Recruitment & Admissions

The China Emission Accounts and Datasets (CEADs) team brings together scholars from research institutions in China, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, and other countries. The team has long focused on studying the characteristics of carbon emissions and mitigation pathways in China and other emerging economies, providing a solid theoretical basis and technical support for global low-carbon and sustainable development. Supported by the Tsinghua University Institute for Carbon Neutrality, the CEADs team is recruiting joint postdoctoral fellows and joint research specialists. Outstanding young researchers are welcome to apply.

Institution and Team Introduction

Tsinghua University Institute for Carbon Neutrality

The Tsinghua University Institute for Carbon Neutrality is an interdisciplinary research platform committed to producing strategic ideas, key technologies, and integrated demonstrations. Its core focus is carbon reduction, supporting the achievement of the dual-carbon goals. The institute has established eight research centers across energy supply, energy use, systems, and governance: the Low-Carbon Energy and CCUS Research Center, New Power System Research Center, Zero-Carbon Building Research Center, Zero-Carbon Transportation Research Center, Industrial Deep Decarbonization Research Center, Pollution and Carbon Reduction Synergy Research Center, Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality Strategy Research Center, and Climate Governance and Carbon Finance Research Center. These centers advance key national, local, and industry research programs.

CEADs Team Introduction

Led by Professor Dabo Guan, the CEADs team has long been dedicated to studying the causes, impacts, and responses to climate change, analyzing the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, and exploring sustainable development pathways with low carbon emissions and low resource consumption at global and national scales. Accurate and reliable emissions inventories are the foundation and prerequisite for implementing emissions reduction policies. The CEADs team has established multi-scale carbon accounting inventories and socioeconomic and trade databases for China and other developing countries and regions, providing accurate data foundations for subsequent research. The team brings together scholars from research institutions in China, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, and other countries. In recent years, it has published many high-level academic papers in Nature and Nature portfolio journals, and its research weight and outstanding contributions in climate change economics and interdisciplinary science have been widely recognized by the academic community.

Adviser Profiles

Kebin He

Professor

Kebin He is an environmental chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, professor at the School of Environment of Tsinghua University, and dean of the Institute for Carbon Neutrality. He serves as director of the Environmental and Textile Engineering Division of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, deputy director of the National Environmental Protection Expert Committee, deputy head of the National Dual-Carbon Science and Technology Committee, convener of the Environmental Science and Engineering Discipline Review Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, director of the Environmental Science Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Committee, chair of the Chinese Working Committee of the Global Emissions Initiative (GEIA), and member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development as well as Chinese lead of the carbon and pollution reduction task force. He has long been devoted to research on complex air pollution, especially PM2.5, and has carried out in-depth studies on atmospheric particulate matter and complex pollution identification, characteristics of complex source emissions and coordinated multi-pollutant control, and coordinated control of air pollution and greenhouse gases. Centered on high-resolution emissions inventory technology, multidimensional source tracing for complex pollution source identification, and systematic analysis for coordinated multi-pollutant control, he has promoted the development and application of new dynamic regional air quality regulation technologies. He has published more than 350 SCI papers, received the Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, published six monographs, and was selected as an Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researcher from 2014 to 2022 and a Clarivate Global Highly Cited Researcher from 2018 to 2022. In 2018, he received the Climate and Clean Air Award from the United Nations Environment Programme team, and in 2023 he received the third National Innovation Excellence Award.

Dabo Guan

Professor

Dabo Guan is a Chair Professor in Basic Science at Tsinghua University, vice dean of the Tsinghua University Institute for Carbon Neutrality, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom. He has long focused on studying the causes, impacts, and responses to climate change, analyzing the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, and exploring sustainable development pathways with low carbon emissions and low resource consumption at global and national scales. His interdisciplinary research combining natural and social sciences has been widely recognized by the academic community. He has published more than 200 academic papers in high-impact international environmental journals, including more than 60 papers in Nature, Nature portfolio journals, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Together with collaborators, he has received the Leontief Prize three times in different years and has been a highly cited author for many years. His 2014 paper in PNAS received the Cozzarelli Prize, awarded to the best paper among more than 4,000 papers published in PNAS that year, and he also received recognition for one of the worlds 100 most influential papers in 2018.

Postdoctoral Research Directions

Research topics include but are not limited to:

(1) Conducting international collaborative research on carbon neutrality between China and France, China and the United Kingdom, and China and Europe;

(2) Tracking and systematically reviewing the climate change responses, carbon neutrality goals, strategies, and pathways of major global economies;

(3) Conducting research on long-term low-carbon development strategies and pathways toward global carbon neutrality;

(4) Conducting research on low-carbon transition strategies, pathways, and mechanisms for key sectors including energy, buildings, transportation, and industry toward carbon neutrality;

(5) Conducting research on low-carbon transition strategies, pathways, and mechanisms for key industries including power, steel, and non-ferrous metals toward carbon neutrality.

Recruitment Notice

Specific Requirements

1. Relevant disciplinary background, such as economics, environmental science, geography, or other related fields;

2. About to obtain a doctoral degree, or obtained a doctoral degree within the past three years;

3. Proficient in at least one computer programming language;

4. After passing the selection process, the candidate must work full-time at Tsinghua University;

5. Application deadline: March 31, 2024.

Application Materials

1. Email subject: "Postdoctoral Position Application - Name";

2. Resume/CV in Chinese and English;

3. Academic and research achievement materials: papers, monographs, patents, awards, or other materials representing the highest academic level and research achievements of the applicant. For papers, provide the full text, and for unpublished papers also provide proof of acceptance. For monographs, provide the cover, table of contents, and abstract. For patents or awards, provide certificates;

4. Research interests and research plan, two pages.

Interested candidates should send application materials as soon as possible to Professor Dabo Guan by email at guandabo@tsinghua.edu.cn to discuss future collaboration directions.

We warmly welcome outstanding young researchers committed to scientific research to join us!