Global Recruitment of Outstanding Talents by Chongqing Normal University in 2025

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Address Chongqing, China
Qualification PhD
Discipline Science & Engineering, Finance, Management, Economics and Business, Art, Law, Political Science, Education, Literature

I. Introduction to CNU

Chongqing Normal University, founded in 1954, is one of the earliest higher normal universities established in the new China. Its history dates back to the establishment of the government-run Public Eastern Sichuan Normal School in 1906. In 1986 it was approved to confer master’s degrees, and in 2017 it was authorized to recommend students for postgraduate admission without exams. In 2018, the University was granted the right to confer doctoral degrees. The University possesses three campuses covering a total area of 2,688 mu (approximately 1793 hectares), and has affiliated kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools. In its 17 secondary colleges and 5 directly affiliated colleges, there are more than 34,000 students enrolled, including over 25,000 full-time undergraduates, more than 8,100 graduate students (candidates for master’s and doctoral degrees), and nearly 500 international students.Adhering to the talent-driven strategy, the University continually fosters a talent ecosystem that attracts talent from across the country and all over the world. It employs nearly 2,200 faculty and staff members, with over 900 holding senior academic titles, nearly 1,000 with doctoral degrees, and more than 1,000 serving as doctoral and master’s supervisors. The University boasts about 30 national-level talents, including academicians of the International Academy of Systems and Cybernetic Sciences, candidates for the Recruitment Program of Global Experts, candidates for the Cheung Kong Scholars Program, candidates for the National Special Support Program for High-level Talents, national candidates for the New Century Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talents Program, national young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions, national outstanding professional and technical talents, national cultural masters and cultural dissemination leaders, national outstanding youth, members of the Mathematics Faculty under the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Education, and talents of other distinguished national talent initiatives. More than 280 faculty members have been selected for key national and local talent programs of the Ministry of Education and Chongqing Municipality. More than 100 faculty members have received top awards in provincial and national teaching competitions for young teachers in national higher education institutions.

The University has a comprehensive disciplinary construction system that incorporates 12 disciplines, including philosophy, law, economics, education, literature, science, and interdisciplinary studies. It offers 4 first-class doctoral programs, 24 first-class master’s degree programs, 20 professional master’s degree programs, and 74 undergraduate programs. In addition to 1 first-class discipline of municipal level, 18 key disciplines according to the 14th Five-Year Plan, and 4 “AI+” discipline clusters, the University has 6 preponderant discipline clusters, including mathematics and information science, and teacher education, with 4 disciplines ranked among the world top 1% according to the ESI rating. It also has 3 projects included in the first batch of national-level new liberal arts research and practical reform projects.

Over the past decade, the University has been approved for more than 470 national-level projects, including 21 national major and key projects, having published more than 3,900 high-quality research papers, including more than 70 ESI hot papers and highly cited papers, and over 270 high-level monographs, and received over 110 provincial and national research awards, including the second prize of the National Natural Science Award and the first prize of the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award. It has 59 research platforms of provincial or national level, including one of the first National Applied Mathematics Centers and the “111 Plan” Base for Innovation in Optimization and Control Disciplines, as well as 28 municipal-level research teams, providing a strong support for talent gathering.

Currently, Chongqing is further implementing the prioritized strategy of technological innovation and talent-driven city development, advancing integrated reforms in education, science, and talent systems, and accelerating the construction of a talent hub and innovation center in the western region. The modernization of the new Chongqing provides a fabulous stage for talents from home and abroad to showcase their skills. CNU is resolutely implementing strategic decisions of the Central Government and the Municipal People’s Government, continuously applying the talent-driven strategy, building a team of outstanding faculty, and creating a new highland for talent gathering. All these efforts will serve as a firm support for the University to grow into a national-level comprehensive normal university with distinctive teacher education and international influence, while setting a broader stage for talents to exert themselves.

Gathering talent for the new Chongqing and co-creating a bright future! We warmly welcome outstanding talents from home and abroad to join Chongqing Normal University!

II. Job Requirements and Employee Benefits

（I） High-level talent and creative teams from home and abroad

The University is open and ready to accept high-level talent and creative teams from home and abroad all year round.

01 Classification of high-level talent

① Level 1Domestic and foreign top talents who are international academic leaders, have abilities and experience in leading high-level scientific research teams, and are able to lead respective disciplines to reach or maintain internationally advanced level.

② Level 2

Domestic and foreign leading talents who are domestic academic leaders, have abilities and experience in leading high-level scientific research teams, are able to lead respective disciplines to reach or maintain domestically advanced level, and, as a rule, have an age of no more than 55 years old.

