Wuhan University’s Recruitment Program for Foreign Academics: the National One Thousand Foreign Experts Project and the National High-end Foreign Experts Recruitment Project

I. The National One Thousand Foreign Experts Project
Requirements:
1. Candidates must be non-Chinese professors (or an equivalent position) at prestigious foreign higher education or scientific research institutions;
2. Candidates must be willing to commit at least three consecutive years to work at Wuhan University and no less than nine months out of each year at the University;
3. Candidates must be 65 years or younger age;
4. Candidates must have a specialty in one of the following fields:
Physical and Mathematical Science, Chemistry, Environment and Earth Science, Information Science, Engineering and Material Science, Life Science, Economics and Management.

Salary & Benefits:
1. Successful candidates will receive a yearly salary between 1,000,000 to 1,200,000 yuan (158,534 to 190,240 U.S. dollars);
2. Candidates will also be given a 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 yuan (475,602 to 792,670 U.S. dollars) three-year national science research grant;
3. Candidates will receive a subsidy of 1,000,000 yuan (158,534 U.S. dollars) from the national government;
4. Candidates will also be entitled to either a housing allowance of 300,000 to 500,000 yuan (47,560 to 79,267 U.S. dollars) or an apartment offered by Wuhan University;

II. The National High-end Foreign Experts Recruitment Project
Requirements:
1. Candidates must be non-Chinese professors (or an equivalent position) at prestigious foreign higher education or scientific research institutions;
2. Candidates must be willing to agree to one of the following time commitments to spend at the University:
a. At least three consecutive years, including at least two months out of each year;
b. At least five months in 2012;
c. At least two months in 2012;
3. Candidates must be 65 years or younger;
4. Candidates must have a specialty in one of the following fields:
Physical and Mathematical Science, Chemistry, Environment and Earth Science, Information Science, Engineering and Material Science, Life Science, Economics and Management.

Salary & Benefits:
1. Successful candidates will be paid a monthly salary between 100,000 to 120,000 yuan (15,853 to 19,024 U.S. dollars);
2. Successful candidates will additionally receive an apartment offered by Wuhan University.

Any question, please contact us:
Office of Foreign Experts, Office of International Affairs, Wuhan University
Telephone Number: 0086-27-6875 2852
E-mail Address: expert@whu.edu.cn