数字金融教师职位 - IFB学院

School: School of Intelligent Finance and Business, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang)

Position: Faculty Position in Digital Finance (Associate Professor, Professor)

AcademicDiscipline: Digital Finance and Fintech 

Location: Taicang, Greater Suzhou, China

ABOUT XJTLU

In 2006 Xi‚Äôan Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) was created by the University ofLiverpool and Xi‚Äôan Jiaotong University ‚Äì a top ten university in China. Offering a unique international education experience,XJTLU brings together excellent research practice and expertise from both institutions and gives students the skills and knowledge they needto secure careers in a global marketplace. XJTLU now has around 25,000 enrolled students in both Suzhou and Liverpool in the UK, with plansto grow to about 28,000 students by 2025. There are currently about 2,000 staff, among which about 1,000 academic staff, with an almost evensplit between citizens of the People‚Äôs Republic of China and international passport holders. XJTLU offers our undergraduates andpostgraduates over 100 programmes with a diverse spectrum of courses.With a focus on innovative learning and teaching, and research, XJTLUdraws on the strengths of its parent universities, and plays a pivotal role in facilitating access to China for UK and other institutionalpartners. At same time, XJTLU is exploring future education by blending the educational theory, best practice and culture from west andeast.For detailed information about the university, please visit www.xjtlu.edu.cn.

ABOUTENTREPRENEUR COLLEGE (TAICANG)

In 2019, the XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang) was launched, as a pioneers of, and aneducational model for, the future university and campus in developing talents and leaders to meet local, national, and global challengesarising from the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Developed in collaboration with the Taicang Municipal Government and industry partners,the XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang) moved to the university’s newly opened award winning Taicang campus, within Greater Suzhou,in September 2022. As a result, there are opportunities at all levels for innovative academics in the fields represented by the followingschools and education platforms:

‚Ä¢ School of AI and Advanced Computing 

• School of Intelligent Finance andBusiness

• School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem

• School of Internet of Things• School of CHIPS

• School of Robotics

• School of Cultural Technology (part of the Academy of Film and Creative Technology)

•Entrepreneur and Enterprise Hub

ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF INTELLIGENT FINANCE AND BUSINESS

TheSchool of Intelligent Finance and Business is one of 7 industry-themed Schools in the XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicangcampus), and there is the capacity to grow further within the college to a total of 10 schools. Common to each School is an Education,Research and Development Institute (“ERDI”) for teaching and university-business research collaboration, a professional servicescentre supporting daily activities of students, staff, and business partners, and a School Affiliated Company, which has been jointlyestablished by XJTLU and the School’s industry partner for practical on-the-job learning and teaching. The governance and managementof the School is through a School Council.

The Dean of School oversees the School Management Team as well as contributing to theleadership of the Taicang campus. The School of Intelligent Finance and Business is jointly developed by the University and an industrypartner, AMT, to deliver the industry-themed programme(s). The first degree programme that the School has launched for the Academic Year2019/2020 is BSc Intelligent Supply Chain.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

The School of Intelligent Finance andBusiness is adopting a new higher education model based on the concept of Syntegrative Education (SE). SE is a new model that has beendeveloped by the University to address future challenges from the 4th Industrial Revolution and is a core part of the University‚Äôsstrategy for the next ten-year development that stresses innovation and entrepreneurship. SE aims at training syntegrative leaders withManagement skills, International perspective, Discipline-specific knowledge, and adaptability in Industry (MIDI). The position seeksindividuals who will echo these values and are passionate about undergraduate and graduate student engagement. The University seeks facultymembers who can model the excitement of engagement, discovery, and creativity and who are committed to education as an integrated andtransformational process. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for future colleagues who can:

• Understand and have an entrepreneur and innovative mindset, in line with the ethos of the College.

• Deliverhigh-quality teaching to undergraduate and graduate students, as evidenced by peers, students and external examiners.

•Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• Provide administrative service to the School, the University and itsstakeholders.

• Maintain a sustained record of successful PhD supervision.

• Work collaboratively with relevantSchool(s), College and University entities to identify opportunities for meaningful and genuine partnership and successful impact-creationfor research.

