Opening Positions

The robotics research group at the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, is looking for Postdoctoral Fellows under the program of “Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program”.

1. Scale and Benefits

In 2020, a maximum of 200 scholars will be admitted to the program. Shuimu Scholars will receive an annual salary of 300,000 RMB (before tax) for two years.

Shuimu Scholars will be provided with transitional housing on the campus or provided with housing subsidies of 42,000 RMB per year, state-funded housing subsidies of 12,000 RMB per year, as well as subsidies for property management and heating.

Shuimu Tsinghua Scholars enjoy the same medical plan privileges as Tsinghua faculty, and their children are offered positions at Tsinghua University’s kindergarten and primary school.

Shuimu Tsinghua Scholars can also participate in career training courses offered to Tsinghua faculty and can apply for funds and allowances for attending top-level international conferences.

More information about the program can be found at http://postdoctor.tsinghua.edu.cn/thu/index.htm

2. Application Requirements

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

- Hold a PhD degree from a university which ranks in the top 100 universities globally (either by field or by the university);

- Be under 35 years old;

- Have obtained their PhD degrees within the last three years (Recent graduates are given priority in consideration);

- Undertake to work full time at Tsinghua University after commencing the program.

3. Job Duties

Successful candidates will be working with Dr. Xiang Li on robotic manipulation, localization and navigation, human-robot interaction, micro/nano robots, computer vision, and machine learning. More information about the PI can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/homepageoflixiang

4. About Tsinghua University

The campus of Tsinghua University (清华大学) is situated in northwest Beijing on the site of the former imperial gardens of the Qing Dynasty, and surrounded by a number of historical sites. Since its establishment in 1911, it has graduated Chinese leaders in science, engineering, politics, business, academia, and culture.

Tsinghua University is one of the most prestigious universities in the world and ranked as the number one university in China and Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In 2020, Tsinghua is ranked 16th in the world by QS World University Rankings.

More information about Tsinghua can be found at https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/

5. Contact

Interested candidates should send via email a detailed CV along with a letter of accomplishments, motivation, and career plan to: xiangli@tsinghua.edu.cn. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

清华大学自动化系PI李翔博士招收机器人方向直博生，欢迎热爱科研、吃苦耐劳、具有团队合作精神的学生加入。研究方向包括：机器人操作、自主定位和导航、人机协作、微纳机器人。申请者需具有扎实的学习基础、一定的实践能力，以及机器人相关的知识储备（电子、机械、控制、视觉）。

课题组招收博士后，优秀的申请者将支持申请清华大学”水木学者“。

申请者请将个人简历发送至xiangli@tsinghua.edu.cn，并在邮件中说明申请理由。