Faculty Position at ECUST School of Business

About ECUST School of Business

Founded in 1983, ECUST School of Business integrates the disciplines of economics and management and is committed to the integration and development of both. The School has five departments, including the Department of Management Science and Engineering, the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Economics, the Department of Accounting, and the Department of Finance. The School now has a key research base of humanities and social sciences of colleges and universities in Shanghai: the Research Centre for Energy Economics and Environmental Management; a research base for decision-making consultation of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government: the Shanghai Research Centre for Public Economics and Social Governance; university-level research institutes and research teams such as the Institute of Economic Development, the Research Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Management, and the Research Centre for Econophysics; and research institutes in the School such as the Institute of Corporate Finance, the Institute of Marketing Science, the Institute of Human Resource Management (HRM), and the Research Centre for Accounting Informatisation and Financial Decision. Relying on the University and the industry, the School has established the SINOPEC-ECUST Research Centre of Energy and Chemical Industry and the Lingang-ECUST Free Trade Zone Innovation Research Institute; and has established the Oliver Hart Research Centre of Contracts and Governance, named after Professor Oliver Hart, the winner of the 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

The School currently offers 11 undergraduate programmes, namely Information Management and Information System, Engineering Management, Logistics Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Accounting, Financial Management, International Economics and Trade, Finance, and Economics (the first 8 are national first-class undergraduate programmes); 3 academic master programmes, namely Applied Economics, Management Science and Engineering, and Business Administration; 3 PhD programmes, namely Management Science and Engineering, Applied Economics, and Business Administration; and 4 professional master programmes, namely Master of Business Administration (MBA/EMBA), Master of Accounting (MPAcc), Master of Finance (MF), and Master of Engineering Management (MEM). The School offers the UC-ECUST Joint MBA Programme together with the University of Canberra, Australia, In addition, the School offers Executive Development Programme (EDP) to provide advanced course training for enterprises.

Featuring internationalisation, the School provides students with a platform for international exchange and multicultural learning. The School has established cooperation with more than 50 well-known academic institutions around the world, such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Bristol, Queen Mary University of London, University of Surrey, University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario, Technical University of Berlin, and University of Bologna. On April 10th, 2018, the School and the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania (Sibiu University for short) officially signed a contract to jointly establish the “ECUST Sibiu Sino-European International Business School”. It is the first Sino-foreign institution set up by the School overseas, and also the first international business school jointly established by China and Romania.

As of October 2022, the School has a total number of 5,542 students, including 2,317 undergraduates, 2,764 professional master students, 336 academic master students and 125 doctoral students. (Note: A complete set of data will be updated in September.)

The School boasts a faculty team with profound academic achievements and years of teaching experience. By July 2023, the School has 176 full-time faculty members, including 40 professors and 75 associate professors; 159 faculty members with doctoral degrees or above; 31 faculty members with doctoral degrees obtained from institutions outside Chinese mainland; and 130 faculty members with overseas experience. With equal emphasis on research and teaching, the School undertakes many national and international research and consulting projects every year. Particularly, seven of its faculty members have won the Sun Yefang Economic Science Award. One faculty member was conferred the Zhang Peigang Development Economics Award (Young Scholar Award), 1 faculty member was selected for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and several faculty members were selected for the National “Ten Thousand Talents Programme”, the Programme for New Century Excellent Talents in University of the MOE, the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation, the Shanghai Shuguang Programme, and other talent programmes. Many faculty members have been appointed as economics and management consultants by government and enterprises. The School has also invited dozens of well-known professors and experts from home and abroad as honorary professors, visiting professors or adjunct professors.

The School has established close ties with many multinational and domestic companies, and provided decision-making advice and solutions for government authorities, enterprises and institutions. It has gained strong support from all sectors of the society during its development.

The School was accredited by AMBA (The Association of MBAs) in 2012, re-accredited in 2017 and jointly accredited by AMBA and BGA (Business Graduates Association) in 2023, all with a five-year validity. It was accredited by AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) in 2020 with a five-year validity. In terms of domestic accreditation, the School passed the “Chinese Advanced Management Education Accreditation” (CAMEA) in 2014, making it one of the first seven universities in China to pass this accreditation.

The School has always advocated giving full play to its intellectual strengths, assuming social responsibility, upholding the spirit of academic freedom, encouraging research and innovation, and striving to make contributions to China’s sustainable economic and social development.

Job Opportunities and Qualifications

1）Distinguished Researcher

Candidates should in principle be no more than 35 years old (no more than 38 years old for females) in Science and Engineering, and no more than 40 years old in Humanities and Social Sciences. The age limit of those listed in the National Young Talent Project can be extended appropriately.

Candidates should have good scientific research experience, and clear research interest, and have great development potential. The teaching and research ability and achievements in the relevant academic field are at or near the level of those selected for the National Young Talent Project.

2）Distinguished Associate Researcher

Candidates should generally be no more than 32 years old (no more than 35 years old for females) in Science and Engineering, and no more than 37 years old in Humanities and Social Sciences. The age limit of those listed in the Shanghai Key Talent Project may be extended to no more than 35 years old (no more than 38 years old for females) in Science and Engineering and no more than 40 years old in Humanities and Social Sciences.

Candidates should have a good scientific research background, outstanding research ability and achievements in relevant academic fields, and great development potential.

3）Professor

Candidates should have professional background and development potential in related disciplines, with teaching and research ability and achievements meeting the requirements for professorship in related disciplines of the university.

4）Associate Professor

Candidates should have professional background and development potential in related disciplines, with teaching and research ability and achievements meeting the requirements for associate professors in related disciplines of the university.

5）Lecturer

Candidates should possess a doctoral degree from a high-level university or research institution at home or abroad, have professional background and development potential in relevant disciplines, and have achieved certain academic achievements.

6）Postdoctoral Fellow

Candidates should in principle be no more than 35 years old, and possess a doctoral degree obtained from a high-level university or research institution, and have good academic background and great potential.

Salary and Benefits

1. We will provide highly competitive salary of international standard and adequate funding for career development.

2. We will offer housing allowance and provide transitional apartment or government-subsidized rental housing, all fully furnished.

3. We will help solve your children’s schooling.

4. We will provide offices and laboratory facilities and help you set up a research team, appointing master and doctoral supervisors, and enrolling graduate students.

Contact Information

 (I) Application Methods

1. Register and log in the recruitment system of the Personnel Office of ECUST at http://join.ecust.edu.cn, and select the corresponding post online to complete the application.

2. Send your resume to sxyrs@mail.ecust.edu.cn.

(II) Contact Information

Contact: Ms. Chen

Tel: +86-021-64253215