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  一、项目简介

  优秀青年科学基金项目（海外）旨在吸引和鼓励在自然科学、工程技术等方面已取得较好成绩的海外优秀青年学者（含非华裔外籍人才）回国（来华）工作，自主选择研究方向开展创新性研究，促进青年科学技术人才的快速成长，培养一批有望进入世界科技前沿的优秀学术骨干，为科技强国建设贡献力量。

二、支持条件

苏州大学诚邀海外英才依托我校申报2024年度海外优青，对入选者，学校将提供全方位、多样化的支持条件。

  （一）学校支持

  1.岗位及待遇

  ①聘任岗位：特聘教授，事业编制，博士生导师。

  ②专业技术职务：直接聘为教授职务。

  ③薪酬待遇：首聘期税前基础年薪80万元起+绩效奖励（通常2-20万元不等），上不封顶。特别优秀者一人一议。

  ④安家（个人）补贴：不低于500万元（含国家、地方配套补贴）+两年免费周转公寓+入职差旅补贴。

  ⑤科研经费：基金委资助100-300万元，学校按1:1比例配套（其中，实验类理科、工科、医科直接给予300万元配套）。此外，可根据工作需要，由学校另行提供大型仪器设备费。

  ●依托我校苏州医学院申报并入选者，苏州医学院将提供叠加支持，其中安家（个人）补贴增加50万元，学术启动经费增加100万元。 

  ●依托我校附属医院（苏州大学附属第一医院、苏州大学附属第二医院、苏州大学附属儿童医院、苏州大学附属第四医院）申报并入选者，附属医院将提供：税前年薪100万元起，安家（个人）补贴不低于600万元（含国家、地方配套补贴），学术启动经费500万元。 

  2.工作条件

  ①实验空间：提供不低于150平的办公及实验室用房。

  ②团队建设：学校全力支持组建创新团队，优先支持招聘青年教师、博士后及专职科研人员。其中博士后招收人数不限。

  ③招生指标：研究生招生指标予以政策性倾斜，学校层面保证每年1个博士生名额及不低于2个硕士生名额。学院层面根据实际名额可另行支持。

  3.生活保障

  ①过渡住房：学校提供全装修的过渡性人才公寓，拎包入住。如不住学校过渡房，学校将发放为期24个月的租房补贴，另可申请苏州市乐居租房贴，租房补贴最高可达6000元/月。

  ②家庭保障：解决家属工作和子女入学；除享受校内幼儿园、苏大实验学校（小学、初中）等优质教育资源外，全市范围协调解决子女优质中小学入学需求。

  ③医疗服务：学校4所直属附属医院提供优质医疗服务，其中附一院在“中国医院竞争力排行榜”连续十年蝉联全国地级城市医院榜单榜首，在2022年中国顶级医院排行榜中名列第32位。

  *特别说明：对于进入会评阶段但未入选人员，经学校评估通过后，可聘为我校特聘教授精英人才（教授，博士生导师，事业编制），提供具有竞争力的薪酬待遇。

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    （二）地方支持

    优先支持申报各类人才项目，入选者根据相关规定享受叠加待遇。

  三、申请条件

  （一）申请者应具备以下条件：

  1.遵守中华人民共和国法律法规，具有良好的科学道德，自觉践行新时代科学家精神；

  2.出生日期在1984年1月1日（含）以后；

  3.具有博士学位；

  4.研究方向主要为自然科学、工程技术等；

  5.在取得博士学位后至2024年4月15日前，一般应在海外高校、科研机构、企业研发机构获得正式教学或者科研职位，且具有连续36个月以上工作经历；在海外取得博士学位且业绩特别突出的，可适当放宽工作年限要求；

6.取得同行专家认可的科研或技术等成果，且具有成为该领域学术带头人或杰出人才的发展潜力；

7.申请人尚未全职回国（来华）工作，或者2023年1月1日以后回国（来华）工作。获资助通知后须辞去海外工作并全职回国（来华）工作不少于3年。

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（二）限项要求

执行国家科技人才计划统筹衔接的要求。同层次国家科技人才计划只能承担一项，不能逆层次申请。

四、申报流程及联系方式

项目申报指南、申报方法及注意事项详见国家自然科学基金委员会网站，网址：

https://www.nsfc.gov.cn/publish/portal0/tab442/info91697.htm

 请理工医科符合条件且有意向依托苏州大学申报者将个人简历发送至学院（部）联系人电子邮箱，并抄送至苏州大学人才工作办公室邮箱（rczp@suda.edu.cn）。个人简历应包含个人基本情况、学习工作经历、主要学术成果、联系方式等，邮件主题格式为：姓名+专业+意向学院（科研机构）+申报海外优青。人文社科符合条件的申报者请直接联系人才办。

  申请对象通过学校审核并与学校达成申报意向后，我单位将及时对接联系，签订工作合同或者意向性协议，并提供专业的预评估服务及申报书撰写指导，提高申报精准度和命中率！

1.应聘及意向性协议签订等咨询:

