Xiamen University launches its plan of soliciting around one hundred topnotch young talents who are highly capable in innovation and show prominent potentials both at home and abroad. Those admitted will be granted a five-year support.

I. Basic qualifications:

(I) Doctoral degree; healthy; able to work full time at the university; less than 45 years old (social sciences candidates) and less than 40 years old (natural sciences candidates); and

(II) In addition to the qualifications as specified in item (I), the candidates shall also meet up to any of the following conditions:

Those admitted into the “Young Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction Plan”, National Plan for “Young Top-notch Talents”, National Natural Sciences Foundation - Outstanding Youth Foundation, or Young Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education; or the young talents whose academic achievements have well matched with the above; or

(III) Those who have made inf l uential and acknowledged academic achievements, which have surpassed the average level of the professors in corresponding fields in Xiamen University; or there is any of the following circumstances in recent five years:

(1)Those who have published no less than three papers in widely-acknowledged top academic journals in relevant fields (as first author or corresponding author);

(2) Those who have continuously obtained funding from national scientific research projects (only limited to the persons in charge)

(3) Those who have won the Outstanding Awards for Humanities and Social Sciences for Colleges and Universities granted by Chinese Ministry of Education:no less than Second Award ( only limited to three of the most important participants in the First Award; the most important participant in the Second award); or those who have won First Prize for Provincial or Ministry-Level Scientific Research (only limited to the most important participant).

II. Those admitted will be entitled to:

1. Remuneration as specially-invited professors in Xiamen University if they are employed as professors by their former employers; or remuneration as professors in Xiamen University if they are employed as associate professors by their former employers.

2. One-million-yuan housing subsidy.

3. Funding for initiating scientific research (for newly-introduced talents):300,000 to 500,000 yuan for humanities; 500,000 to 1,000,000 yuan for social sciences and mathematics; one million to three millions for natural sciences,engineering technology and medical sciences.