③ Level 3

National-level young talents and domestic or foreign outstanding talents who have independent scientific research ability and stable research orientations, and possess the potential to become academic leaders in relevant fields, and, as a rule, have an age of no more than 45 years old (natural sciences) or 50 years old (humanities & social sciences).

④ Level 4

Provincial or ministerial-level talents and domestic or foreign outstanding talents who have relatively high academic reputation in respective fields of the discipline, and, as a rule, have an age of no more than 45 years old (natural sciences) or 50 years old (humanities & social sciences).

⑤ Level 5

High-level technicians who hold doctoral degrees and senior professional titles, possess great potential for innovative development, and, as a rule, have an age of no more than 40 years old (natural sciences) or 45 years old (humanities & social sciences).

02 Benefits for introduced high-level talent

① Entitlement to regular staff establishment of the public institution;② Entitlement to salaries and benefits according to relevant national, municipal and the University’s regulations; annual remuneration for talents of level 1-3;

③ In case of high-level talents, benefits and salaries determined through face-to-face negotiations in accordance with the measures of the University for introduction of high-level talents and the measures for annual remuneration of high-level talents; for details, please visit the website of the Human Resources Office at http://rsc.cqnu.edu.cn;

④In case of teams, high-end talents and special talents in urgent need for the development of the University, subject to determination on a case-to-case basis. A combination of full-time employment and flexible introduction is applied. For talents employed by flexible introduction, work and tasks during the employment term will be agreed upon with the university through negotiation;

⑤ Talents subject to the preferential policy of Chongqing Municipality for talent introduction are also entitled to, aside from those offered by the University, additional benefits from the Municipal People’s Government, provided applications are submitted by the University to competent department for review and approval.

（II） High-level talent for Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics

Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics remains open throughout the year to leading talents, outstanding young professionals and academic leaders in specialized technical fields such as operations research, applied mathematics, computational mathematics, graph theory, probability and statistics, statistics, machine learning, and computer technology.In addition to benefits set forth in the talent introduction policy for talents introduced in the same period, high-level talents of full-time employment with Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics are further entitled to scientific research funds, settling-in allowance and increments to annual remuneration. Such talents will also be included in the special talent pool of the Center, and thus be additionally entitled to benefits from relevant policies applicable to Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics as a “special talent zone” in Western (Chongqing) Science City.

For more detailed information, please follow the Public Account of Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics, or call at 023-65911112 (Wang), or email to [email protected].

（III） Classification of jobs for PhDs

In 2025, recruitment of the University is primarily intended to engage a batch of outstanding PhDs.

01 Classification of jobs for PhDs

For PhDs, there are teaching and research positions, and other positions (such as counselor and others). PhDs for teaching and research positions are classified into A, B, C and D categories. PhDs of Category A are required to be under 40 years old; PhDs of other categories to be under 35 years old; the age restriction can be loosened for those with senior professional titles. Under equal conditions, candidates with postdoctoral research experience are preferred. Specific positions available in 2025 are shown below.

02 Benefits for introduced PhDs

①Entitlement to regular staff establishment of the public institution;②Entitlement to salaries and benefits according to relevant national, Chongqing municipal and the University’s regulations, with the system of negotiated salaries applying to PhDs of Category A;

③Application of the PhD classification benefits according to the measures of the University for PhD introduction will apply. For details, please visit the website of the Human Resources Office at http://rsc.cqnu.edu.cn;

④Talents subject to the preferential policy of Chongqing Municipality for talent introduction are also entitled to, aside from those offered by the University, additional benefits from the Municipal People’s Government, provided applications are submitted by the University to competent department for review and approval.

III. Application

Applicants may register for login to CNU’s recruitment website (https://zp.cqnu.edu.cn/#/app/cqsfdx/epxing_recruit/zpwz/RECRUIT), and make an application by filling relevant information required for desired positions. Information provided by candidates upon making the application must be true and accurate; otherwise, if any falsification is verified, corresponding application will be disqualified for subsequent processing. Subordinate units of the University will review resumes from registered applicants and give feedback on the recruitment website. Candidates may log into the website to check the results.

IV. Contact Us

Contact persons and telephone numbers of subordinate units: For details, refer to corresponding information on the recruitment website.CNU’s HR Office: 023-65917777 or 023-65363480

CNU’s official website: http://www.cqnu.edu.cn

Official website of CNU’s HR Office: http://rsc.cqnu.edu.cn

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