Nankai University's tourism education began in 1981, making it one of the earliest universities in China to offer undergraduate programs in tourism. It was the first to grant master's degrees in tourism management, professional master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in tourism management. In 2022, Nankai University's tourism and leisure management discipline entered the top 50 of the world-class disciplines for the first time, ranking 36th among the top 300 universities worldwide and fourth among domestic universities.

The College of Tourism and Service Management, established in 2010, offers two national first-class undergraduate programs in tourism management and convention and exhibition economy and management. It has five research directions, including tourism destination management, big data and tourism management engineering, tourism collaborative innovation and innovation management, research on new forms of tourism, and innovation and knowledge management in tourism education. The school has accumulated rich research results in various fields, including rural revitalization and rural tourism, integration and new forms of tourism industry, red tourism, big data and emerging technologies in tourism, shared economy in tourism, tourist destination and consumer behavior, and innovation in tourism enterprise management.

To accelerate the development of world-class tourism disciplines, the College of Tourism and Service Management at Nankai University sincerely invites outstanding talents from both home and abroad to join us for mutual growth.

1. RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

1.1 Talent Introduction Positions

(1) High-end Talent Positions of Nankai University (Nankai Chair Professor, Distinguished Professor, and Talent Professor Positions)

— Nankai Chair Professor Position

Basic Requirements

The applicant should have internationally recognized academic prestige and influence in the field of this discipline, be a first-class scholar and leader in the field of the specialty, achieve significant innovative research results, and meet other conditions stipulated by the position. Overseas applicants should be senior professors at top world universities (research institutions) or have equivalent levels.

— Distinguished Professor Position

Basic Requirements

The applicant should have a good academic reputation and influence in the field of this discipline, be a famous scholar and academic leader in the field of the specialty, achieve outstanding teaching and research results, and meet other conditions stipulated by the position. Overseas applicants should be professors at world-class universities (research institutions) or have equivalent levels.

— Talent Professor Position

Basic Requirements

The applicant should have a good academic reputation and influence in the field of this discipline, be an academic backbone in the field of the specialty, achieve high-level teaching and research results, and meet other conditions stipulated by the position. Overseas applicants should be associate professors at world-class universities (research institutions) or have equivalent levels.

(2) Young Discipline Leader Position

Basic Requirements

1)The applicant should have obtained a doctoral degree and reached the academic level of associate professor/associate researcher or above at our university.

2)The applicant should meet the age requirements for our university's young discipline leaders and talent introduction. The age of applicants for associate senior positions in humanities and social sciences should not exceed 38 years old, and the age of applicants for senior positions should not exceed 45 years old.

3)The applicant should have the academic development potential and independent innovation ability of a young discipline leader, have a good research foundation and a research direction and plan at the forefront of academia, be able to form a competitive academic team, and set up and implement forward-looking, innovative and feasible research projects based on the urgent needs of national development and the international academic forefront.

(3) Professor Position

Basic Requirements

Under 48 years old in humanities and social sciences, meet the qualifications for the position of professor at Nankai University.

Candidates for high-end talent and professor positions can send their resumes to the email address lanzhonghui@nankai.edu.cn. The subject of the email should be in the format of “Name + Position Applied for”. The information for the talent introduction positions is valid all year round, and applicants can apply at any time.

Young discipline leader positions only accept system registration. Applicants should log in to the Nankai University Talent Introduction System to submit their application information online (website: yinjin.nankai.edu.cn). The application deadline is 12:00 Beijing time on March 15, 2023.

1.2 Open Recruitment of Teaching and Research (Associate Professor) Positions

Basic Requirements

1) Comply with laws and regulations, have good character, simple style, hardworking, have a good academic style, physically and mentally healthy, and have a good professional background and development potential.

2) Have a high level of foreign language proficiency (CET-6 = 425 points or above, or have good foreign language listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills).

3) Applicants must obtain a degree that matches their highest education or a degree certificate issued by the Ministry of Education's Overseas Study Service Center before December 31, 2023.

4) Full-time postdoctoral fellows at Nankai University should apply in accordance with the "Implementation Measures for the Appointment of Assistant Researchers (Postdoctoral Fellows) at Nankai University" ([2022] No. 124).

Position Requirements

1) Under 35 years old (born after February 1987, the age can be appropriately relaxed for particularly outstanding individuals), with a doctoral degree, full-time postdoctoral research work for 2 years and above.

2) The applicant's professional background includes but is not limited to tourism management, hotel management, convention and festival activities, public management, business administration, management science and engineering, industrial economy, urban planning, human geography, cultural heritage, international relations, sociology, regional economy, psychology, etc.

Open recruitment positions only accept system registration. Applicants should log in to the Nankai University Open Recruitment System to submit their application information online (website: zhaopin.nankai.edu.cn). The application deadline is 12:00 Beijing time on March 15, 2023.

1.3. Postdoctoral Recruitment Positions

1) Have good professional ethics and dedication, comply with laws and regulations, have a good academic style, and possess the political quality and moral qualities necessary to become a university teacher.

2) Excellent doctoral graduates, with a high academic level, capable of undertaking national-level scientific research projects, and with the potential to become full-time teachers of the school. The professional background includes but is not limited to tourism management, hotel management, convention and festival activities, public management, business administration, management science and engineering, industrial economy, urban planning, human geography, cultural heritage, international relations, sociology, regional economy, psychology, etc.

3) Under 35 years old (inclusive), within three years of obtaining a doctorate.

4) Nankai University attaches great importance to the introduction and cultivation of outstanding postdoctoral fellows, and encourages eligible doctors and postdoctoral fellows to apply for the "China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program Introduction Project" of the National Postdoctoral Management Committee. Nankai gives priority support to those selected, implements generous salary treatment, and accumulates the school's inherent salary and national funding.

Applicants should send their resumes to the email address lanzhonghui@nankai.edu.cn. The subject of the email should be in the format of “Name + Postdoctoral Position Applied for”. Recruitment is open all year round. Interviews are held regularly, and you can join the station at any time (except for holidays stipulated by the university calendar) until the positions are filled.

2. BENEFITS

At Nankai, introduced talents not only enjoy formal career establishment and competitive salary treatment but also enjoy high-quality education resources, medical resources, and other living environments in Tianjin, backed by special funds support such as the "Haihe Talents" action plan. The College of Tourism and Service Management implements a "one-person, one-policy" support method for the introduction of outstanding talents at all levels, providing competitive introduction treatments in terms of salary, research funds, housing subsidies and settling-in allowances, research platform construction, international training, etc.

Nankai is equipped with kindergartens with excellent teachers, affiliated primary schools (well-known primary schools in Tianjin), affiliated hospitals and other facilities. The school provides priority support for faculty in office conditions, teaching and research platforms, project applications, and promotion of professional titles, and strives to create a good development environment and space for faculty.

3. CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact: Ms. Lan

Tel: +86-22-23012804

Email: lanzhonghui@nankai.edu.cn

(Translator & Proofreader: Junjiao Zhang)