Faculty Positions (Tenure and Tenure track)

The South-Western Institute for Astronomy Research (SWIFAR) at Yunnan University(YNU), Kunming, Yunnan Province, PR China, invites applications for faculty positions of all ranks (tenure-track assistant professors, tenured associate and full professors), starting on September 1st, 2020. We seek for highly qualified applicants in all branches ofastronomy and astrophysics.

Being one of the 42 top universities designated by the Chinese government to strive for building world-class disciplines and universities (“double world-class”), YNU has prioritized astronomy to be one of the five key areas in its development plan. For that, SWIFAR was established in September 2017, and is intended to be an international center of excellence that promotes basic research in astronomy and astrophysics in China with thehighest international standards. It is designed to be a forum for global scientific exchange, an incubator forinnovative projects, and a training center for national and international postdocs andstudents. Currently, SWIFAR focuses on studies in threemajor areas: a) the interstellar medium and the localuniverse; b) galaxies and cosmology; and c) high energy phenomena and fundamentalphysics. A variety ofacademic activities and programs are routinely organized, which have made SWIFAR scientifically stimulating. Successful candidatesareexpectedtobe able to developforefrontresearchprogramsandengageinstudenttraining. They should also contribute actively to the global research environment of the institute.

RANK: Faculty positions of all ranks

SALARY: Depending on qualifications and experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., or equivalent, in Astronomy, Physics, PlanetarySciences or related fields, completed or expected to complete by effective date, a demonstratedrecord of research excellence and potential. Candidates of all nationalities areencouraged to apply.

POSITION AVAILABLE: September 1st, 2020. Each applicant should submit a curriculum vita, a brief summary of research achievementsand future plan, as well as teaching experience and interest, and three letters ofrecommendation (all letters will be treated as confidential documents). It is theresponsibility of the applicant to see that all materials, including reference letters, besent to:

Ms. Xiaoming Guo

Secretary for Scientific Research and Foreign Affairs

South-Western Institute for Astronomy Research

Rm 1108, Astronomical Building, Yunnan University

Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province

P. R. China. Email:[email protected]

CLOSING DATE: Applications arrived before March 1st, 2020, will receive fullconsiderations.

Included Benefits:

This position is a bona fide, open position, which has not been promised to anyone. Itwill remain open for at least 30 days.

Application Deadline: Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Selection Deadline: Monday, June 1st, 2020

Current Status of Position: Accepting Applicants