The following document is an apparently complete list and description of all Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) talent recruitment programs. CAS is a huge Chinese state-run scientific research institute, and its talent programs primarily target relatively young scientists working in strategic and emerging disciplines, including defense-related “military-civil fusion” technologies. Some of CAS’ recruitment efforts are aimed at domestic S&T talent, while others focus on encouraging foreign scientists to work for CAS at least part-time.

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2019 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Talent Program Application Guide

Bureau of Personnel, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Take the Lead Initiative Hundred Talents Program

The Take the Lead Initiative’s Hundred Talents Program is the backbone plan for CAS high-level talent recruitment and is led by the Take the Lead Initiative program. Based on national strategic needs, the program highlights a “high-level, elite, cutting-edge, in-demand” and entrepreneurial orientation and focuses on scientific classification and evaluation to enhance on-demand precision recruitment from overseas, strengthen the recruitment of key core technical talents, and focus on improving the effectiveness of talent recruitment.

Relevant policy basis: Administrative Measures for the Take the Lead Initiative Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Detailed Implementation Rules for the Take the Lead Initiative Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019 Edition).

I. Hundred Talents Program Project (Category A)

(I) Application Requirements

1. Position Settings and Responsibilities

In principle, it should be set up as a professional technical position at or above grade three (inclusive), and the person shall play the role of an outstanding academic technology leader. The candidate must be able to accurately grasp the dynamics and development direction of the subject and focus on strategic planning with a forward-looking layout. They must actively organize, plan, and undertake national or CAS-level major scientific research or engineering projects, must organize and lead teams in carrying out S&T innovation work at a world-class level, and must achieve major achievements of important influence or that can overcome core technical problems. The candidate must undertake high-level academic exchanges and cooperative research with well-known scientific research institutions, universities, and companies at home and abroad.

2. Application Eligibility

Applicants should reach the level of outstanding academic and technical leaders in the senior professional positions of their employers. In principle, the candidate should be no older than 50 years old (as of January 1 of the reporting year).

1. Overseas applicants should have the experience of serving as professors or equivalent positions in well-known overseas scientific research institutions, universities, or research and development institutions of large companies. Requirements on candidates who are particularly outstanding or in urgent need can be relaxed to associate professors or equivalent qualifications.
2. Domestic applicants should have experience serving as professors or equivalent positions in well-known Chinese industry research institutes, key universities, or research and development institutions of large enterprises, and should be outstanding academic technology leaders in related fields in China.

(II) Basic Process

Employer sets up a position → applicant submits an application → employer organizes a hiring evaluation → opinions are solicited from the employer’s academic committee → employer’s leadership group conducts a collective study → submitted to CAS for review and approval

(III) Application Material Requirements

For application material requirements and templates, please click the link below “Bureau of Personnel Website > Service Guide > Talent Programs Office” (http://www.pe.cas.cn/bszn/yrcxmbgs/).

(IV) Application Times

Accepted throughout the year

II. Hundred Talents Program Youth Project (Category B and Original Youth Talent Category C)

(I) CAS Preferential Support Evaluation

1. Scope of Personnel Participating in Preferential Support Evaluation
   1. See corresponding table.
2. Information Related to Public Announcements and Candidates

Before participating in the preferential support evaluation, employers should provide an effective public announcement for candidates from their institutions, and the results of the public announcement should be submitted together with the Application materials to the Bureau of Personnel.

1. Content of Public Announcement

The content of the public announcement mainly includes the candidate’s personal resume, scientific research performance, projects hosted or undertaken, and so on. The content of the public announcement should not contain classified information and should highlight the contact information for the Talent Program Office of the Bureau of Personnel.

2. Public Announcement Requirements

The duration of the public announcement should be no less than 5 business days. During the public announcement period, if there are comments and suggestions on the person being publicized or the content of the public announcement, they must be reported directly to the Talent Program Office of the Bureau of Personnel in writing (generally requiring a signature).

3. Information Related to Candidates

Employers must carefully fill in the appraisal opinions concerning the candidates’ political stances and research integrity and should explain the job performance of candidates who have already begun work at their positions.

3. Application Requirements

1. Selection Application Categories

In order to establish and improve a talent evaluation system oriented towards innovation ability, quality, contributions, and performance, preferential support evaluation work will highlight the principle of categorized evaluation based on the type of scientific work (academic or technical) performed by the applicant. Focus is given to the comprehensive and objective evaluation of the applicant’s individual level of academic technical capabilities and actual contributions and performance, paying attention to both personal and team assessments.

2. Application Material Authenticity Review

In order to strengthen the integrity of scientific research and highlight the evaluation of talent ethics, referential support evaluation implements a “zero tolerance” policy for fraud and academic misconduct. The applicant should adhere to the principle of seeking truth from facts and fill in relevant information carefully and truthfully. The employer should strengthen its review of the authenticity of the application materials and implement an audit and sign-off process that involves the applicant’s team lead and a level-two head of the institute’s scientific research department. If the application materials submitted to CAS are found to be grossly untrue, CAS will disqualify the applicant for merit-based selection and suspend the application platform eligibility of the relevant employer as appropriate.

3. Application Material Requirements

For application material requirements and templates, please click the link below “Bureau of Personnel Website > Service Guide > Talent Program Office” (http://www.pe.cas.cn/bszn/yrcxmbgs/).

Note: Relevant materials submitted by the employer should not contain classified content. The electronic materials of applicants to the “military-civil fusion” group shall be submitted by CD (do not send emails).

4. Application Times

1. Selected Application Material Submission Deadline: August 30, 2019
2. Expected time and place of the preferential support evaluation conference: To be held in Beijing in mid-to-late September 2019 (notification of specific time and place will be given later)

(II) Program Final Evaluation

1. Scope of Personnel Participating in Final Evaluation
2. Basic Organization and Implementation Process

1. The employer organizes the preliminary evaluation. The employer organizes experts to conduct the final evaluation of candidates according to the requirements. The evaluation results are divided into recommended/outstanding, good, pass, or fail (candidates with postponed evaluations cannot be recommended as outstanding).
2. Public announcement. After the employer’s preliminary evaluation, the employer shall make an effective public announcement of the candidate within 5 business days. The content of the public announcement mainly includes the candidate’s personal resume, scientific research performance, projects hosted or undertaken, and so on. The content of the public announcement should not be classified and should highlight the contact information for the personnel office of the employer and the Talent Program Office of the Bureau of Personnel. During the public announcement period, if there are comments and suggestions on the person being publicized or the content of the public announcement, they must be reported directly to the personnel office of the employer or to the Talent Program Office of the Bureau of Personnel in writing (generally requiring a signature).
3. Information Related to Candidates

Employers must carefully fill in the appraisal opinions concerning the candidates’ political stances and research integrity, and should explain the job performance of candidates who have already begun work at their positions.

3. Application Material Requirements

For application material requirements and templates, please click the link below “Bureau of Personnel Website > Service Guide > Talent Program Office” (http://www.pe.cas.cn/bszn/yrcxmbgs/).

4. Application Times

1. All employers are asked to submit relevant Application materials to the Bureau of Personnel before April 15.
2. The Bureau of Personnel organizes overall evaluations. For candidates who are recommended by employers as outstanding, the Bureau of Personnel will organize experts to conduct a comprehensive evaluation in early-to-mid May (notification of specific time and place will be given later).

III. Contact Person and Contact Information

Contact Person: Sheng Xia

Contact No.: 010-68597418

Application Email Address: phtp@cashq.ac.cn

Mailing Address: Chinese Academy of Sciences (North Gate), 52 Sanlihe Road, Xicheng District, Beijing