Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Materials

About HKUST(GZ)

Formally established in June 2022, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)) is a cooperatively-run higher education institution between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. HKUST(GZ) has obtained approval from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and has become the first legally-independent educational institution co-established by the Mainland and Hong Kong since the announcement and implementation of the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” and the “Overall Plan for Deepening Globally Oriented Comprehensive Co-operation amongst Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Nansha of Guangzhou”.

HKUST(GZ) is located at No.1 Duxue Road, Qingsheng Hub Cluster, Nansha District, Guangzhou. The campus covers an area of about 1,669 mu (111.3 hectares) and is divided into two construction phases. The first phase covers about 716 mu (47.7 hectares) with a floorage of approximately 636,000 square meters, which has been officially put into use since September 2022.

The intended areas of focus in the GZ Campus are thematic and cross-disciplinary in nature, synergistic with HKUST without overlapping academic degrees or structures. HKUST(GZ) comprises four Hubs: Function Hub, Information Hub, Systems Hub, and Society Hub, and offers 15 postgraduate degrees. At steady state, the number of undergraduate and postgraduate students will reach a total of 10,000.

About the Advanced Materials (AMAT) Thrust

The AMAT Thrust is an academic department under the Function Hub. It aims to rigorously explore the fundamental materials structure and property relationships and to unlock the potential of basic elements of natural sciences for conducting cutting-edge research for materials discovery and innovation. AMAT strives to become a global leader in functional materials research and development.

Faculty Positions Available

AMAT Thrust invites applications for multiple faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor) with or without tenure. We welcome applicants with research focus in, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Functional polymer materials
• Metamaterials
• Bio-engineering and bio-medical materials
• Optoelectronic materials
• Quantum materials
• Electronic materials
• Materials informatics
• Wearable sensors
• Materials modeling and computation

Qualification of Candidates

• Applicants must have a PhD degree in relevant fields.
• Tenure-track Assistant Professors should demonstrate strong research and teaching potential.
• Associate Professors should have a proven record in independent research, teaching, student supervision, and service.
• Professors should have world-class academic achievements, international academic leadership, and an established track record in teaching, student supervision, and research funding.

English is the medium of instruction at HKUST(GZ). HKUST(GZ) is committed to diversity in recruitment and equal opportunity employment, and we strongly encourage suitable candidates of diverse backgrounds to submit their applications.

Remuneration and Conditions of Service

Salary is highly competitive by international standards and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Generous research funding, ample laboratory space, and excellent research equipment and support will be provided.

Appointments to Professor and some Associate Professor positions will be made on a substantive basis. Initial appointments to other ranks will be made on a fixed-term contract of up to three years.

Application Procedure

Please submit your application via the HKUST(HKUST GZ) Recruitment System: https://facrecruit.hkust-gz.edu.cn/. You will need to sign up to create your personal account. For more information, please visit: https://www.hkust-gz.edu.cn/faculty-recruitment/.

Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the result of their application.

For recruitment system inquiries, contact: [email protected]
For AMAT Thrust-specific questions, contact: [email protected], with subject title “AMAT faculty application”.

(Information provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. All application materials, including publication samples and scholarly/creative works, will be disposed of after the completion of the recruitment exercise.)