Brief Introduction of School of Computer Science and Technology at HIT
The Computer Specialty in Harbin Institute of Technology was founded in 1956, which is one of the earliest computer disciplines in China. In 1957, the first computer was developed and the master student were recruited in the same year. The school has the national first level key discipline of computer science and technology, and has 7 doctoral degree programs, including doctoral degree programs on computer application technology established in 1985 as one of the first batch of national key disciplines, the doctoral degree program on Computer architecture founded in 1981 as one of the first batches of doctoral degree programs in China, and doctoral degree programs on computer software and theory, etc. In the discipline evaluation of Ministry of Education in 2002 and 2007, the school both ranked No. 5 and ranked No. 4 in the 2012’s evaluation. In the world top university academic rankings (ARWU) in 2010 and 2011, our computer science discipline entered top 100. In 2011 and 2012, it listed top 1% in the ESI global computer science. In 2010 and 2011, we won the first place in the national teaching satisfaction rankings of computer science discipline.
There are 142 full-time faculty members, 50 doctoral supervisors, 46 professors and 64 associate professors, among whom there are 2 members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1 973 Chief Expert, 1 Winner of National Outstanding Youth Fund, 2 “1000-Scholar Project” scholars, 13 Across Century Talents, 1 National Prestigious Teacher, and 3 Provincial Prestigious Teachers. Currently, the school has cultivated 568 doctoral students, 2546 masters, and 6202 undergraduate students.
Disciplines and Research Directions with Openings
Disciplines | Research Directions | Openings |
Computer Science and Technology | Intelligent interface and human machine interaction | 2 |
Microelectronics and solid-state electronics | 2 |
Pattern recognition and machine learning | 2 |
Computer application technology | 2 |
Natural language processing | 2 |
Computer architecture | 2 |
Bioinformatics | 2 |
Database | 2 |
Robotics | 2 |
Cyberspace Security | Computer network and information security | 4 |
Software Engineering | Server computing and social computing | 3 |
Qualification and Requirements for Opening Positions
Position type 1: Leading scholar
The applicant who holds full professorship or an equivalent title in a prestigious foreign higher education or research institution, or a world-famous enterprise will have priority.
He/she should have published influential academic papers on top journals (or top academic conferences) in the past 5 years.
Position type 2: Distinguished professor
The applicant should hold an associate professor position or above at a prestigious overseas higher education institution.
He/she should have published influential academic papers on top journals (or top academic conferences) in the past 5 years.
Position type 3: Professor/Researcher
The applicant should hold a doctoral degree.
He/she should have been engaged in research or teaching works at a prestigious overseas higher education institution for no less than 3 years.
He should have published influential academic papers on top journals (or top academic conferences) in the past 5 years.
Position type 4: Associate Professor/Research Associate Positions
The applicant should hold a doctoral degree.
He/she should have received higher education from a prominent university home or abroad.
He/she should have accomplished certain academic achievements.
Application Requirements
The applicants should have good language expression ability and higher English level, and be able to give no less than two computer main courses or professional courses in English or bilingual (Chinese and English). Application documents should include a detailed resume, publication list, and a research plan.
Contact People：Miss Zhang He; Miss Zhao Jian
Office Telephone：+86-0451-86413283; +86-0451-86403260
E-mail：csoffice@hit.edu.cn