligent Systems, Engineering Design, Manufacturing, Applied Mechanics, Alternative Energy, Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Communication Engineering

College of Liberal Arts: contemporary Chinese literature, linguistics and comparative literature，Full-Time Faculty English or Rhetoric and Composition

College of Science: Mathematics (Algebra, Differential Equation and Functional Analysis); Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry); Biology (Microbiology, Cell biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Physics (Optoelectronics and Optical Communication, Physics of Condensed Matters and Material Physics)， Marine Biology Institute (Aquatic Animal Nutrition, Aquatic Pathology and Marine Botany)

Law School: Common Law (Tort Law, Contract Law, and Labour Law), Public Administration (Public Finance, Public Policy, and Public Health)

School of Business: Logistic Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Strategy, International Trade and International Finance. 

For academic and teaching positions, applicants can be recent PhD graduates, Post Doctorial Fellows, current, semi-retired or recently retired academic staff. All nationalities are welcome. Applicants from foreign countries must be able to communicate in English. The terms of appointment can be made flexible to accommodate individuals’ circumstances.

Shantou University, founded in 1981 by Mr. Li Ka-Shing, is the only privately funded public university in China. It is the only comprehensive university in Eastern Guangdong region with a population of over 15 million people. Li Ka-Shing Foundation in Hong Kong has donated over HK$2.8 billion to the development of Shantou University. Shantou University has graduated over 30,000 alumni and currently offers comprehensive education to over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University consists of 8 colleges in Art and Design, Business, Engineering, Journalism, Law, Liberal Arts, Medicine and Science with over 1,200 staff. 

Shantou University has been carrying out the institution reform that includes academic governance, education programs and curriculum, resources management, personnel and salary, and financial management reforms. The direct results of the institution reform are that 1) the University received “Excellence” rating from the Ministry of Education on a nationwide assessment of undergraduate education programs in November 2006, and 2) the Science Net ranked the Shantou University the 53rd place of the top 100 Chinese Universities in Competitiveness in Science and Technology in China in 2007. For more detailed information, please visit the university web site: www.stu.edu.cn.

Shantou University offers competitive salaries and compensation will commensurate with the qualifications and experiences of the candidates. All applications and inquiries will be treated in confidence. A complete C.V. with three names of references should be emailed to:

Mr. Fenqiang Sun
Director, Human Resources Department
Shantou University
243 Da Xue Road, Shantou, Guangdong, P.R. China 515063
fqsun@stu.edu.cn