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Peking Princeton Postdoctoral Research Associate

D-23-PII-00010 | PIIRS | Research | Posting Expires 1/31/2023 11:59 PM, EDT

Peking University and Princeton University have established a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Peking-Princeton Postdoctoral Program (PPPP), aiming at training highly-qualified, early-career postdoctoral researchers in studies of contemporary China so that they are positioned to become leaders in their respective academic fields. Princeton University and Peking University invite applications for two postdoctoral research associates in studies of contemporary China for academic year 2023-25.

Each fellowship is to be awarded for up to two years: the first 12 consecutive months at Peking University and the next 12 consecutive months at Princeton University with a visiting appointment at Peking University. Renewal after the first year is contingent on satisfactory performance.  Preferred start date is September 1, 2023 at Peking University. The position is open to early-career scholars who would be in residence and participate in the host organization’s activities, including student-faculty seminars, workshops, and public lectures.  The position is also open to any discipline, as long as the fellow conducts research on contemporary China. The candidate’s research must be supervised by a faculty member at each University and, as such, must receive the endorsement of a faculty member at each institution in order to apply. For information of faculty members at Peking University, please visit https://www.pku.edu.cn/department.html.

Funding

For the stay at Peking University, benefits and stipend are competitive and in line with Chinese policy. All the benefits are provided by the Boya Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of Peking University (click for detailed information about benefits) and subject to change. The fellows will further be eligible to apply for research funding from external sources.

For the stay at Princeton University, stipend and benefits are competitive. Fellows will be eligible to apply for travel funding, have access to resources at the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, and be eligible for employee benefits provided by Princeton.  During the appointment at Princeton, the postdoctoral researcher will hold a visiting appointment at Peking University.

Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

The fellowship is open to highly qualified researchers of all nationalities who received their PhD no more than three years prior to the start of the appointment. The program is open to both internal and external candidates. Applicants holding tenure or tenure-track faculty positions are not eligible to apply.

Selection is based on the academic excellence of the applicant, the quality of the proposed research project, compelling demonstration of the anticipated synergy of the appointed postdoc, and the commitment of the respective hosts at both universities. The research proposal should include information on how the project will benefit from the research environments of both institutions.

Requirements and Opportunities:

The fellowship is open to highly qualified researchers of all nationalities who received their PhD no more than three years prior to the start of the appointment. The program is open to both internal and external candidates. Applicants holding tenure or tenure-track faculty positions are not eligible to apply.
Selection is based on the academic excellence of the applicant, the quality of the proposed research project, compelling demonstration of the anticipated synergy of the appointed postdoc, and the commitment of the respective hosts at both universities. The research proposal should include information on how the project will benefit from the research environments of both institutions.

Applications:

To apply for a postdoctoral position, please go to https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/28721

This position is subject to the Universities’ background check policy. All application documents must be prepared in English and include the following:

1.    A research proposal and time plan (max. 10 pages in total, including tables/figures and references). 
2.    Concise Curriculum Vitae (max. 4 pages in total); 
3.    Contact information for two recommendation letters (including one from the applicant’s doctoral supervisor);
4.    Two explicit endorsement letters by the potential supervisors, one at each university (In the research proposal, include endorsement letters from both supervisors (email is sufficient). The endorsement letter need only be a positive response to your request for supervisor (example: yes, I agree to supervise you in the event you are selected for the postdoctoral program); 
5.    One writing sample (not to exceed 10MB).    

Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Please refer to the FAQs if you have any questions and before you contact either coordinator. 

FAQs: https://ccc.princeton.edu/postdocfaq 

Application deadline:  January 31, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. EST

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