• Conduct high-quality industry-enhanced research and consultancy contracts, evidenced by contribution that outputmakes to industry, the economy, society, environment or culture, beyond the contribution to academic research.

• Maintain good,sustained, and successful research grants with impact measured by publications in leading journals and other research outputs.

•Create, develop and manage successful research partnerships with industry, academic institutions, and other external organisations.

• Support innovative cross-disciplinary research in line with the Entrepreneur College (Taicang) research themes, and become anambassador for the School for the promotion of cross-boundary research and teaching activities.

• Engage actively with neweducational models and embrace innovative, interactive, technology-enhanced learning, teaching, and assessment approaches; understand andhave an entrepreneur and innovative mindset in line with College ethos.

• Contribute to the school’s teaching developmentthrough mentoring and supporting early career academics (Associate Professor and above).

• Undertake any other appropriate tasksassigned by the Entrepreneur College or University through the Dean of School or College Senior Management Team.

ESSENTIALQUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: 

Successful applicants are expected to have:

• A PhD degree in areas suchas: digital finance, fintech, or a closely related discipline.

• Be able to contribute to teaching across a broad range ofmodules in Finance, such as Digital Finance, Cryptocurrencies, and Financial Regulation at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Demonstrate proficiency in applying digital technologies within the field of finance and exhibit fluency in various technologysystems.

• Demonstrate the ability to model and facilitate the effective use of current and emerging digital tools to supportboth research and learning.

• Clear understanding of the philosophy and concept of Syntegrative Education (SE).

•Demonstrable past teaching/industry experiences or practices aligned with Syntegrative Education (SE).

• A commitment toContinual Professional Development in all areas of the role as an academic at the university.

• Ability to work, teach andresearch in English.

• Strong team-work spirit.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: 

• A good track record of engagement with business and industry.

• University-level teaching experience.

•Relevant industry experience.

• Appropriate research experience, including working with industry, for the corresponding academicposition level.

‚Ä¢ Experience in intensive teaching and problem-based learning, and a willingness to be innovative in teachingpractices. 

• An institutional builder, able to work with wider disciplines across the college.

• Fornon-Chinese applicants, two years, full time, same subject teaching in a college/university is required by the Chinese work permitpolicy.

‚Ä¢ For candidates coming from a practitioner‚Äôs background or more experiences in industry engagement, we equallywelcome those who have familiarity with digital finance practice. 

CITIZENSHIP AND VISA REGULATIONS:

Employment at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is regulated by Chinese Labour Laws, and must comply with the regulations of theprovincial government. These regulations stipulate who is eligible for legal employment with regard to obtaining work permits and visas.

Please be advised candidates over 65 may be not eligible for a work visa in the P.R. China.

CAREERDEVELOPMENT

1. Clear career development path with annual review.

2. Professional development trainings areprovided.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITSSALARY:

Competitive salary in the market

SALARY: Competitive salary in the market

BENEFITS

1. Allowance: XJTLU providevarious month/annual/one-off allowances as
   • Housing allowance
   • Travel allowance
   • Education allowance
   • Relocation allowance
   • Etc.

 2. Commercial insurance: international insurance planscustomized for XJTLU staff and family members. (details refer to the University Policy)

 3. Paid holidays:

• • Statutory Holidays (11 days)
  • Full Paid Holiday (36 days per academic year includinguniversity close days and annual leave)
  • Family Matters Leave
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Marriage Leave
  • Paternity Leave
  • Parental Leave
  • Etc.

 4. Working visa and residence permit inChina:XJTLU sponsors working visa and residence permit in China for the staff.

HOW TO APPLY:

Pleasesubmit your application on our university website:

https://career15.sapsf.cn/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=3656&company=xjtlu

Applications must be submitted in asingle pdf file that includes 3 parts in the order of:

• A cover letter

• A current CV, including date of birth,country of citizenship, and highest degree level

• Contact Details for Three References

For specific inquiries relatingto the position, please email to HR on Anni.Feng@xjtlu.edu.cn.