Founded in 1896 as the “Imperial Chinese Railway College”, Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) is one of China’s oldest higher education institutions. It is known as “the cradle of China’s railway engineers”.

In the pursuit of excellence, we have always sought to learn from the most advanced ideas and technologies on an international scale. Today, China has one of the world’s most advanced high-speed railway systems, and our engineers and researchers have an important part in it. Now we want to take the internationalization of our university, its teaching and its research to a new level. We are recruiting international talents from all over the world. We offer generous benefits and demanding challenges, coupled with the highest quality of life here in Chengdu, one of China’s well-known metropolitan cities, a place where scientists and their families can feel at home.

The university was founded to train China’s railway engineers. In the spirit of “cultivating talents for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and persevering in self-improvement” with the motto of “Diligence, Ambition, Tenacity and Loyalty” SWJTU trains graduates to master cutting-edge technologies and to strive for excellence. The university has shaped the development of China’s rail transit industry from the very beginning. There are now more than 300,000 graduates of SWJTU whose ideas, innovations, and actions have generated a positive impact in China and in the world.

SWJTU’s mission is to serve the country and the world through scientific education, research, and innovation, and to solve fundamental scientific problems to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

SWJTU is located in Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital, a famous historical and cultural city. It is one of the centers of the ancient Chinese civilization with urban civilization of over 4500 years. It is also known as the home of the beloved Panda Bear. Called a “garden city”, Chengdu is regarded as one of the metropolitan cities with the highest quality of life in China. Furthermore, since it is a key node city along the “Belt and Road”, SWJTU is well positioned to adopt a global vision, with partners, cooperation projects, and alumni spanning the globe. The university’s growing scientific community attracts talents from all over the world. Being both rigorous and dynamic, the academic environment provides exceptional opportunities for the integration of theory and practice.

This call for global talents is an opportunity for you to participate. By joining SWJTU, you will have an opportunity to work in an innovative, cooperative, and multidisciplinary community that serves as a key node of the Belt and Road Initiative, addresses the greatest global challenges of today, and makes a positive impact on higher education. In addition, you will experience and enjoy a welcoming culture that is highly praised by our international guests and visitors.