Shantou University Medical College Needs Your Talent!

In September 1983, the earliest predecessor of Shantou University Medical College, Chaozhou Obstetrics Training School of 1924, with many years of developing and growing, became Shantou University Medical College (SUMC). Now as the highest level medical education institute in east Guangdong Province, it is a rising star among the Chinese national medical training and research, located in South China Sea coast.

Currently SUMC has 206 professors/lecturers/researchers, 51% of them has had overseas study and training experiences, 63.1% have Ph.D. credentials. Among 2627 students, 1479 are undergraduates, 9 international students, 1038 in their master programs, and 101 in their Ph.D. programs.

SUMC’s Ph.D. program offers Clinical Medicine studies in 4 major fields: Pathology and Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology. Its Master programs offer studies in 4 major fields: Basic medicine, clinical medicine, biology, and nursing. It has 3 postdoctoral research stations: Basic medicine, clinical medicine, and Pharmacology. Besides, SUMC has 5 affiliated hospitals, including 2 general hospitals, a cancer hospital, and a joint International Ophthalmology Center and Mental Health Center with Hong Kong. Besides clinic treatment, these hospitals are important for clinical research and teaching.

SUMC actively engage in academic exchanges at national and international level. Through East-West Alliance Symposium, there is research cooperation between SUMC and Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, Oxford and Cambridge University, University of Alberta, University of Manitoba, St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, etc. as well as with the national excellent Medical School of Shantou. In September 2007, SUMC joined efforts with Canadian University Health Network and University of Hong Kong School of Medicine, established the International Institute for Infection and Immunology, a totally new international joint research platform. Its research team members have published research papers and articles on international magazines such as , , and etc.

The Shantou University also worked with Israel Polytechnic Institute in building of Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology, officially launched research projects on Biomedical fields. The specialist teams of Cancer, Neurology, Immunology, Public Health and other fields are formed, research are funded by Li Ka Shing Foundation, aimed to resolve key issues in life science and medicine. Also, SUMC and its affiliated Cancer hospital will learn from US National Human Genome research center’s advanced model and the platform of high-end detection technology, to provide cancer patients accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment.

SUMC is among the firsts in China to promote systematic integration of new teaching model, with English Immersion teaching programs: started with a 2007 Clinical Medicine course, then 2011 Master program with Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Medicine, and 2013 Nursing classes, all taught in English. The selected SUMC English Immersion students take USMLE-1 have had a pass rate of 95% and up. SUMC has a first-rated teaching team, and received multiple national top level rewards for teaching achievements.

Building on these accomplishments, this year SUMC opens its new medical school Teaching Center Building in the Shantou main campus, full supported by Shantou City Government and Mr. Li Ka Shing Foundation. This is a new milestone of SUMC for its life science research, integrated with several disciplines for cross-penetration, complementary advantages and innovations, further raise over all strength of SUMC.

To help the development and growth of SUMC’s advanced level research and training programs, we have immediate openings for high level elite professors and research fellows. The selected candidates will be awarded launch funds accordingly, and be offered substantial research launch funds and competitive packages accordingly. The offers are listed below:

1. Foreign academician, international top award winner: will be offered generous remuneration, including annual salary, research launch fund, home and rental subsidies--all will be negotiable.
2. Internationally recognized award winner, outstanding professors from overseas universities, well-known scholars: annual salary of no less than 800,000, research launch fund no less than 2,000,000, housing settlement no less than 1,200,000.
3. Professor of overseas universities or research institutions, or experts and scholars of equivalent level: annual salary of no less than 600,000, research launch fund no less than 1,500,000, housing settlement no less than 1,000,000.
4. Associate professor of overseas universities or research institutions, or experts and scholars of equivalent level: annual salary of no less than 500,000, research launch fund no less than 1,200,000, housing settlement no less than 800,000.
5. Younger scholars who obtained a doctorate degree from an overseas university, with associate professor or equivalent level: annual salary of no less than 350,000, research launch fund no less than 1,000,000, housing settlement no less than 600,000.

All above monetary amount is in RMB, and recruited full time staff will need to arrange purchase or rent. Remuneration for part time works can be discussed accordingly. Please visit SUMC website http://www.med.stu.edu.cn for more information about us. To ensure full consideration, please submit a cover letter addressing the qualifications of the position, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

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