From January 2nd to 5th, 2020, the young faculty recruiting team of Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) attended the Allied Social Science Association Annual Meeting (ASSA) 2020 in San Diego to headhunt young international faculty via the American Finance Association (AFA).
Global recruitment of world-class faculty has always been the focus of SAIF’s construction of an international faculty team. In order to benchmark top-notch business schools in North America, SAIF is the first to introduce the world's leading faculty recruitment system of Interfolio Faculty Search among business schools in China, to screen resumes more precisely and select outstanding talents more efficiently. During ASSA, the recruiting team composed of Prof. Jiang Wang, Chairman of SAIF Faculty Council, Prof. Chun Chang, Executive Dean of SAIF, Prof. Hong Yan, Deputy Dean of SAIF, Prof. Jun Pan, Chairman of the Recruiting Committee, and a few young professors conducted in-depth communication and conversation with dozens of candidates, and finalized the shortlist for the second round of interviews and campus visits.