Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) was approved to set up the postdoctoral programme in Statistics and Mathematics by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China (MOHRSS) in 2023.

BNBU statistics programme is recognized as a key programme at the high-level university construction plan of Guangdong Province in 2021, and selected as a national top-tier undergraduate programme in 2022. BNBU statistics programme has been approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2016 and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) in 2021 to recruit MPhil and PhD students. This program has five chair professors and five professors, including three national-level high-level talents, and one national-level high-level youth talent. BNBU provides good research facilities, for example, the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research and Application for Data Science (IRADS), which will support research activities of postdoctoral scholars. To enhance the service for postdoctoral scholars, rules and regulations have been made and improved, aiming at creating a even better living and research environment for postdoctoral scholars.

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers undergraduate programmes in Applied Mathematics and Financial Mathematics. The department has also secured approval from the Ministry of Education to provide research-oriented master's and doctoral degree programs in Mathematics. In 2023, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China (MOHRSS) granted UIC the authorization to establish a postdoctoral station in Mathematics. Over the past four years, the Department of Mathematical Sciences has rapidly assembled a high-caliber international scientific research team. The department currently boasts a faculty of 24 full-time teachers, including one academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, one national-level high-level young talent, one provincial-level high-level outstanding talent, and one provincial-level high-level leading talent. Each faculty member holds a doctoral degree and has accumulated experience in overseas scientific research.

• Supervisors' list

    1. Mathematics：

        Prof . Tao TANG

        Prof . Yana DI

        Prof . Qiang ZHANG

        Prof . Weiwei SUN

        Prof . Xiaowen SHAN

        Prof . Jianglun WU

    2. Statistics:

        Prof . Jianxin PAN

        Prof . Patrick CHAU      

        Prof . Adolf Koi Yu NG

        Prof . Weimin LIU

        Prof . Terry Huajun YE

        Prof . Ivan Yuhui DENG

        Prof . Zhe XUANYUAN

        Prof . Luchuan LIU

        Prof . Zhihua LI

• Requirements

   1.   Excellent academic performance and research potential. Possess a good international vision;

   2.   Under the age of 35;

   3.   A doctoral degree obtained within the recent three years or Ph.D. candidates who have passed the doctoral defense;

   4.   Work full-time in the University;

• Discipline

   Statistics, Mathematics, or related interdisciplinary fields

• Benefits

   1. A highly competitive salary package:

   1)  The University collaborates with relevant governmental departments, preponderant disciplines, supervisors, and university-local authority cooperation platforms to build a new postdoctoral support system for postdoctoral fellows. A comprehensive annual salary ranges from 300,000 CNY to 600,000 CNY(inclusive allowances from governments at all levels);

   2)  Performance-based reward will be provided when obtained outstanding research output;

   3)  Social insurance, housing fund and supplementary commercial insurance shall be covered;

   4)  Accommodation and excellent living facilities are available;

   5)  Underage children of postdoctoral fellows are entitled to enter public schools available;

   6)  Create an excellent research community and the continuous efforts made to provide international collaborations;

   7)  Relocation fee of maximum 700,000 CNY can be applied for from the government if continue to work in Guangdong upon completion of the programme.  

   2. Favorable research platform:

   1)  Support the application of various scientific research projects/funding;

   2)  Participation in the team collaboration of provincial key laboratory;

   3)  Ensure adequate research funding and experiment conditions;

   4)  Encourage participation of international academic conferences;

   3. Clear Career Development:

   1)  Recommendation to apply for talent programmes at all levels;

   2)  Postdoctoral research duration is up to two years;

   3)  Enjoy the priority to the application of the College’s academic positions upon completion;

• Closing date

    Long term recruitment

• Application Procedures

   1. Please contact and seek the supervisor's recommendations by filling in the "Postdoctoral Fellow Recommendation Form" (postdoc.uic.edu.cn);

   2. Please fill in and submit the online "Postdoctoral Application Form" (https://hro.uic.edu.cn/Job_Opportunities_/Job_Vacancy/Postdoctoral.htm);

   3. Please upload the completed "Postdoctoral Fellow Recommendation Form" to Appendix 4 of the online "Postdoctoral Application Form" ;

   4. Applications should invite two referees to send a recommendation letter to postdoc@uic.edu.cn, with the subject "Applicant's name + Postdoctoral Fellow Recommendation Letter". One of the referee should be the applicant's Ph.D supervisor.

    An auto-email will be sent out for acknowledging a successful submission.

   (All information provided will be treated in strictest confidence.)

   *If you failed to submit your application online, please send your application by emailing to recruit@uic.edu.cn. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a completed "Job Application Form" which can be downloaded from https://hro.uic.edu.cn/Job_Opportunities_/Application_Procedure.htm. Please indicate the position being applied for, including the field of expertise and reference number.

• Contact

   If you have any question, please feel free to contact us by email at postdoc@uic.edu.cn.