1. School Profile
Harbin Engineering University is located in the beautiful city of Harbin, known as the "Ice City," on the banks of the picturesque Songhua River in northern China. The university traces its origins back to PLA Military Institute of Engineering, which was established in 1953. In 1970, based on the full-scale establishment of the Navy Engineering Department and other departments (sections) and a portion of faculty and staff, Harbin College of Shipbuilding Engineering was established at the original site known as PLA Military Institute of Engineering. In 1994, the institute was renamed Harbin Engineering University. The university has been affiliated with the Sixth Mechanical Industry Department, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense. Currently, it is under the administration of Ministry of Industry and Information Techonology of the People's Republic of China. In 2007, the university became a jointly constructed institution by the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense, the Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, and the Navy. In 2019, it further became a jointly constructed institution by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, and the People's Government of Harbin City.
In 1978, the university was designated as a key national university by the State Council. It was one of the first institutions authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees and was among the initial batch of universities selected for the "211 Project," a national initiative aimed at key university construction. In 2002, the university was approved to establish a Graduate School. In 2011, it became a participant in the national "985 Project," which focuses on building world-class disciplines. In 2017, the university was included in the national "Double First-Class" initiative. It serves as an important talent cultivation and scientific research base in the fields of shipbuilding, naval equipment, marine development, and nuclear energy applications, collectively known as the "Three Seas and One Core" strategy.
Over the past 70 years, the university has upheld and carried forward the spirit of "Harbin Military Engineering" advocated by the older generation of revolutionaries. It has developed a value pursuit that prioritizes the needs of the motherland, considers national defense as its primary mission, and regards satisfying the people as its ultimate standard. The university's motto embodies the spirit of pursuing excellence and truth. It has fostered a school ethos of loyalty, resilience, unity, and innovation, an academic atmosphere characterized by rigorous scholarship, meticulous organization, and high standards, as well as a student culture that values rigor, practicality, diligence, and innovation.
Currently, the university fully and comprehensively implements the new development concept. It takes serving the country's industrialization, informatization, national defense modernization, and the revitalization of Heilongjiang as its mission. Guided by the "Double First-Class" initiative, the university steadfastly follows a path of connotative development, continuously enhancing the quality and level of education. Seizing the national strategic opportunities in the "Three Seas and One Core" fields and the revitalization of Northeast China, the university embarks on a new journey to create a distinctive, world-class university with confidence, determination, an open mind, and a cooperative spirit.
2. College Profile
1）History：
The College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering offers two undergraduate programs. The "Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering" program was selected as one of the first national-level first-class undergraduate programs and received engineering education professional certification in early 2022. The " Applied Physics " program started enrolling students in 2021. The College has three authorized master's degree programs, including "Optical Engineering" and "Physics" as first-level disciplines, and a professional master's degree program in "Electronic Information." It also has one authorized doctoral degree program in "Optical Engineering," as well as a postdoctoral research station in "Optical Engineering." The discipline of Optical Engineering is recognized as an "Emerging Cross-Disciplinary" discipline by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is a key discipline in Heilongjiang Province. In the fourth round of discipline evaluation, it ranked among the top 30% nationally.
The College adheres to the educational principles of "having lofty aspirations, striving for self-improvement, seeking truth and pragmatism, and dedicating to learning for the benefit of society." It follows the guiding ideology of "strengthening the foundation of science, empowering engineering, combining science and engineering, and promoting coordinated development." With a focus on addressing significant national needs in defense and people's livelihoods, the school aims to establish a prominent position in the field of "Optical Engineering" and "Physics," tackling cutting-edge scientific issues and technological innovations. It aims to become a high-level and specialized innovation base for cultivating top-notch scientific and technological talents in the fields of photonics and physics. The goal is to build a highly influential academic team with international recognition. The school is committed to the talent development objective of providing a solid foundation, strong capabilities, broad perspectives, and excellent qualities. It strives to cultivate outstanding engineers, industry leaders, and scientists who are firm in their beliefs, possess sound character, are eager to explore, and are pragmatic in their actions.
2）Professional Setting
Strategic emerging disciplines, national-level first-class undergraduate programs, emerging cross-disciplinary fields recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, key disciplines in Heilongjiang Province, and the first batch of key construction disciplines in the university.
u Undergraduate programs: "Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering" and "Applied Physics"
u Master's degree programs: "Optical Engineering" (first-level discipline in engineering) and "Physics" (first-level discipline in science)
u Doctoral degree program (Postdoctoral research station): "Optical Engineering" (first-level discipline in engineering)
3. Scientific Research Platform
1)National-level Platforms:
Ø Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics，Ministry of Education
Ø Innovation Base for Microstructure Functional Fibers Aimed at Engineering Applications, Ministry of Education
Ø College Physics Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center
Ø National Youth Science and Technology Instructor Training Base
Ø “Holiday Science Square” National Science Popularization Education Base
2)Provincial and Ministerial-level Platforms:
Ø Emerging Cross-disciplinary Field recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ø Research-based Teaching Innovation Team, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ø Key Laboratory of Fiber Optic Sensing Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Province
Ø Science Popularization Education Base of Heilongjiang Province
Ø Key Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Device Physics for Oceanic Applications, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China
3)University-level Platforms:
Ø "5+1" Key Construction Disciplines of the University
Ø Xinghai Academic Team
4. Awards
Over the past decade, the College has achieved a series of significant accomplishments in research and teaching, receiving a number of provincial and ministerial-level research awards and teaching achievement awards.
