Donghua University Invites Global Talents in 2025

Donghua University, located in Shanghai, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education and a key university under the national "211 Project" and "Double First-Class" initiative. It currently has 14 first-level discipline doctoral programs, 3 doctoral professional degree authorization categories, 2 national "Double First-Class" construction disciplines, and 7 disciplines ranked among the top 1% in the ESI global rankings, among which 2 disciplines have entered the top 0.1% globally.

The university's educational history can be traced back to the Textile Dyeing and Weaving Training Institute founded by industrialist Zhang Jian in 1912. It was officially established in 1951 as East China Institute of Textile Technology. In 1960, it was designated as a national key university by the Ministry of Education. In 1985, it was renamed China Textile University, and in 1999, it was renamed Donghua University. Adhering to the school motto of "Virtue and Erudition, Aspiration and Practicality," the university has kept forging ahead and developed into a distinctive, multidisciplinary, and high-level research university.

At present, the university is in a critical period of high-quality development. It is targeting the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, accelerating the building of discipline clusters of "Textile + Fashion," "Materials + Energy," and "Intelligence + Health." Now more than ever, it is in urgent need of outstanding talents and is more focused on building a high-quality and professional teaching team. We are accelerating the gathering of strategic scientists, academic leaders, and high-level innovation teams from around the world. We look forward to your joining us to jointly write a better tomorrow!

#### I. Basic Requirements

Possess excellent ideological and political qualities, love education, advocate the spirit of science, abide by the professional ethics of college teachers, and have the spirit of innovation, enterprising, and responsibility.

#### II. Recruitment Positions

1. **Professor**

Applicants should generally be no more than 40 years old (excellent candidates transferred from other universities can be relaxed to 45 years old). They should have high popularity and influence in their fields, have achieved internationally recognized academic achievements, and have made outstanding achievements in teaching, scientific research, engineering technology, etc.

2. **Associate Professor**

Applicants should generally be no more than 36 years old (excellent candidates transferred from other universities can be relaxed to 40 years old). They should have certain popularity and influence in their fields, have made original and important academic achievements, and have achieved good results in teaching, scientific research, engineering technology, etc.

3. **Distinguished Researcher**

Applicants should generally be no more than 32 years old (those with postdoctoral experience can be relaxed to 35 years old). They should have high-level scientific research accumulation and outstanding academic potential, and their academic performance and scientific research ability in related fields should reach or be close to the level of winners of national-level young talent projects.

4. **Distinguished Associate Researcher**

Applicants should generally be no more than 32 years old (those with postdoctoral experience can be relaxed to 35 years old). They should have a solid academic foundation and great development potential, with outstanding academic performance and scientific research ability in related fields.

5. **Young Researcher**

Applicants should generally be no more than 32 years old (those with postdoctoral experience can be relaxed to 35 years old). They should have a solid theoretical foundation and practical application ability, have high-level achievements, and have development potential in their disciplinary fields.

#### III. Support Conditions

1. **Competitive Salary and Benefits**

The university provides competitive salary packages. Those who are selected into other talent programs will enjoy additional funding.

2. **Reliable Development Guarantee**

Newly recruited teachers will be included in the institutional establishment. The university has built a comprehensive service support system for faculty team construction, empowering talent development through training and funding measures such as the "Aspiration Program" and research start-up funds for young teachers, as well as professional title evaluation methods such as "immediate evaluation and appointment" and "green channel for key talents."

3. **Complete Supporting Resources**

The university provides competitive career development support funds, allocates corresponding scientific research platforms and office/laboratory spaces, assists in building research teams, and sets up special funds to encourage academic training and exchanges.

4. **Comprehensive Service Guarantee**

Eligible candidates can get assistance in applying for Shanghai household registration. The university also provides access to high-quality nine-year consistent education resources at Donghua University Affiliated Experimental School, transitional apartments, or assistance in renting Shanghai public rental housing/talent apartments, as well as medical service guarantees.