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Matters Related to Postdoctoral Admission (Entry), Thesis Proposal, Mid-Term Assessment, Graduation (Completion or Exit) and Withdrawal (Termination) from the Postdoctoral Station

2024-07-18

Precautions and Required Submission Materials for Postdoctoral Admission

I. Materials Required for Postdoctoral Admission

1. Postdoctoral Admission Review Form (complete with opinions, dates, signatures, and official seals)

2. Assessment Opinion Form of the Academic Department of the Mobile Postdoctoral Research Station (for personnel recruited independently by the mobile postdoctoral station), Assessment Opinion Form of Research Project Guidance Group for the Postdoctoral Work Station (for personnel recruited jointly) 

3. Postdoctoral Application Form (generated online, downloaded and printed, with postdoctoral number and verification code)

4. Postdoctoral Researcher Entry Record Certificate (generated online, downloaded and printed in duplicate, and stamped by the Human Resources Department)

5. Work Agreement (to be signed in triplicate at the mobile postdoctoral station)

Note: Please print the materials on double-sided A4 paper and arrange them in the order above. Please submit a set of materials for items 1-5 to the Postdoctoral Management Office of HNU (PMO). If you need a personal copy, please ensure you make your own backup.

2. Online Office System

To apply for a postdoctoral program online, please visit the China Postdoctoral Network's online office system (http://www.chinapostdoctor.org.cn). Follow the instructions on the website to fill in, download, and print the necessary forms for postdoctoral admission. All required materials are available for download on the China Postdoctoral Network website or in the Postdoctoral Work Forms Download area of the Human Resources Department.

Postdoctoral Thesis Proposal

Postdoctoral researchers must complete their research proposal within two months of their arrival and present it to their host institution (the mobile postdoctoral station). They must fill out the Postdoctoral Research Proposal Report and submit it to the host institution.

Mid-Term Postdoctoral Assessment

The mobile postdoctoral station must organize an annual assessment to evaluate the work progress and competence level of postdoctoral fellows after one year of entry. The assessment results should be reported to the PMO for record and filing, and two copies of the Mid-term Postdoctoral Assessment Form should be filled out and submitted to both the host intuition and PMO.

Required Submission Materials for Postdoctoral Completion and Important Considerations (Precautions)

I. Precautions and Required Submission Materials

Postdoctoral researchers are generally expected to work in residence for a period of two years. If the research project is completed ahead of schedule, the postdoc may request an early departure with the approval of the postdoctoral host station. However, the minimum duration of residence must not be less than 21 months. If the postdoctoral project is not completed, an extension can be requested by filling out the Postdoctoral Extension Application Form of Henan Normal University. Postdoctoral researchers should apply to the host station for departure three months before the end of their term and prepare accordingly.

After completing the target tasks in the work agreement signed upon admission, the postdoctoral fellow can apply to the cooperating supervisor and the mobile postdoctoral station for graduation, and the mobile station will organize the graduation defense.

Required submission materials are as follows:

1. Postdoctoral Research Work Report (in duplicate) 

2. Postdoctoral Researcher Work Completion Review Form

3. Postdoctoral Researcher Work Completion Achievement Assessment Form

4. Postdoctoral Researcher Work Completion Registration Form(generated online, to be downloaded and printed) 

5. Graduation Defense Resolution 

6. Those who receive postdoctoral funding during the research must provide a funding summary report (in duplicate) 

7. Those move to a new unit after leaving the station, must also provide the Postdoctoral Researcher Receiving Unit Opinion Form

Note: Please print the materials on double-sided A4 paper. Please submit a set of materials for items 1-6 to PMO. If you need a personal copy, please ensure you make your own backup.

II. Online Office System

The application for exit (graduation) is done online. Please log in to the online office system of the China Postdoctoral website (http://www.chinapostdoctor.org.cn), fill in and submit according to the system prompts. Those who receive funding from the China 

Postdoctoral Fund must first fill in the funding summary report in the China Postdoctoral Science Fund Management System as required.

Withdrawal (Termination) from the Postdoctoral Station

Those who wish to withdraw from the postdoctoral station should fill out the Postdoctoral Researcher Withdrawal Form, and after approval, log in to the online office system of the China Postdoctoral Website (http://www.chinapostdoctor.org.cn) to complete and submit the form as guided by the system prompts.