Ø First Prize in Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of Heilongjiang Province in 2013
Ø First Prize in Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award in 2014
Ø Second Prize in Provincial Natural Science Award in 2014
Ø Third Prize in Provincial Natural Science Award in 2014
Ø Two Second Prizes in Provincial Higher Education Science and Technology Award in 2014
Ø Award in the 12th Heilongjiang Provincial Youth Science and Technology Award in 2015
Ø Science and Technology Innovation Award from the Chinese Society of Optical Engineering in 2016
Ø Second Prize in the Ministry of Education's Technical Invention Award in 2017
Ø First Prize in Provincial Technical Invention Award in 2018
Ø First Prize in Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of Heilongjiang Province in 2018
Ø Second Prize in Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of Heilongjiang Province in 2018
Ø Second Prize in Provincial Science and Technology Award in 2019
Ø Second Prize in Provincial Natural Science Award in 2020
Ø Second Prize in Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of Heilongjiang Province in 2020
Ø First Prize in Provincial Natural Science Award in 2021
5. Recruitment Direction
1）Physics
Direction 1: Optics
Ø Transient Photonics
Ø Micro and Nanophotonics
Ø Laser Physics
Ø Biomedical Optics
Direction 2: Condensed Matter Physics
Ø Condensed Matter Theory
Ø Micro and Nanomaterials
Ø Soft Matter Physics
Ø Liquid Crystal Physics
Direction 3: Acoustics
Ø Underwater Acoustics
Ø Applied Acoustics
Ø Physical Acoustics
Ø Nonlinear Acoustics
Direction 4: Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics (Key Construction)
Ø Particle Physics Fundamentals
Ø Nuclear Reaction Physics
Ø Cosmic Ray Physics
Ø Accelerator Physics
2）Optical Engineering
Direction 1: Fiber Integrated Optics
Ø Specialized Fibers and Microstructured Fibers
Ø Fiber Integrated Photonics Devices
Ø Intelligent Fiber Devices
Direction 2: Fiber Sensing and Optical Measurement
Ø Distributed Fiber Sensing
Ø Optical Limit Measurements
Ø Hyperspectral Imaging
Direction 3: Photonics Materials and Devices
Ø Micro and Nanophotonic Materials and Devices
Ø Metamaterials and Devices
Ø Optofluidic Energy Devices
Direction 4: Mid-infrared Photonics
Ø Mid-infrared Fiber Materials
Ø Mid-infrared Fiber Lasers
Ø Mid-infrared Optical Frequency Combs
6.Recruitment Plan
1)Recruitment Plan:
(1)Disciplinary directions include Physics, Optics, Electronic Information, Materials, and related interdisciplinary fields. Candidates should be physically and mentally healthy, have rigorous academic research, and possess both moral character and talent.
(2)Candidates should be under the age of 35, hold a doctoral degree from a top domestic or international university, and preference will be given to those with postdoctoral experience or overseas experience. Exceptionally outstanding young talents may be directly recruited as Associate Professors or Professors.
(3)For exceptionally outstanding talents or those urgently needed by the university, the university will provide more favorable policy support in terms of work and living conditions through individualized negotiations.
(4)Work locations: Harbin, Qingdao, Yantai.
2)Related Benefits:
Enjoy a pre-tax basic salary ranging from 230,000 to 350,000 RMB per year (including various insurance and housing fund contributions from the institution), and may participate in the performance distribution of the college and grassroots teams based on work performance.
Full-time teachers with a doctoral degree are eligible for housing subsidies ranging from 1 to 10 million RMB, research startup funding ranging from 1 to 2 million RMB, and associate professors or above will receive settlement fees ranging from 1 to 10 million RMB, as well as temporary housing or single-person dormitories. Postdoctoral annual salary starts at 450,000 RMB or above.
Particularly outstanding young scholars can negotiate specific benefits on a case-by-case basis.
The college recruits postdoctoral researchers throughout the year.
7. Contact Information
Wenting Du College General OfficeE-mail：duwenting23@163.comYu Zhang Professor Vice Dean
E-mail：zhangyu0673@hrbeu.edu.cn
Yu Zhang
