CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AT SUSTech：Southern University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Shenzhen, China, a mega vibrant city and high-tech center across Hong Kong with a population of more than 10 million people. The university is intended to be a top-tier international university that excels in conducting interdisciplinary research, nurturing innovative talents and delivering new knowledge to the world.
 
Center for the Humanities is under the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. We are devoted to cutting edge interdisciplinary research and education in various fields in humanities, exploring the juncture and collaboration of humanities and modern technology, and promoting creative and critical thinking and communication in the SUSTech community.
 
“High quality, frontier topics oriented, unique, and cross disciplines integration” is our goal in research. We aim to establish humanities fields that can fully take advantage of the research in science and technology in SUSTech and at the same time to provide strong support and guidance to studies in science and technology.
 
Our teaching aims to empower our students with a range of critical skills needed for a leader in any endeavor. Students’ engagement with literature, history, languages and art motivates them to find new juncture of art and science, to create and innovate across academic disciplines, to develop into a good communicator with cultural perspectives and a deep understanding in the complexities of human society.
 
Center for the Humanities is now home to six academic divisions: 1. Classics (China and West) and Modern Interpretation
2. Language and Linguistic Studies
3. Methodology and Creative Thinking
4. Media and Cross-disciplinary Studies
5. Writing and Communications
6. Science History and Science Education
We are looking forward to establishing more research and teaching divisions in the future.

JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Center for the Humanities invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions and teaching faculty positions in humanity studies.
Scholars with a background in humanities (literature, history, philosophy etc.), agreeing with the vision on teaching and research of the Center for the Humanities of SUSTech are all welcome to apply. Candidates with both humanity and science study background or interdisciplinary background are preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should have a Ph.D degree from an accredited institution of higher education. Candidates with experience studying or doing research abroad will be preferred. Strong interest and excellence in teaching is highly desired. Candidates’ research experience and publications need to prove candidates’ capacity in carrying out independent research. As a university of science and technology, the candidates’ ability and experience in designing and teaching humanity courses to science majored students will be highly valued.

APPLICATION: Center for the Humanities starts to accept and review applications from now till positions are filled. Qualified candidates will be contacted in 60 days after submitting the applications.

CONTACT: Email: rwkxzx@sustech.edu.cn
Phone: +86-755-88015334
Address: Center for the Humanities, Xueyuan Avenue 1088, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. China. 518055