苏州大学人才工作办公室 颜老师、杨老师

联系电话：+86-512-67503248

联系邮箱：rczp@suda.edu.cn

2.项目具体申报咨询：

苏州大学科学技术研究院 施老师、杨老师

联系电话：+86-512-67507192

联系邮箱：kjcjjk@suda.edu.cn

 3.各相关学院（部）、研究机构招聘联系人

五、学校概况

苏州大学坐落于素有“人间天堂”之称的历史文化名城苏州，拥有124年的悠久历史，是国家“211工程”“2011计划”首批入列高校，是教育部与江苏省人民政府共建“双一流”建设高校、国防科技工业局和江苏省人民政府共建高校，是江苏省属重点综合性大学。

学校现有哲学、经济学、法学、教育学、文学、历史学、理学、工学、农学、医学、管理学、艺术学、交叉学等十三大学科门类。现有37个学院（部），47个一级学科硕士点，31个一级学科博士点，30个博士后流动站；1个国家一流学科，4个国家重点学科，22个江苏高校优势学科，6个“十四五”江苏省重点学科。截至目前，共19个学科进入全球基本科学指标（ESI）前1%，化学、材料科学、药理学与毒理学、临床医学4个学科进入全球基本科学指标（ESI）前1‰。

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  学校现有1个国家2011协同创新中心（牵头单位），1个省部共建国家重点实验室，1个国家工程实验室，2个国家地方联合工程实验室，2个国家级国际合作联合研究中心，1个国家临床医学研究中心，1个国家“一带一路”联合实验室，4个江苏高校协同创新中心，24个省部级哲社重点研究基地，36个省部级重点实验室。拥有包括1位诺贝尔奖获得者，10位两院院士，15位发达国家院士在内的各类国家级人才超370人次。

  新时代，孕育新机遇，呼唤新作为。苏州大学坚持人才强校、质量强校、文化强校，努力将学校建设成为国内一流、国际知名高水平研究型大学。现诚邀全球英才依托苏州大学申报2024年度海外优青。

Invitation to apply for 2024 NSFC Excellent Young Scholars Fund (Overseas) in the Name of Soochow University

Part 1. About the Project

The Excellent Young Scholars Fund (Overseas) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) aims to attract and encourage outstanding overseas young scholars (including non-Chinese foreign talents) who have achieved notable results in Natural Sciences, Engineering Technology, etc. to return or come to China to work. The Fund empowers scholars to conduct innovative research in their chosen fields, so as to foster the rapid growth of young scientific and technological talents, cultivate a number of outstanding academic backbones with the potential of being active in the frontier of science and technology internationally, and contribute to building national strength in science and technology.

Part 2. Support

Soochow University sincerely invites global talents to apply for the 2024 NSFC Excellent Young Scholars Fund (Overseas) in the name of Soochow University. Selected candidates will enjoy comprehensive and diversified supports by the university.

2.1 Support of Soochow University

2.1.1 Positions and Pays:

① Position: Distinguished Professor, permanent position, doctoral advisor.

②Title: Professor.

③Pay: Not less than RMB 800,000 annually (pre-tax, including basic annual salary and other benefits); performance related rewards without cap (RMB 20,000-200,000 in general); tailor-made for those who are particularly excellent.

④Relocation and personal subsidy: Not less than RMB 5,000,000(including subsidies provided by the national and local governments); free transitional flat for 2 years; travel subsidies after enrollment.

⑤Research support funding:RMB 1,000,000 – 3,000,000 sponsored by NSFC, and the university will provide 1:1 matching funding (RMB 3, 000,000 literally for scholars in Experimental Sciences, Engineering and Medicine). The expenses for large-scale equipment and apparatus can be funded as needed by the university.

●Selected candidates in the name of Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University will be provided by the College with additional supports, including an increase of RMB 500,000 in relocation and personal subsidy, and an increase ofRMB 1,000,000in research support funding.

●Selected candidates in the name of the affiliated hospitals of Soochow University (the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, and the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University) will be provided by the hospital with a pre-tax annual salary of not less than RMB 1,000,000, a relocation and personal subsidy of not less than RMB 6,000,000 (including subsidies provided by the national and local governments), and a research support funding of RMB 5,000,000.

2.1.2 Working Conditions

①Lab Space: Office and laboratory not smaller than 150 square meters.

②Research Team: The university will give full support for establishing research groups, with priority for recruiting young lecturers, post-doctoral fellows and full-time research workers. No limit in the number of post-doctoral fellows recruited.

③Enrollment Target: The university will give high priority to recruiting students by successful candidates. Every year, 1 doctoral student and at least 2 masters students can be recruited. Additional supports can be provided by schools according to actual conditions.

2.1.3 Living Support

①Transitional accommodation:Fully decorated short-term accommodation, or 24-month-subsidy for renting. Selected candidates can also apply for “Easier Settling Renting” project funded by the Suzhou Municipal government, so that the total subsidy for renting can be up to RMB 6000 per month.

②Family security: Support to offer jobs for spouse and school admission for children. Apart from the quality education of affiliated kindergarten, primary and middle school, the university also aligns across the whole city to meet the requirements of high-quality school admission.

