Ⅰ. Overview of the School

The School of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Hefei University of Technology was established in 1946. After more than 70 years of development, it has become one of the main forces and important bases for talent cultivation, scientific research, and social services in the university.

The school has a total of 161 staff members, including 121 full-time teachers, among which there are 35 professors and 76 associate professors. It has also appointed renowned scholars such as Academician Zhou Xiaoxin, Academician Chen Weijiang, Academician Tang Guangfu, and Academician Li Jiangang as adjunct professors. Currently, there are 2,836 undergraduate students and 948 doctoral and master's students.

In terms of teaching, the school has established "Four Departments and Two Centers": Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Automation, Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology, Department of Electrical and Automation (Xuancheng Campus), Electrical and Automation Engineering Experimental Center (National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center), and Electrical and Electronic Experimental Center.

In terms of scientific research, the school promotes the team-based research and encourages teachers to form research teams. After reaching a certain scale, research institutes are established. Currently, there are more than 10 research teams and institutes, including the Energy Research Institute, Electromagnetic Energy (High Voltage) Technology and Application Research Institute, Smart Measurement and Control Equipment Research Institute, Photovoltaic Technology Research Institute, Industrial Automation Research Institute, Advanced Control Technology Research Institute, etc.

As for the research funding, the school has received over 60 million RMB annually in the past three years, with more than half of it coming from vertical projects, ranking first among all departments in the university. Additionally, from 2016 to 2019, the school has been granted one national major scientific research instrument development project and four key project of National Natural Science Foundation.

Ⅱ. Discipline and Program Settings

The School of Electrical Engineering and Automation offers a national key discipline in Power Electronics and Power Transmission, as well as a postdoctoral research station in Electrical Engineering. It grants doctoral and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering (including six sub-disciplines: Power Systems and Automation, Electrical Machines and Electrical Apparatus, Electrical Theory and New Technology, Power Electronics and Power Transmission, High Voltage and Insulation Technology, and Electrical Control Engineering), as well as a master's degree in Control Science and Engineering (covering three sub-disciplines: Control Theory and Control Engineering, Detection Technology and Automation Devices, Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems). It also offers professional master's degrees in Energy and Power and Electronic Information. At the undergraduate level, the school offers four programs: Electrical Engineering and Automation, Automation, Smart Grid Information Engineering, and Robot Engineering.

1. Key Disciplines and Programs

National Key Discipline:Power Electronics and Power Transmission.

Provincial Key Disciplines:Power Electronics and Power Transmission, Control Theory and Control Engineering, Power Systems and Automation.

Undergraduate Programs:Automation, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Smart Grid Information Engineering, Robot Engineering.

2. Doctoral Programs/Postdoctoral Research

First-level Discipline Doctoral Program:Electrical Engineering.

Second-level Discipline Doctoral Programs:Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics and Power Transmission, Power Systems and Automation, Electrical Machines and Electrical Apparatus, Electrical Theory and New Technology, High Voltage and Insulation Technology, Electrical Control Engineering.

Postdoctoral Research Station:Electrical Engineering.

3. Master's Programs

Academic Master's Programs:Power Electronics and Power Transmission, Power Systems and Automation, Electrical Machines and Electrical Apparatus, Electrical Theory and New Technology, High Voltage and Insulation Technology, Control Theory and Control Engineering, Detection Technology and Automation Devices, Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems.

Professional Master's Programs:Energy and Power, Electronic Information.

Ⅲ. Research Bases and Platforms

Currently, the school has two national-level research platforms, four Anhui provincial key laboratories, and three provincial and ministerial-level engineering research centers. The enhancement of scientific research platforms in the school provides strong support and guarantee for the development of discipline teaching and scientific research.

National-level Platforms

National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Renewable Energy Connected to the Grid Technology (National Development and Reform Commission)

"111" Academic Talent Introduction Project

Innovation Base for Renewable Energy Grid Integration Science and Technology (Ministry of Education)

Provincial Key Laboratories

Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Renewable Energy Utilization and Industrial Energy Conservation (Anhui Development and Reform Commission)

Key Laboratory of Strong Electromagnetic Environment Protection Technology in Aviation (China Aviation Industry Corporation)

Anhui Provincial Laboratory of New Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation (Anhui Science and Technology Department)

Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Aircraft Lightning Protection (Anhui Science and Technology Department)

Provincial and Ministerial-Level Engineering Research Centers

Engineering Research Center of Photovoltaic Systems (Ministry of Education)

Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Automation (Anhui Science and Technology Department)

Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Variable Frequency Motors and Control Systems (Anhui Science and Technology Department)

Ⅳ. Prominent Experts

In the field of electrical engineering and energy research, the school has invited Academician Zhou Xiaoxin, Academician Chen Weijiang, and Academician Tang Guangfu as academic leaders. At the same time, it has appointed Academician Li Jiangang, Academician Zhu Ziqiang, and Academician Xia Changliang as advisory professors, leading the rapid development of various teams in the field of electrical engineering. The school is also in the process of bringing in academicians and other experts to lead teams in the field of automation and other areas. These experts closely interact with the research teams and teachers of the school, providing guidance, leadership, and assistance in the development of research teams and young teachers.

Ⅴ. Personal Growth and Team Development

1. Measures for Personal Growth

Discussing research growth plans with young researchers: Organize a team of experts led by academicians to provide consultation and assistance in research topics, practical experiences, and goals. Strive to obtain various resources (including platforms, projects, consulting experts, etc.) to help young researchers achieve their goals in the shortest possible time and with the best possible results.

