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Talent and Education CAS/In Focus
innovation research activities in line with cutting-edge international science
and technology by recruiting established researchers who wish to work at
CAS institutes on a full-time or short-term basis. The CAS Fellowship for
Young International Scientists enhances the cultural diversity and international
quality of the research innovation teams by recruiting early-career
researchers and postdoctoral fellows (under the age of 40) from foreign
countries to work with CAS researchers on a full-time basis for one to two
years. The TWAS-CAS Fellowship selects rising young to middle-aged scientists
from developing countries to visit or study at CAS institutes for a
maximum of 12 months in order to promote scientific development and
enhance innovation capacity in developing countries (Figure 2).
Einstein Professorship Program
The Einstein Professorship Program, founded in 2004, is awarded each
year to 20 distinguished international scientists actively working at the frontiers
of science and technology, who make a short one to two week visit to
China. The program is designed to strengthen scientific cooperation and
exchange between CAS scientists, the Einstein Professorship awardees,
and their respective laboratories, and in the long run, enhance the training
of future generations of scientists in China.
This program is open to scientists from around the world and in every scientific
discipline. Einstein Professors are expected to visit at least two CAS
institutes in two different Chinese cities during their stay, and to carry out
in-depth academic discussions with researchers and graduate students at
host institutes. Einstein Professors are generally expected to deliver a lecture
at one of the host institutes, the Graduate University of CAS (GUCAS)
located in Beijing, or the University of Science and Technology of China
(USTC) in Hefei. Each Einstein Professor is expected to have one or two
young CAS researchers from the host institutes work in their laboratories
for a period of one to three months (may be extended to up to six months),
with all expenses for these researchers covered by CAS.
Thus far, 109 Einstein Professorships have been awarded to scientists
recognized as international leaders in their fields, including 16 Noble Laureates,
three winners of the Turing Prize, two winners of the Wolf Prize, and
one winner of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. These professors
have made significant contributions to the improvement of scientific
innovation and training at CAS.
JUNMA Program
CAS and the Max Planck Society have extended their cooperation and
shared interest in talent exchange through the JUNMA Program, a new
initiative designed to recruit outstanding young researchers from the Max
Planck Institutes (MPIs) to continue their research at CAS. A memorandum
of understanding was signed between CAS and MPG in June 2012
and the program will launch later in the year. The JUNMA program aims to
introduce excellent young scientists into CAS institutes. It works closely
with the Recruitment Program of Foreign Experts of China, and applies a
sequential career development model to nurture the most promising talent:
Young researchers are recruited from Young Scientist Research Group
leaders after their MPI contracts end, or alternatively, young scientists with
academic potential are jointly selected by CAS and MPG to work as Young
Scientist Research Group leaders for a period of three to five years before
going to CAS (Figure 3).
The JUNMA Program offers at least three years of funding, fully financed
by CAS. Candidates receive a lump-sum personal allowance of 1 million
yuan (US$157,000), 3–5 million yuan (US$471,000–US$785,000) in
research funding, as well as allowances for medical insurance and pension
costs. Both partner organizations agree to provide candidates with
Figure 1. Summary of CAS fellowships and cooperative programs
for foreign talents.
Figure 2. Professor Bai Chunli (left), President of CAS, meets
with all foreign scientists working in CAS institutes in a special
annual meeting.
Figure 3. Flowchart showing the selection procedure
for the JUNMA Program.
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