The Institute of Medical Robotics (IMR) in Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is an multidisciplinary platform established by SJTU in 2017. The IMR, supporting the national strategy of “Healthy China”, is committed to international collaboration and cutting-edge research for meeting the medical needs and general well-being of people at large. Focusing on intelligent, precise, minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment robotic technologies for major diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, and stroke, the IMR carries out basic, applied, translational and clinical research on medical robotics. It synergistically integrates different disciplines such as Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics, Electronics, Material Science, Artificial Intelligence, Control and Information Theory, as well as Biology and Medicine. It combines research, education, development, clinical trial, and industrial translation and services. The main research interests include basic science research in micro-nano systems, perception and cognition, biophotonics, smart and composite materials, as well as applied research in precision mechatronics and microfabrication, robotic vision and image guidance, bioelectronics and bioinspired and biohybrid systems, spear heading the future development of surgical robotics, rehabilitation and assistive robotics, and hospital automation and high-throughput robotics.
IMR provides favorable treatment for faculty and staff:
1. Academic environment: there are high-quality students, excellent research teams and work platforms, and a relaxed and open research environment in SJTU.
2. Scientific research supplies: IMR has enrollment qualifications for masters and doctoral students; IMR provides sufficient research start-up fees and laboratories, equipped with research assistants according to the research interests and work needs.
3. Salary: IMR provides competitive negotiable salaries; IMR also provides housing subsidies and fully furnished transitional apartments.
4. Other support: IMR provides various insurances and housing accumulation fund in accordance with the relevant national and Shanghai policies; IMR provides good medical services, relying on powerful affiliated hospital resources; IMR assists in the implementation of spouse job; IMR provides preferential policies and conditions for children to enroll.
Recruitment position: Deputy Dean (long-term position)
Recruitment conditions:
1. You have a doctorate or the highest degree in your discipline, and you are a professor or equivalent position in a well-known overseas university or scientific research institute, or a professor in a domestic first-class university or scientific research institute, with excellent teaching, scientific research and social service performance.
2. You are familiar with the laws of higher education at home and abroad, and have strategic ideas and forward-looking thinking for the construction of related disciplines, and have a clear school-running philosophy and development ideas.
3. You have a clear work idea, broad vision, and dares to take responsibility with a strong management decision-making ability, an organization and coordination ability, and a pioneering and innovative ability.
4. You are able to devote all your efforts to management work, and have a good overall situation awareness, service awareness and dedication spirit.
Job Responsibilities:
1. To promote the construction of high-level research platforms in accordance with national and regional development strategies.
2. To be responsible for the platform construction of IMR, to build an excellent team, to preside over relevant scientific research work, and to lead the academic research work.
3. To be responsible for the internationalization-related work of IMR, and to propose corresponding development ideas according to the national development strategy.
4. To assist Dean in other related scientific research work.
Recruitment position: Chair Professor/Distinguished Professor
Recruitment conditions:
1. You have a doctorate or the highest degree in your discipline, and you are a professor or equivalent position in a well-known overseas university or scientific research institute, or a professor in a domestic first-class university or scientific research institute, with excellent teaching, scientific research and social service performance.
2. You have grasped the development direction of the discipline, and have obtained outstanding achievements recognized by peers at home and abroad in your field, and have had landmark scientific research results or have established unique and influential academic views, academic thoughts and academic theories.
3. You have an excellent style of study, noble morals, and an excellent style of innovation, exploratory spirit and solidarity and cooperation.
Job Responsibilities:
1. To teach the core courses of the discipline and guide young teachers and graduate students.
2. To grasp the development direction of the discipline, put forward strategic, forward-looking and creative development ideas, and lead the discipline to maintain or catch up with the international advanced level.
3. To actively undertake major national scientific research projects according to the major national strategic needs and the frontiers of international science and technology, and to carry out original research and key common technology research in your field, and strive to achieve major landmark results.
4. To lead the development of the discipline and the construction of academic echelon, and to organize and lead the academic team to carry out teaching and research work according to the characteristics and development needs of the discipline.
Recruitment position: Long-term Full Professor
Recruitment conditions:
1. You have a doctorate or the highest degree in your discipline, and you are a professor or equivalent position in a well-known overseas university or scientific research institute, or a professor in a domestic first-class university or scientific research institute, with excellent teaching, scientific research and social service performance.
2. You have grasped the development direction of the discipline, and have obtained outstanding achievements recognized by peers at home and abroad in your field, and have had landmark scientific research results or have established unique and influential academic views, academic thoughts and academic theories.
3. You have an excellent style of study, noble morals, and an excellent style of innovation, exploratory spirit and solidarity and cooperation.
Job Responsibilities:
1. To teach the core courses of the discipline and guide young teachers and graduate students.
2. To grasp the development direction of the discipline, leading the discipline to maintain or catch up with the international advanced level.
3. To actively undertake major national scientific research projects according to the major national strategic needs and the frontiers of international science and technology, and to carry out original research and key common technology research in your field, and strive to achieve major landmark results.
4. To lead the development of the discipline and the construction of academic echelon, and to organize and lead the academic team to carry out teaching and research work according to the characteristics and development needs of the discipline.
Recruitment position: Long-term Associate Professor
Recruitment conditions:
1. You have a doctorate degree in biomedicine, medical robotics and other related fields.
2. You have a good academic background, clear research direction, strong scientific research ability, great development potential, and have obtained scientific research results recognized by peer experts, and have reached the level of assistant professor in a world-class university.
3. Those who have formal teaching or scientific research positions in overseas world-class universities and scientific research institutions, and who have been engaged in scientific research overseas for more than 3 years, especially outstanding overseas doctors, can break through the term limit.
Job Responsibilities:
1. To undertake teaching work in related fields.
2. To take scientific research, preside over or participate in scientific research projects, and publish high-level academic papers.
3. To participate in discipline construction in related fields.
4. To participate in the construction of IMR and other social service work.
Recruitment position: Long-term Assistant Professor
Recruitment conditions:
1. You have a doctorate degree in biomedicine, medical robotics and other related fields.
2. You have carried out innovative research work in the academic frontier field, and have obtained important results, and show strong academic potential.
3. Those who have more than one year of scientific research work experience in a world-class overseas university or scientific research institution, especially outstanding overseas PhDs, can break through the limit of term.
Job Responsibilities:
1. To undertake teaching work in related fields.
2. To take scientific research, preside over or participate in scientific research projects, and publish high-level academic papers.
3. To participate in discipline construction in related fields.
4. To participate in the construction of IMR and other social service work.
Please send these materials to IMR:
1. Resume (Chinese and English), including but not limited to basic personal information (name, date of birth, contact information, study and work experience, etc.), main research content, teaching field, published paper list, etc.
2. Summary of scientific research and teaching.
3. Digital version of full text of 3-5 masterpieces (within five years).
4. Three or more recommendation letters (may include doctoral supervisors and work collaborators. Names, units, titles, and emails must be indicated. Recommendation letters can be sent directly to the contact person’s mailbox from the person who writes them. To apply for long-term professors and above, recommendation letters may not be provided temporarily).
Mrs Gu
Institute of Medical Robotics
Translational Medicine Building, Shanghai Jiao Tong University No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China.
Tel: 021-34208200
E-mail: imr@sjtu.edu.cn
