USC-SJTU Institute of Creative and Culture Industry (ICCI) was founded in 2015 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and is an internationally-oriented school within SJTU (see www.sjtu.edu.cn for details). ICCI’s establishment grew from the joint efforts of University of Southern California (USC), Minhang District Government and Shanghai Zizhu High-tech (Group) Co., Ltd. As an important aspect and expression of SJTU’s internationalization strategy, ICCI integrates global world-class resources reflecting demands of the industry’s value chain and the market. ICCI’s distinction is three-fold – internationalization, interdisciplinary focus, and Industry orientation – and takes on the mission to nurture creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship among talents for the cultural and creative industry. ICCI dedicates itself to be a global institution providing premier resources to aspiring students from all over the world.


Whom we’re looking for:

1)Postdoc /  Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Media and Communication

Duties & Requirements:

-Candidates must have a Ph.D in communication, media studies, marketing, psychology, computer science or a related field at the time of appointment.

-Some related working experience in university is preferred. If you have additional education, required experience can be replaced with your educational background, and vice versa.

-Candidates with professional knowledge of digital media, brand communication, computer science, consumer psychology, data analysis, digital platform design, interdisciplinary study across communication, management and technology will be strongly welcomed.

-Preferred qualifications include: experience in conducting literature reviews and qualitative data collection field; project management skills; data analysis skills; experience in intervention development.

-Candidates should have research ability and achievements matched with the same position in the world first-class universities.

-Mandarin speaking will be more welcomed.


2)  Postdoc /  Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Film

Duties & Requirements:

-Candidates must have a Ph.D or terminal degree in the filed of film.

-Candidates with teaching and researching experience in either film theory, filmmaking, film production, documentary, or new technologies with cinematic narratives will be welcomed.

-The successful candidate should be excellent in both teaching and researching, with skills and experience to lead and deliver film or documentary practice and production-based modules.

-The teaching and researching focus of the candidate should be on new media technologies from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

-The successful candidate should contribute to ICCI global reputation through research and professional practice.

-The candidate should have global perspective and industry outreach, and ability to conduct interdisciplinary research, especially in collaboration with industry.

-Working experience in relevant industry and Mandarin speaking will be more welcomed.


3) Postdoc /  Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Art Curation

Duties & Requirements:

-Candidates must have a Ph.D or terminal degree.

-Develop and manage courses, symposia for ICCI MFA program. Training MFA students to be acquainted with artistic practices and learn critical skills in mediating, representing, and criticizing a variety of visual arts.

-Teaching experience with Curation History, Practice and theory will be strongly preferred.

-Contribute to ICCI’s MFA program by leading and sustaining a wide range of strategic partnerships including universities, communities, groups and institutions local and beyond.

-Research and identify funding opportunities for ICCI’s public and educational art program and participate in fundraising efforts including the preparation of funding applications

-Seeks and curates cutting-edge commercial exhibitions in a wider public domain through intangible assets appraisal on intellectual property and investigation on cultural and creative industries.

-Develop and implement evaluation tools to analyze the outcomes of ICCI’s educational and public programs, formulate reports, evaluate program effectiveness and make recommendations

-Bring awareness to the public about the establishment of ICCI’s various formats of art exhibitions.

-Performs essential administrative duties as assigned.

-Professional experience and mandarin speaking will be preferred.


4) Postdoc /  Assistant / Associate / Full Professor of Management/ Economic studies in Cultural and Creative Industry

Duties & Requirements:

Candidates with expertise in the following areas:

Management studies of cultural and creative industry;

Cultural and Creative Enterprises and Industry, Market Management, Cultural Project Finance;

Interdisciplinary study across communication, management and technology is strongly welcomed.

Teaching experience with Corporate Finance, Business Communication will be strongly preferred.

-The successful candidate should have a PHD and be excellent in both teaching and researching, be able to instruct graduate courses for MBA.

-The candidate should have global perspective and industry outreach, close to native English speaker language proficiency and ability to conduct interdisciplinary research, especially in collaboration with industry.

-Candidates should have research ability and achievements matched with the same position in the world first-class universities.

-Mandarin speaking will be more welcomed.


Salary Package :

1. Basic Salary

2. Initial Research Fund

3. Housing Allowance

4. Local and business health Insurance

5. Home Visiting Return Ticket (once a year)


Recruitment Schedule :

2020.07-10, information collection of applicants(First Round), Faculty Search Committee interview;

2020.11, academic report, trial lecture, professor interview and ICCI’s Academic Professor Committee interview;

2020.12-2021.01, SJTU’s Academic Professor Committee interview, the successful candidates can be employed in March 2021;

2021.03-07, information collection of applicants(Second Round), Faculty Search Committee interview;

After 2021.09, academic report, trial lecture, professor interview, ICCI’s Academic Professor Committee interview and the same process as above


Required Application documents:

1. Application letter (in 3 pages)

2. CV

3. Statement of teaching and research planning

4. Five publications

5. Contact information for three referees as a single PDF file


Please send the application documents by email attachment to:

icci-hr@sjtu.edu.cn

Email subject: “Name + Apply for ICCI Postdoc /  Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in xxx”


Contact:

TEL:+86-21-34205061

E-MAIL: icci-hr@sjtu.edu.cn

Website: http://icci.sjtu.edu.cn