Dean of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Employer
- Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Salary
- Highly competitive salaries and benefit packages will be provided.
- Closing date
- May 7, 2019
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- Discipline
- Atmospheric Sciences, Global Environmental Change, Hydrology
- Career Level
- Faculty
- Education Level
- PhD
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Relocation Cost
- Negotiable
- Sector Type
- Academia
Job Details
The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, currently a division within the Faculty of Engineering at SUSTech. The compensation package is globally competitive (including US and Hong Kong) and commensurate with experience and qualifications.
SUSTech (http://www.sustc.edu.cn/en) was founded in 2011 with public funding from the Municipal Government of Shenzhen. A thriving metropolis of over 20 million people bordering Hong Kong, Shenzhen has often been referred to as the “Silicon Valley of China” with strong telecommunication, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. Widely regarded as a pioneer of higher-education reform in China, SUSTech aims to become a top-tier international university that excels in interdisciplinary research, talent development and knowledge discovery. In the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Rankings 2019, SUSTech was included for the first time and ranked as the 8th among the mainland China universities.
Internationalization is a hallmark of SUSTech where English is a primary instructional language.
The SUSTech | School of Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE) (http://ese.sustc.edu.cn/en/) was established in May 2015. The mission of ESE is to become: an innovative training ground for cultivating top talent in environmental fields; an international center of excellence for environmental research; a leading platform for innovation and industrialization of advanced environmental protection technologies; and an influential think- tank for environmental sustainability. Currently, ESE has over 50 full-time faculty and research staff, including the recipients of numerous national and international awards and honors. ESE is organized into three broadly-defined groups (programs): Environmental Science/Engineering/Health; Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering; Global Environmental Change and Management. Major areas of research represented by the existing faculty include: watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry, soil and groundwater contamination and remediation, environmental health risk assessment and interventions, environmental microbiology and biotechnology, atmospheric chemistry and air pollution control, solid waste recycling and management, remote sensing of the environment, macroecology and biodiversity, global change and environmental sustainability. ESE is planning to fill additional two dozen tenure-track/tenured positions over the next 3-4 years to enhance and expand existing faculty and research strengths. The school is home to the State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control as well as the Shenzhen Institute of Sustainable Development.
The ideal candidate will provide vision and strategic and intellectual leadership for ESE while promoting excellence and collegial work environment within the ESE and across the university. The dean will advance and accelerate research, innovation and education in the school and facilitate collaboration across the campus as well as nationally and internationally. Qualified candidates must have an earned doctorate in environmental science/engineering, geoscience, or a related discipline; a distinguished record of scholarly achievements that meet the standards for a tenured appointment at the full professor level in ESE; a record of sound leadership and administrative accomplishment; and a familiarity with both international and Chinese higher education systems.
All inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. Applicants should e-mail a comprehensive curriculum vitae and detailed letter of interest along with the contact information of five references to ESE Dean Search Committee Chair, iese@sustc.edu.cn. The position will remain open until filled, but for fullest consideration, applicant materials should be received as soon as possible and no later than May 1, 2019.
Company
The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is a public research university founded in 2011 in Shenzhen, one of the most prosperous and dynamic metropolises in China in adjacency to Hong Kong. As part of its plan to have a renowned university that can enhance the city’s national and global competitiveness and sustainable development, Shenzhen is fully committed to the development of SUSTech as a top-tier global university that excels in research and the cultivation of innovative talents for the world. Professor Chen Shiyi, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and former vice president of Peking University is the current President of SUSTech.
Since establishment, the university has been widely regarded as a pioneer and innovator that catalyses the Chinese higher education reform, and has received world-wide attention as a promising young university of science and technology. In the “Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars” rankings, SUSTech is ranked 62nd among the global top 100 institutions with most significant growth in high quality research publications, and ranked as the third fastest growing institution in the world.
The academic programs at SUSTech focus mainly on sciences and engineering, complemented by selected programs in management science, humanities and social sciences. Currently, SUSTech has 2 school and 12 departments: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Finance, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Oceanography, Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, and Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
From the outset, SUSTech has sought to establish a top-rate international faculty body. 275 faculty members were hired by August 2016. Over 90 percent of the teaching and research staff at SUSTech are overseas returnees and more than 60 percent have educational or work experience at the world’s top 100 universities.
By September 2016, SUSTech full time students include 2,941 undergraduate students, 7 international undergraduate students and 294 graduate students. Student life is enriched through various means, including a residential college system, many student organizations and clubs, domestic and international competitions, and frequent guest lectures from national, regional and global experts in the arts and sciences. The university’s goal is to nurture students who are globally-minded, innovative, at the cutting-edge of research and practice in their fields, and also entrepreneurial. More information can be found at http://sustc.edu.cn/en .
- Website
- http://www.sustc.edu.cn/
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