③Medical service: Four affiliated hospitals provide top quality medical service. Among them, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University has ranked 1^st in the city level hospital competitiveness list for ten consecutive years. In 2022, it ranked 32^nd among the list of China’s top hospitals.

*Special note: Those shortlisted but not ultimately selected, after evaluation from the university, can be also hired as Distinguished Professor Elite Talent (professor, doctoral advisor, permanent position) with competitive salary packages and relevant supports.

2.2 Local Programs

Selected candidates are given priority in terms of applying for various talent programs. Successful applicants can enjoy stacked-up benefits according to relevant regulations.

Part 3 Applicant Requirements

1. Abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, have good scientific ethics, and consciously practice the spirit of scientists in the new era;

2.Born not earlier than Jan 1^st, 1984;

3. Hold a doctoral degree;

4. Focus on Nature Sciences, Engineering Technology, etc.;

5. The applicant should in general have a formal teaching or research position in an overseas university, scientific research institution or corporate R&D department with 36 months of consecutive working period from obtaining the doctoral degree till April 15^th 2024. For those who obtained an overseas doctoral degree and with particularly outstanding achievements, the requirement for working period can be relaxed to a proper extent;

6. Having demonstrated scientific or technological achievements recognized by peer experts, and have the potential to become an academic leader or outstanding talent in related fields;

7. The applicant has not yet returned / come to China to work full-time, or has returned / come to China to work after January 1^st, 2023. After being notified of the grant of funding, the applicant shall resign from the position overseas and work full-time in China for at least 3 years.

*Requirements for limited programs

The Fund shall comply with the requirements of the national-level talent program alignments. The applicant can only take one program of national-level science and technology talent at the same level. The applicant cannot apply for any talent program lower than his/her current talent level.

Part 4. Procedure and Contacts

Guidelines for application and special notices can be found on the website of NSFC：

https://www.nsfc.gov.cn/publish/portal0/tab442/info91697.htm

Qualified applicants from Science, Engineering and Medicine who are willing to apply in the name of Soochow University can send CV to the email address of respective schools and copy the Office of Talent Management (rczp@suda.edu.cn). The CV should include basic personal introduction, academic experience, major academic achievements, contact method, etc. The subject of the mail should be: name + discipline + school/institute of interest + apply for Excellent Young Scholars Fund (Overseas). Qualified applicants from Humanities and Social Sciences can directly contact the Office of Talent Management.

After initial evaluation from the university , we will contact the applicants to sign a work contract or an agreement of intent, and provide professional pre-accessment and careful guidance to the draft of Application in order to increase success rate.

1. For inquiries regarding application and agreement of intent, please contact:

Office of Talent Management, Soochow University

Contacts:  Mr. Yan, Mr. Yang

Tel: +86-512-67503248

Email: rczp@suda.edu.cn

2. For inquiries regarding specific application procedure of the Fund, please contact:

Institute of Science and Technology

Contacts: Mr. Shi, Ms. Yang

Tel: +86-512-67507192

Email: kjcjjk@suda.edu.cn

3.Contacts of related schools, colleges, and institutes

Part 5 About Soochow University

The city of Suzhou has been known as the “Heaven on Earth” for centuries. Located and deeply rooted in this historical and cultural city and founded 124 year ago, Soochow University is a Key National “Project 211” university, and one of the first institutions selected for “Plan 2011” in China. It is listed into “Double First-Class” Initiative jointly built by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government. It is also a provincial key comprehensive university sponsored by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government.

Soochow University currently has 13 categories of disciplines including Philosophy, Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science, Engineering, Agronomy, Medicine, Management Science, Art and Interdisciplines. The university consists of 37 schools and departments, with 47 first-level disciplines authorized to confer Master’s Degree, 31 first-level disciplines authorized to confer Doctoral Degree, and 30 post-doctoral research stations. The university boasts 1 national first-class discipline, 4 state key disciplines, 22 advantageous disciplines in universities of Jiangsu Province and 6 Jiangsu provincial key disciplines during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan. Nineteen disciplines are among the top 1% on the Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators (ESI) ranking, among which Chemistry, Materials Science, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Clinical Medicine rank the top 1‰.

The university now has 1 National 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center (leading party), 1 State Key Laboratory jointly constructed by Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Education, 1 National Engineering Laboratory, 2 National Local Joint Engineering Laboratories, 2 National International Joint Research Centers, 1 National Research Center of Clinical Medicine, 1 National ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Joint Laboratory, 4 Provincial University Collaborative Innovation Centers, 24 Provincial and Ministerial Key Research Bases on Philosophies and Social Sciences, and 36 Provincial and Ministerial Key Laboratories. It also boasts more than 370 national level talents, including 1 Nobel Prize laureate, 10 Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering, 15 Academicians of national academies in developed countries.

A new era brings new opportunities and calls for new advancements. Soochow University has always adhered to improving itself with talents, quality, and culture, and spared no effort in building it up as a world-renowned research-oriented university. We hereby sincerely invite global scholars to apply for 2024 NSFC Excellent Young Scholars Fund (Overseas) in the name of Soochow University.