Faculty Positions at the Department of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) was established in June of 2015. After two years of rapid growth, currently in the department there are 31 research-teaching faculty members including 6 chair professors, 6 full professors, 7 associate professors, 9 tenure-track assistant professors and 3 visiting assistant professors. There are also 11 teaching faculty members.

The department offers undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Financial Mathematics. It also has joint graduate programs with Harbin Institute of Technology and a number of well-known oversea/non-mainland universities; In January 2018, the Academic degree office of the state council has been approved our department the first-level master and doctor disciplines of mathematics, which we will recruit our own masters and doctors in September 2019.

Research interests of our faculty members cover a broad array of areas including Mathematics (dynamical systems, algebra and combinatorics, algebraic number theory, PDEs, mathematical physics and differential geometry), Computational and Applied Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, and Financial Mathematics.

Our department is young and vibrant. It is expected to grow rapidly over the coming years. We are actively recruiting new faculty members, postdocs, visitors and graduate students in all areas of mathematics. We welcome outstanding individuals to join us in our exciting journey to becoming a first-class mathematics department.

SUSTech Profile

Established in 2012, SUSTech is a public institution funded by Shenzhen, a city with a designated special economic zone status in Southern China bordering Hong Kong. As one of China's key gateways to the world, Shenzhen is the country's fastest-growing city in the past three decades. From a small fishing village 30 years ago to a modern city with a population of over 10 million, the city has become the high-tech and manufacturing hub of southern China. It is home to the world's third-busiest container port and the fourth-busiest airport on the Chinese mainland. Being a picturesque coastal city, Shenzhen is also a popular tourist destination.

SUSTech is a pioneer in higher education reform in China. Its mission is to become a globally recognized institution that excels in research and promotes innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Ninety percent of SUSTech faculty members have overseas work experiences, and sixty percent studied or worked in top 100 universities in the world. The languages of instruction are English and Chinese. Sitting on five hundred acres of subtropical woodland with hills, rivers and a natural lake in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, the SUSTech campus is a beautiful place for learning and research.