Join Us

For scholars:
Xuemin offers 2 programs

Xuemin Investigator (Independent PI)

Generous, long-term funding and comprehensive support
to build a world-class independent lab. Tenure-track
to tenured appointments. Dual/adjunct appointment
possibilities.

Xuemin Visiting Fellow

Flexible, renewable visiting terms from several weeks to
one year to experience and engage with our vibrant
communities and culture.

Applications for
Xuemin Investigators & Visiting Fellow
are considered on a rolling basis

Please address further inquiries to

 xuemin_ias@fudan.edu.cn

#1 Priority: Research in dependence

Long-term (up to 20yrs) stable, guaranteed funding support

Full autonomy in research directions and team structure, ample
graduate student, postdoc fellows and technical staff support

Balanced forward-looking evaluation system rewarding originality
and big-risk, big reward research, no “publish or perish”

No teaching or admin work burdens

Joint appointment with other schools/departments@Fudan optional

Flexible and renewable appointments

You are supported along the way

Among other top research leaders, laureates from Nobel, Fields, and
Turing on our committees are prepared to provide mentorship

Dynamic academic exchange environment with frequent workshops, seminars,
salons, symposia and so on

Vibrant international visiting scholars’ programs further strengthen
the ecosystem’s vibrancy

Premier access to leading experts in academia and beyond, with
comprehensive support from the initial discovery phase to publishing
and even entrepreneurship

You are empowered

Extremely competitive salary/benefit and startup packages, and
relocation assistance

Brand new research facilities and collaborative spaces,
state-of-the-art fitness centers and relaxation zones

State-of-the-art equipment and data and computing centers

Spacious custom-designed wet and dry labs

Full prioritized access to Fudan's shared research platforms/facilities

Professional and efficient research management and operation

5000+

Large-scale instruments
and equipment

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You are in good hands

Security and peace of mind: Shanghai’s most premium healthcare
system and K-12 education, individual and family health and dental
insurance, retirement benefits, etc.

Work-life balance, wellness resources and wellbeing support

Seamless assistance: one-stop, headache-free relocation and
immigration support, generous housing benefits and move-in support