• The candidate contacts a faculty and reach agreement about postdoc research at Tongji University.

• Login the postdoc recruitment website of Tongji University (https://zp.tongji.edu.cn/), and submit an online application form. The submitted application is reviewed for reaching a preliminary admission. Interview may be arranged for candidates if necessary.

• For a tentatively admitted candidate, the coordinators of CCE makes a request to the Foreign Affairs Office to apply a notification letter of foreigner’s work permit for the candidate via the OA system. The following documents are required:

  • An approval form signed by the postdoc station director and stamped by the college. The form can be downloaded from the China Postdoctoral website (http://www.chinapostdoctor.org.cn/).

  • Application Form for Foreigner’s Work Permit in China, CV, medical examination commitment letter, employment contract, digital copy of personal photo, and other relevant materials.

  • After getting the 'Notification Letter of Work Permit', the candidate should apply for a work visa to enter China and have the medical examination after entering the country, and then apply for Residence Permit and Work Permit. The recruitment can be committed only if the candidate receives the two permits.

  
  

The applicant registers an account at the China Postdoctoral website:http://www.chinapostdoctor.org.cn/

Keep a record of the account, which is also needed for funding application and exit formalities.

• Prepare the following documents:

  • 1. Postdoc application form for admission (2 copies)

    • print online after filling the application form on China Postdoctoral website. Averification code should appear in the lower right corner of the form;

    • the educational background must start from the undergraduate level;

    • if married, complete the information of the spouse; if having children, completetheir information as well;

    • address for postdocs applying for hukou (household registration): 1239 SipingRoad, Yangpu District, Shanghai;

    • police station: Siping Road Police Station, Yangpu District, Shanghai.

  • 2. Form for postdoctoral researcher entry audit (2 copies)

    • download from the China Postdoctoral website according to your current status;

    • select 'Non-oriented employment doctorate graduates' and go to your doctoralgraduation institution's job guidance center to sign and stamp the form;

    • select 'Active staff, PhD graduates with directed training, and militarytransfer cadres', stamp the personnel department of your unit, and have thein-charge sign the form;

    • select 'personnel with no personnel (labor) relations, demobilized veterans' andthe matching commitment status. Personnel who resign must provide a certificateof resignation.

  • 3. Evaluation Form (2 copies)

    • download the form from the China Postdoctoral Website and fill in information

    • signed by the station director and stamped by the college

  • 4. The doctoral degree certificate, or the resolution of defense and a degree statuscertificateissued by the school's degree office (2 copies)

  • 5. The work permit and residence permit (2 copies)

  • 6. Application report for postdoctoral entrance (1 copy)

    • login the Tongji University recruitment website (https://zp.tongji.edu.cn/), and print the automaticallygenerated application report for postdoctoral entrance;

    • signed by the applicants, co-advisor, station director, and the college's partycommittee.

  • 7. Contract between Tongji University and the applicant (4 original copies)

    • contact the coordinators of CCE for specific information.

  • 8. The advisor and postdoc station make a payment of postdoc training via the FinanceOffice'swebsite

  • 9. The interview record (1 copy)

    • The form can be downloaded from https://zp.tongji.edu.cn/

  • 10. Medical examination report (within the last six months)

    • entry-level physical examination report from the physical examination center ofTongjiUniversity Hospital or a tertiary hospital.

• Submit the application package (including the above documents all in hard copy) to the postdoc station of the college.

• The authorized package will be passed to the postdoc administration office of Tongji University for approval.

• The postdoc administration office of Tongji University reviews the hardcopy application package, and submit the approved application to the China Postdoctoral website.

• The postdoc office of Shanghai reviews and approves the application.

The candidate is officially admitted once his/her application status at the China Postdoctoral website indicates approval. The candidate can come to Tongji university for onsite check-in.

Notes:

• Documents requiring multiple copies may consist of one original and several photocopies, while the official seal must be legible on the photocopies. Documents that require a single copy must be the original. The electronic copies must be the scanned or photographed copy of the originals.

• No admission procedures would be processed after the 20^th of each month and during winter/summer holiday.