Founded in 1896, and located in Chengdu, Sichuan, the land of abundance, Southwest Jiaotong University is the first engineering education institution of higher learning in China and the birthplace of higher education in civil engineering, mining and metallurgical engineering and traffic engineering in China. The university is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, and has been selected to all elite university projects such as the "Double First-Class", the "211" project, "Specialty 985 " project, the "2011 Synergetic Innovation Plan" and the key construction and graduate school of the research university. The discipline of Transportation Engineering ranks first in China (A+) and enters the national "Double First-Class" construction sequence. The discipline of civil engineering ranks seventh in China (A-). Six disciplines including Material Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Social Science and Earth Science are ranked among the top 1% of the ESI World Ranking, among which Engineering is ranked among the top 1‰. The University has built 13 national science and technology innovation platforms such as the National Laboratory of Rail Transportation (preparation) and the State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, and 36 provincial and ministerial research bases. The University has built the most complete discipline system, talent system and research system in the field of rail transportation in the world.
Southwest Jiaotong University has built 27 schools within four major areas, i.e. Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Life Science, together with four special zones for the introduction of talents, including the Institute of Frontier Sciences, the Institute of Future Technologies, the School of Smart City and Transportation and the Southwest Jiaotong University - Leeds Joint School. The University plans to focus on the "post-high-speed railway" era, closely focusing on modern transportation, the "Belt and Road" initiative, the Sichuan-Tibet Railway and other major projects to carry out talent education, fundamental research and technology development. With profound heritage, progressive energy, beautiful environment and globally competitive treatment, the University cordially welcomes young talents, experts and scholars, and together push forward connecting the world!
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Candidates should send by e-mail detailed personal resume, full texts of representative academic works, citations and evaluations from other scholars to the University’s e-mail addresses for recruitment.
Recruitment Contact Information
Foreign Experts Service Office of OICE, Southwest Jiaotong University
Contact：Ms. Zeng
Tel.：+86-28-66366343
Email：globalrecruitment@swjtu.edu.cn
Website：https://www.swjtu.edu.cn/
Address：
No. 999, Xi'an Road, Pidu District
Chengdu, Sichuan, 611756
P. R. China
