Postdoctoral Recruitment for Structural Dynamics and Impact Laboratory at Southern University of Science and Technology

The Structural Dynamics and Impact Laboratory is currently recruiting 2 postdoctoral fellows with backgrounds in solid mechanics, composite material preparation and testing, impact dynamics, finite element simulation, etc. The specific benefits are as follows:

Postdoctoral Benefits and Welfare:  

1. The postdoctoral appointment is for two years, with a comprehensive annual salary starting at 330,000 RMB (including Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City postdoctoral living allowances). Social insurance and housing provident fund will be provided according to Shenzhen regulations. Postdoctoral benefits are issued according to university staff standards. Outstanding candidates may apply for the President's Excellent Postdoctoral Fellowship, with an annual salary exceeding 500,000 RMB (including Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City postdoctoral living allowances).  

2. Guangdong Province provides a total living allowance of 300,000 RMB (pre-tax) for eligible postdoctoral researchers, and Shenzhen City provides a total living allowance of 120,000 RMB (pre-tax) for eligible postdoctoral researchers, with a funding period of 24 months.  

3. During the appointment period, postdoctoral researchers may apply for Shenzhen public housing through the university. Those who do not use Shenzhen public housing through the university may receive a housing subsidy of 2,800 RMB/month (pre-tax) for two years.  

4. Excellent working environment and opportunities for domestic and international collaboration. Postdoctoral researchers will receive a total of 25,000 RMB for academic exchange activities over two years.  

5. The research group will assist eligible postdoctoral researchers in applying for postdoctoral talent programs. If successful, they may receive up to 1,000,000 RMB in subsidies (not concurrently with Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City postdoctoral living allowances).  

6. Postdoctoral researchers who stay in Shenzhen for full-time work within six months after completing their appointment and sign a labor (employment) contract with an enterprise or institution for more than three years will receive a 360,000 RMB living allowance from the Shenzhen government (subject to the latest Shenzhen application requirements).  

7. Postdoctoral researchers who receive the Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program or the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Special Funding during their appointment and sign a labor (employment) contract with the city within six months after completing their appointment will receive additional funding from the Shenzhen government at a 1:1 ratio to the national funding standard, up to 300,000 RMB (subject to the latest Shenzhen application requirements).  

8. Postdoctoral researchers who win gold, silver, or bronze awards in the National or Guangdong Province Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and sign a labor (employment) contract with the city within six months after completing their appointment will receive additional innovation and entrepreneurship rewards from the Shenzhen government at a 1:1 ratio to the national and provincial reward amounts, up to 200,000 RMB (subject to the latest Shenzhen application requirements).  

9. According to Article 39 of the "Shenzhen Postdoctoral Work Management Regulations," the funding items in this regulation do not overlap with the Shenzhen Newly Introduced Doctoral Talent Living Allowance (100,000 RMB).

Introduction of PI:

Xin Zhang is currently serves as an assistant professor, doctoral supervisor, and PI at Southern University of Science and Technology. Has been awarded titles such as Guangdong Province Youth Top notch Talent and Shenzhen Overseas High level Talent. He graduated with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree at Northwestern Polytechnical University. He obtained his PhD from the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. In recent years, he has mainly been engaged in research fields such as solid mechanics, impact dynamics, mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composite materials, and multifunctional composite materials. Presided over a number of vertical projects such as the general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the sub projects of the National Key Research and Development Program, the special projects in key fields of ordinary universities in Guangdong Province, the general projects of the Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation, the open projects of State Key Laboratory, as well as a number of horizontal projects of Huawei and other enterprises, and participated in key projects in Shenzhen, the construction of key laboratories in Shenzhen, and other projects. In recent years, more than 50 SCI journal papers have been published, including over 30 SCI papers as the first author and corresponding author in Adv Funct Mater, J Mech Phys Solids, Compos Sci Technol, Compos Part B, Compos Part A, Int J Mech Sci, and etc. He also served as an editorial board member, thematic advisory committee member, youth editorial board member, and guest editor for multiple SCI journals. He is also a member of multiple committees of the Chinese Society for Composite Materials and a member of international academic organizations such as the Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Laboratory Introduction: 

The Structural Dynamics and Impact Laboratory of Southern University of Science and Technology relies on the Solid Mechanics discipline platform of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Southern University of Science and Technology, as well as the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Composite Materials in Shenzhen. With sufficient space, funding, and relevant policy support, the laboratory provides a relaxed scientific research atmosphere. The laboratory and platform already have universal testing machines, high-temperature Hopkinson pressure bar system, Instron drop hammers, i-Speed ultra high speed cameras, Anisoprint continuous fiber 3D printers, Ultimaker multi material 3D printers, photopolymerization printers, Bruker atomic force microscopes (AFM), non-contact optical 3D strain measurement DIC, composite material preparation instruments, micro high strain rate loading equipment, micro quasi-static loading equipment, Zwick high-speed tensile testing machines, fatigue testing machines, optical microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, CT scans, ultrasonic scans, dynamic thermomechanical analyzers, rheometers and other equipment.

Requirements

(1) Education: Ph.D. in fluid mechanics, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related fields;

(2) Skills: Ability to conduct independent research, strong English proficiency, and excellent communication skills;

(3) Attitude: Proactive, responsible, and collaborative mindset..

Contact:
Prof. ZHANG Xin
Email: zhangx8@sustech.edu.cn
Office: Room 816, North Building, College of Engineering, SUSTech