Established by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in 2008, CSRC Postdoctoral Research Station (hereinafter referred to as the Station) is under the management of CSRC’s China Institute of Finance and Captial Markets (CIFCM). The Station started recruiting its first postdoctoral research fellows in 2012 and has trained over 70 postdoctoral researchers to date. In July 2017, it was authorized by the National Postdoctoral Management Committee to independently recruit postdoctoral research fellows. In 2020, it was rated as “Excellent” in the comprehensive assessment of postdoctoral workstations organized every five years by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Postdoctoral Management Committee.
The purpose of establishing the Station is to support long-term, forward-looking, comprehensive, and regular research on the Chinese capital market, providing strong talent and intellectual support. The Station is committed to promoting the high-quality development of the Chinese capital market, analyzing major hotspots and focal points in the domestic and international economic and financial fields, and issues related to the construction of the Chinese capital market institutions. It provides research reports and policy recommendations for long-term development planning and regulatory system improvements in the Chinese capital market, and trains high-level scientific research talents for the capital market.
To thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Economic Work Conference, and the Central Financial Work Conference, strengthen research on major topics in the fields of economy, finance, and the reform, development, and stability of the capital market, and enhance the quality and efficiency of securities regulation, the Station is now openly recruiting postdoctoral researchers for the 2024 class, both domestically and internationally. We warmly welcome outstanding doctoral graduates who meet the recruitment conditions to apply.
1.Recruitment Plan
The plan is to recruit 7 postdoctoral researchers for the class of 2024.
2.Recruitment Conditions
To submit the application to the Station, all the applicants should:
1)Support the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and the socialist system.
2)Be passionate about securities and futures regulatory work, have a strong sense of responsibility, dedication, good cooperation and team spirit, and be physically and mentally healthy.
3)Be under 35 years old, with excellent academic and moral performance. For those with exceptionally outstanding personal conditions, the age limit can be relaxed to 40 years old.
4)Have strong research capability with professional dedication, possessing professional knowledge relevant to the research topics. Priority is given to those with interdisciplinary backgrounds, overseas study experience, and practical experience in the capital market.
5)Obtain Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from top domestic or international universities.
6)Get PhD degree in 2024 or within the past 3 years (as of July 2024).
7)Be fully dedicated to research work at the Station.
3.Research Proposals
In the application, applicants are required to write a research proposal on topics related to the Chinese capital market. Topics can be chosen either from those listed below, or determined by the applicants, if necessary. The topics for references are as follows:
1)Research on building a modern capital market with Chinese characteristics.
2)Research on better playing the hub role of the capital market.
3)Research on the reform and performance evaluation of the basic system of the capital market under the comprehensive registration system.
4)Research on capital market support for technological innovation.
5)Research on capital market support for green and low-carbon development.
6)Research on digital finance development and capital market regulation.
7)Research on capital market support for pension finance.
8)Research on promoting high-level institutional opening in the capital market.
9)Research on developing diversified equity financing.
10)Research on capital market risk prevention and stability mechanisms.
11)Research on promoting the coordinated development of the mainland and Hong Kong capital markets.
12)Research on investment-side construction and cultivation of long-term funds.
13)Research on cultivating world-class investment banks and investment institutions.
14)Research on coordinated development of the investment-side and financing-side of the capital market.
15)Research on the foreign-related legal system of the capital market.
16)Research on the development and digital transformation of bulk commodity futures and spot markets.
17)Research on governance and investor protection of listed companies.
18)Research on high-quality development and regulatory issues of the private equity market.
19)Research on the risk correlation mechanism of real estate, municipal investment, and local-government bonds.
20)Research on establishing a high-yield bond market system in China.
21)Research on improving the valuation system for public REITs.
22)Research on optimizing the financing structure to serve high-quality economic development.
23)Research on macroeconomic situation assessment from the capital market perspective.
4.Application Requirements
1)Application Materials
1)“CSRC Postdoctoral Application Form” and “CSRC Postdoctoral Information Statistics Form” (with photo, available for download from the CIFCM’s official website).
2)A plan for the proposed research topic (not exceeding 5000 words, including topic design; each applicant can only submit research proposal on one topic).
3)Scanned copies of doctoral graduation certificate and doctoral degree certificate. For those who obtained doctoral degrees abroad, a proof of overseas study issued by the Chinese embassy (or consulate and degree certification issued by the Ministry of Education) is required. Applicants to graduate in 2024 may submit these after graduation.
4)Three academic research representative works.
5)Recommendations from two doctoral advisors in related disciplines (including the applicant's doctoral advisor).
6)Scanned copy of identity proof.
2)Submission Requirements
Please submit the electronic version of the application materials by email to the registration mailbox (postdoctor@cifcm.com) before March 15, 2024. The email subject should be in the form: “XX University/Institution - XXX (Name) Application for CSRC 2024 Postdoctoral Class”. Place all application materials in one folder, number them in the order mentioned above, and submit the folder as a “XXX (Name).rar” compressed file attachment in the email.
3)Material Review Process
The Station recruits postdoctoral researchers based on the principle of “open recruitment and merit-based selection”. Those who pass the material review will be notified by phone.
The official website of the China Securities Finance Research Institute is: http://www.cifcm.com. WeChat public account QR code is as follows:
Contact Information
Contacts: Ms. Wei, Ms. Long
Phone: 010-85578324, 010-85578385
Email: postdoctor@cifcm.com
Address: 8th Floor, Jinyang Building, 26 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Postdoctoral Research Station of China Securities Regulatory Commission
Postal Code: 100033
Postdoctoral Research Station of China Securities Regulatory Commission
January 19, 2024
