PART 1. Program Overview
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) aims to attract and support outstanding young scholars who have achieved significant achievements in natural sciences and engineering — including non-ethnic Chinese foreign nationals. The program encourages these talents to return or come to China for full-time work, where they are expected to independently choose their research direction and conduct innovative research. The program aims to promote the rapid development of young scientific and technological talents and cultivate a group of outstanding academic talents who are expected to enter the forefront of world science and technology, thereby contributing to building China into a science and technology giant.

To further strengthen the talent funding mechanism and enhance its role in attracting and cultivating outstanding young talents, the National Natural Science Foundation of China has launched an additional call for the 2025 Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas). EIT continues to implement this recruitment initiative.

PART 2.Recruitment Disciplines

Science

Pure and Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, etc.

Engineering

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Smart Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New Energy, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Health, Sustainable Engineering, Ocean Engineering, etc.

Information Science and Technology

Electronics, Microelectronics, Integrated Circuits, Robotics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Automatic Control, Information Engineering, Communication Engineering, etc.

Business

Financial Engineering, FinTech, Intelligent Finance, Business Management, Applied Economics, etc.

PART 3. Remuneration and Support

Since its establishment, EIT has been building a globally competitive remuneration system, offering comprehensive social benefits, strong welfare packages, and an outstanding research environment. Successful applicants will be appointed to tenure-track positions with the following support:

a)       Appointment 

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, etc.

b)      Salary

A highly competitive salary and benefits package benchmarked against top-tier domestic and international institutions (negotiable based on qualifications)

c)       Research Support

d)      Funding：Ample laboratory space and research funding in a free and innovative academic environment

        i.           Team Building：Sufficient PhD student quotas, postdoctoral support, and special funding for team development; opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and partnerships with scholars and enterprises worldwide to facilitate research translation

      ii.           International Platform：Access to EIT’s global cooperation network, joint research projects with top universities and institutions, and an international platform offering rich resources and growth opportunities

e)       Life Support 

        i.           Housing Subsidy： A one-time home purchase subsidy of up to RMB 4 million (subject to current policies)

      ii.           Additional Benefits：Assistance with children’s education and spouse’s employment; paid leave, social insurance, housing fund, high-end commercial health insurance, an additional retirement annuity (10% of annual salary), and holiday benefits

PART.4Eligibility

Applicants to the Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) should meet the following conditions:

a)       Abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China; possess good scientific integrity; and consciously practice the ethos of scientists in the new era.

b)      Date of birth on or after January 1, 1985 (inclusive).

c)       Hold a doctoral degree.

d)      The primary research focus should be natural sciences or engineering

e)       From the date of obtaining the doctoral degree to September 15, 2025, applicants should generally have held a formal teaching or research position for at least 36 consecutive months at a well-recognized overseas university, research institution, or corporate R&D organization. For those who obtained their doctoral degree overseas and have particularly outstanding achievements, the length-of-service requirement may be appropriately relaxed (this does not apply to degrees obtained through joint China–foreign training programs).

For applicants who, during their overseas employment, concurrently held a paid position within China, the time served in the domestic paid position shall not be counted toward the required period of overseas work experience.

f)       Have research or technological achievements recognized by peers and demonstrate the potential to become an academic leader or distinguished expert in the field.

g)      The applicant has not yet taken up full-time employment in China, or has returned (relocated) to China for full-time work on or after January 1, 2024. Upon receipt of the funding notification, the awardee must resign from any overseas employment and work full-time in China for no less than three years.

Restrictions：

a)     Applicants shall comply with the relevant requirements on the overall coordination and alignment of national science and technology talent programs. At the same tier, only one program may be undertaken, and reverse-tier applications are not permitted.

b)    Applicants who applied for the first round of the 2025 Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) but were ineligible at that time due to eligibility cut-off dates, and who now meet the eligibility requirements for the additional round, may apply to the additional round. All other applicants may not submit a duplicate application to the additional round.

c)     Applicants who have already applied in 2025 for other programs at the same tier under the national science and technology talent programs may not apply for the Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) in the additional round.

PART 5. Application Procedure

Applicants should email the following materials to faculty-hire@eitech.edu.cn by August 20, 2025, with the subject line: “Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas)+ Research Field + Name”.

a)     Curriculum Vitae (including full publication list)

b)    Research Statement and Teaching Philosophy

c)     Full texts of 5 recent representative publications

PART 6. Contact Information

Contact: Ms. Nie

Phone: 0574-86603318

Email: cnie@eitech.edu.cn

PART 7.Institution Overview

EIT has rapidly expanded its faculty, with 100 principal investigators (PIs) already appointed, including 16 academicians, 52 national high-level talents, and 23 International Society Fellows—97% of whom have at least two years of overseas experience.

The university has achieved significant research outcomes, with 557 high-level papers published in journals including Science and Nature, and competitive research funding exceeding RMB 2.37 billion. EIT has been approved as an NSFC submitting institution and has secured 25 NSFC grants in the past two years, with funding rates of 47.1% and 30.4%, respectively. The institution has also established 5 provincial research platforms and won the 11th Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (2024). It successfully hosted the first national AI FOR ENGINEERING conference.

EIT is committed to open collaboration and has signed strategic agreements with the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin–Madison, UC Irvine, Leiden University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Westlake University, National Innovation Center par Excellence, and Jingjinji National Center of Technology Innovation, among others. These partnerships focus on talent development, resource sharing, research collaboration, and technology transfer.

Since 2022, EIT has launched joint PhD training programs with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the University of Warwick, enrolling 243 high-quality doctoral students over three cohorts.

In 2025, EIT welcomed its first undergraduate cohort of 74 students in Zhejiang Province, with the highest score of 691 (provincial rank: 430) and the lowest of 656 (provincial rank: 8518).