Facilitating the acquisition of teaching skills: The school arranges for each new young teacher to be mentored by an experienced teacher in the same field, providing one-on-one guidance in teaching. This helps young teachers adapt to the work model of teaching and research in the shortest possible time.

Providing management practice opportunities: Advocate for a more youthful management model in discipline-department-research office and institutes. Create management positions such as discipline secretaries and research office directors (department vice directors) to provide opportunities for young researchers to practice advanced management concepts.

2. Team Development Case

In 2017, Academician Chen Weijiang formed the High Voltage and Insulation Technology team as an academic advisor. In just over two years, the team has grown to include one professor, two associate professors, two lecturers, and three postdoctoral researchers. They established the Institute of Electromagnetic Energy Technology and Applications, focusing on areas such as lightning, electromagnetic and equipment, electromagnetic and materials, and electromagnetic testing. The team has successfully undertaken projects funded by the National Major R&D Program, Key Projects of National Natural Science Foundation, and other programs, with a total funding of approximately 28 million yuan. The construction of a high-voltage experimental hall and supporting laboratories is nearing completion, and research work in plasma applications and electromagnetic-biological fields is also being planned.

Ⅵ. Development Opportunities

The school is responsible for the construction of the Smart Power Grid Research Center, one of the four research centers of the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center Energy Research Institute (Anhui Provincial Energy Laboratory). The Energy Research Institute is a new type of research and development institution under the provincial innovation mechanism, aiming to meet the requirements of the national energy laboratory construction. The institute will gather various resources to coordinate basic research, applied basic research, and technological innovation, aiming to build a world-class breakthrough-oriented, leading, and platform-based comprehensive research base.

The Smart Power Grid Research Center will focus on the deep integration of energy and power with modern information technology. It will deploy four research directions in commanding and controlling multi-energy power systems, advanced power conversion, energy storage systems, and energy equipment and facility security. The goal is to build a world-class research platform, address major scientific problems, enhance original innovation capabilities, and foster transformative technologies.

According to the approved plan by the provincial government, the institute will receive an investment of 3.76 billion yuan over the next five years, of which approximately 812.2 million yuan will be used for the construction of the Smart Power Grid Center. By 2025, the center aims to establish an innovative team consisting of 200 full-time and part-time high-tech talents and 500 graduate students. It also plans to initially establish four research platforms in smart power systems, advanced power conversion, energy storage systems, and energy equipment and facility security.

In line with the development of the Energy Research Institute and the school's discipline development plan, the school will focus on the construction of the following three research platforms in the near future:

1. Power Electronics Packaging and Reliability Laboratory

Focusing on the basic electrical materials and devices in the smart power grid, the laboratory aims to break through the integrated packaging technology and reliability bottlenecks that limit the performance of next-generation power devices in high-temperature, high-frequency, high-voltage, and strong radiation environment applications. With an investment of 10 million yuan, a power electronics device reliability testing platform has been established, and approximately 50 million yuan will be further invested in the construction of power electronics packaging-related research platforms. The goal is to build the most advanced power semiconductor research and development testing platform domestically and internationally. A cross-disciplinary comprehensive research and development team of about 100 people will be formed in collaboration with the Energy Research Institute, the 43rd Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, and power semiconductor companies.

2. Electromagnetic (Energy) Science and Application Laboratory (High Voltage Laboratory)

Based on the second-level discipline of high voltage and insulation technology, the laboratory aims to expand the traditional high-voltage research field. It is constructing a large-scale aircraft lightning test facility (which has been approved by relevant departments and invested heavily in the construction of an indoor lightning test research system with the highest voltage level internationally). Within 1-2 years, it aims to establish a provincial and ministerial-level key laboratory with electromagnetic (lightning) science and technology application as its core. The laboratory will conduct research in areas such as lightning-electromagnetic, electromagnetic-materials, electromagnetic-testing, electromagnetic-biological, and electromagnetic-plasma, with the goal of building a national-level research base.

3. Robotics Laboratory

Based on the disciplines of automation and electric machines, the school will establish a robotics laboratory. With high-performance motors as the foundation, the laboratory will focus on visual graphics and image processing, intelligent positioning, intelligent recognition, and intelligent control. In 4-5 years, it aims to form the first echelon of research in key components and key technologies for high-end robotics.

Ⅶ. Recruitment Disciplines and Requirements

1. Recruitment Disciplines

(1) Electrical Engineering

Power Systems and Automation, Electrical Machines and Electrical Apparatus, Electrical Theory and New Technology, Power Electronics and Power Transmission, High Voltage and Insulation, Electrical Control Technology, as well as emerging research areas based on electricity and magnetism (including Electromagnetic-Biology, Magnets and Superconductors, Pulse Power and Plasma Applications, etc.).

(2) Control Science and Engineering

Control Theory and Control Engineering, Detection Technology and Automation Devices, Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems, as well as emerging research areas characterized by Artificial Intelligence, Graphics and Image Processing, and Big Data.

2. Recruitment Positions

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3. Recruitment Requirements

(1) Dedication, diligence, strong sense of responsibility, good professional ethics, and team spirit.

(2) Fresh Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral researchers from domestic and foreign universities and research institutes.

(3) High-level individuals with significant academic achievements and influence in their respective fields (associate professors or above in universities, researchers and senior engineering and technical personnel in renowned research institutions and large corporations).

(4) Having goals and ideas.

The school promotes interdisciplinary integration in research, including but not limited to the above-mentioned disciplines, as long as they are related to new energy (with electricity as the core), control, and electromagnetism.

4. Contact Information

Contact Person: Dr. Shao

Email: SEEA_HFUT@126.com (Email subject: Application + Name)

Phone/Fax: 13520250297

Mailing Address: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, China

Postal Code: 230009