I. An Introduction to the Forum
The Fourth Northwest University Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars will be held in Xi'an from September 4th to 8th of 2019. It is one of the sessions of the Fourth Shaanxi Province Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars. This forum is intended to provide a platform of in-depth communication for outstanding young scholars from home and abroad, to help young scholars further understand the development of Northwest University and Shaanxi Province through such ways as academic reports, seminars as well as high-level talent recruitment fairs so as to attract distinguished young scholars for their career start-up and innovation in Shaanxi.
II. Areas and Disciplines Involved in the Forum
Environment and Earth Science, Life and Medicine Science, Food Science and Technology, Electronic Information Technology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, Cultural Heritage Protection, Economics and Management, and interdisciplinary areas between above-mentioned areas and other areas in Humanities and Social Science.
III. Eligibility and Qualifications
As an eligible applicant, you will need to demonstrate the following qualifications:
1.An earned PhD,the fields of natural sciences and engineering technologies shall be under the age of 40 (female shall be under the age of 42),and the fields of philosophy and social sciences shall be under the age of 45.
2.Broad academic vision and innovative thinking and the potential of being a leader in the academic area involved.
3.Your discipline shall be closely related to the above-mentioned discipline areas of Northwest University,outstanding achievements in research as evidenced by an excellent record of publications and an internationally recognized scholarly profile in your discipline.
4.A dedicated and conscientious research attitude and abidance by laws and ethics.
IV. How to Apply
To apply, you may visit the website of High Level Talent Project Office of Northwest University (http://rcb.nwu.edu.cn/), download and fill out the application form for the Fourth Northwest University Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars, and send the application form together with your CV by Email to the conference team: rcb@nwu.edu.cn
Email subject should include: the 4th NWU Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars+your full name+work unit+your specialty of research
1.Applicants are required to include the following information in the Email ( name, gender, date of birth, Email address, country or region, work or study unit, etc).
2.The CV should cover information with respect to prior study and work experience, research focus and achievements ( a list of academic papers is required), etc.
3.Please wait for approval after lodging the application. The approved applicant will receive a formal invitation letter from NWU.
4.Deadline for application:August 20th, 2019.
V.Meeting Schedule
September 4th：Arrival and Check-in.
Morning of September 5th：Attending the main session of the Fourth Shaanxi Province Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars.
Afternoon of September 5th：Attending the parallel session of the Fourth Northwest University Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars.
September 6th to September 7th：Attending academic seminars in different academic areas and talent recruitment conference, visiting the campus and laboratories.
September 8th：Ending and Departure.
We will update the specific activity schedule and arrangement, please keep your attention.
VI. Special Instructions
Northwest University will reimburse the eligible young scholars for the travel and transportation expense incurred for the symposium in China and overseas and arranges free accommodation and transport services to the airport and railway station.
Invited young scholars can prepare academic reports in advance according to the research focus and progress.
For further information, please visit NWU website: http://www.nwu.edu.cn/
We sincerely invite outstanding young scholars at home and abroad to participate in the parallel session of the Fourth Northwest University Silk Road Forum of Young Scholars.
Contact Us
Address: 229 Taibai North Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Contact Office: High Level Talent Project Office of Northwest University
Contact Person: Zhu Jiadong；Wang Hao；Fu Zengqi
Telephone:+86-29-88303284；+86-29-88305288
Website：http://rcb.nwu.edu.cn/
Email：rcb@nwu.edu.cn
