Employment Opportunities for Outstanding Scholars at
the School of Economics of Wuhan University of Technology
Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), is a state key university directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. WUT is among the first batch of universities which have entered the national "211 Project" and China's "Double-First Class" Initiative. WUT is jointly developed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transport. As the university is directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education which cultivates the largest amount of talents in three major industrial sectors, namely, building and construction materials, transportation, and automobile industries, WUT becomes an important base for the cultivation of high-level scientific talents and technological innovation for the three industrial sectors.
Since its establishment through merger in 2000, the School of Economics has consistently upheld its guiding philosophy of "prioritizing education and academic excellence," maintaining rigorous academic standards while fostering a culture of innovation. Over the years, the School of Economics has achieved significant milestones in talent development and institutional growth. It currently offers four undergraduate programs (Economics, International Economics and Trade, Finance, and Digital Economy), a comprehensive graduate education system encompassing master's and doctoral programs in Applied Economics, four specialized master's degrees (International Business, Finance, Digital Economy, and Public Administration), and a postdoctoral research station in Applied Economics. The School of Economics’s research infrastructure includes three provincial-level research bases and six university-level research platforms.
Building on its established strengths in economic disciplines, the School of Economics actively embraces emerging academic frontiers. Strategic investments are being made in cutting-edge fields such as digital economy development, artificial intelligence integration in economic systems, and green low-carbon economic models. Through establishing first-class research platforms and innovation practice bases, the School of Economics encourages faculty and students to pioneer new research directions. A robust industry-academia collaboration framework has been implemented to cultivate next-generation economic talents equipped to drive innovation in productive forces and meet evolving societal demands.
Recruitment disciplines
Specialty
Research Direction
Economics
Digital Economy, Industrial Economics, Quantitative Economics, Energy and Ecological Economics
International economics
and trade
International Logistics and Supply Chain (including Shipping), Digital Trade, International Law and Global Governance, Strategic Emerging Industries and International Competitiveness
Finance
Finance, Financial Technology
E-commerce
Business Administration, Management Science and Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science, Systems Engineering
Digital economy
Digital Economy, Computing, Management Science and Engineering, Big Data Science, etc.
Public Economics and Management
Public administration, public economics
Recruitment positions and conditions
Recruitment positions
Recruitment conditions
Outstanding Talent Category
Experts and scholars who have achieved outstanding research results in renowned universities (research institutions) both domestically and internationally, or high-level teaching and research personnel with significant research potential.
Teaching-oriented category
PhDs (or post-doctoral) from prestigious universities (research institutes) worldwide with strong teaching abilities or potential, generally no older than 35 years old. Candidates with post-doctoral experience should generally not be older than 38 years old.
Postdoctoral
Holders of doctoral (or post-doctoral) degrees from prestigious universities (research institutes) globally with robust scientific research capabilities, generally no older than 35 years old.
"15551 Excellent Talent Project" Position
Young top-notch talents with stable research directions, solid research foundations, and strong development potential. Applicants for first-level positions should generally be no older than 40 years old, while those for second-level positions should generally be no older than 35 years old.
Supporting policies and guarantees
Recruitment positions
Funding for the construction of scientific research platforms
Housing guarantees
Base salary and others
Outstanding Talent Category, Teaching Oriented Category
The university provides 30,000 -200,000 RMB scientific research start-up fee or one-off; the college provides 30,000 -100,000 RMB talent scientific research allowance every year, and the funding period is 3-5 years.
Provide a certain amount of settling-in fee and young teachers' apartments in accordance with the university's relevant policies
Salary for the corresponding post, subsidies and performance with reference to the deputy senior level or on a case-by-case basis
Postdoctoral
The university postdoctoral independent innovation fund of 20,000-60,000 yuan; the college provides 20,000 yuan of research stipend per year, funded for two years.
Postdoctoral Residence or Rental subsidy
Comprehensive income of RMB 260,000/year
Contact details
Address: School of Economics, Wuhan University of Technology, No.122, Luoshi Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, China
School of Economics Contact: Mrs. Wei
Tel: +86-27-87395079
E-mail: whwj87395079@whut.edu.cn