Recruitment of Tenure-track Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows
About Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University, in Guangdong Province, China, was named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen and was founded in 1924. Over the past century, the university has been built into a top-tier comprehensive university with fundamental education and research in both humanities and science. With five campuses in the three cities of Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen, and ten affiliated hospitals, the university is striving to become a renowned university and global center of learning.
About School of Tourism Management
Founded in 2004 in Zhuhai Campus, the School of Tourism Management has become a world-class institution of tourism education and research. In 2024 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Hospitality & Tourism Management ranked 3rd among Worldwide Universities and 1st among Universities in Chinese Mainland
Monitoring Centre for UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Observatories (MCSTO)
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites
Board Member of WTA
One of the First Institutions Conferring Ph.D. Degree in Tourism Management
Degree Conferring Institutions of Master of Tourism Management (MTA) and Master of Digital Culture Management (MDCM)
Chair Institution of China Tourism Education Association (CTEA)
Chair Institution of the Committee of Tourism Geography in Geographical Society of China
Founding Member of The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance
Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation Center for Cultural and Tourism
We invite applications for full-time positions in tourism & sustainable development, event management, hospitality management, integrated urban-rural development with culture & tourism development, heritage tourism, tourism & technology, wellness tourism, digital culture & E-tourism, theme park, and social-media & tourism. Scholars with a background in tourism management, computer science and technology, psychology, GIS, geography, economics and management or related fields are also encouraged to apply.
Requirements
1. Professor (Tenured):
- Experts and scholars with high academic attainments and significant contributions to talent cultivation or academic research, recognized both domestically and internationally.
- Considerable influence and academic status both domestically and internationally, with the ability to lead the discipline to meet or set international standards.
- Exceptional team leadership and organizational skills.
- Under 55 years old.
2. Associate Professor (Tenured):
- Experts and scholars with high academic attainments and innovative, well-recognized contributions to talent cultivation or academic research.
- Considerable influence and academic status with the ability to maintain high standards of excellence in the discipline, both domestically and internationally.
- Ability to become an independent academic leader in the field.
- Under 45 years old.
3. Associate Professor (Tenure-track):
- Strong capabilities of scientific research and technological innovation, with high-level achievements in talent cultivation or academic research.
- Demonstrated professional influence both domestically and internationally.
- Proven potential to become an academic leader or outstanding scholar in their discipline.
- Under 40 years old.
4. Assistant Professor (Tenure-track):
- Broad academic horizon, innovative thinking skills and solid research foundation.
- Broad evidence of high-level academic results.
- Demonstrated substantial potential for academic development.
- Under 38 years old.
5. Post-doctoral Fellow:
- Under 35 years old.
- Doctoral degree obtained within the past years.
- Familiar with higher education systems and trends both domestically and internationally.
- Demonstrate international academic vision, rigorous academic standards, and exceptional scientific research capabilities.
6. “Yat-sen” Postdoctoral Fellow:
- Fulfill the qualifications for the postdoctoral fellowship program.
- A doctoral degree from a world-class university or in a recognized world-class discipline.
Sun Yat-sen University provides competitive salary and benefits for “Yat-sen” Postdoctoral Fellows.
Contact Us
- Submission
- Submit a resume to the specified mailbox.
- Resume requirement: including educational qualifications, work experience and selected papers and publications.
- Subject & File Name: Applicant Name + Interested Position + Current Employer/University of Graduation
- E-mail to: guoyingt@mail.sysu.edu.cn
- Tel: +86-756-3668279
- Interview
- Review
- Appointment
