Position Description

The Center for High Energy Physics (CHEP) and the Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP) at Peking University, Beijing, China invite applications for postdoctoral positions in theoretical physics. The research areas and hosting faculty members include

(1)     Perturbative and non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics (hep-ph, hep-lat)

Prof. Huaxing Zhu: HuaXing Zhu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Xu Feng: Xu Feng - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Yanqing Ma: Yan-Qing Ma - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Chuan Liu: Chuan Liu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

(2) Electroweak physics and physics beyond the standard model (hep-ph)

Prof. Jing Shu: Jing Shu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Jia Liu: Jia Liu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Qinghong Cao: Qing-Hong Cao - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Shouhua Zhu: Shou-Hua Zhu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

(3) String theory, quantum field theory, holography and mathematical physics (hep-th,gr-qc)

Prof. Shanming Ruan: Shan-Ming Ruan - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Yinan Wang: Yi-Nan Wang - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

(4) QCD phase transition and high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions (nucl-th, hep-ph)

Prof. Huichao Song: Huichao Song - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Yuxin Liu: Yu-xin Liu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

 (5) Hadron physics (hep-ph)

Prof. Shilin Zhu: Shi-Lin Zhu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

(6) Astroparticle physics (astro-ph)

Prof. Jing Shu: Jing Shu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

(7) Condensed matter physics and quantum information (cond-mat)

Prof. Zhicheng Yang: ‪Zhi-Cheng Yang - ‪Google Scholar

Prof. Huaqing Huang: ‪Huaqing Huang - ‪Google Scholar

Prof. Dingping Li

(8) AI for Physics

Prof. Huaxing Zhu: HuaXing Zhu - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Yanqing Ma: Yan-Qing Ma - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Qinghong Cao: Qing-Hong Cao - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Xu Feng: Xu Feng - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

Prof. Huichao Song: Huichao Song - INSPIRE (inspirehep.net)

The faculty members and research information can also be found on http://itp.phy.pku.edu.cn/. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in theoretical physics or related areas prior to the time of employment. They should also have an established academic background and provide evidence of future research potential.
 
The positions are generally made for a term of two years and can be extended for an additional year subject to performance review and funding situation. The starting date of the positions is flexible. The positions offer competitive salary and benefits, including research fundings, housing subsidies and travel expenses. The applicants may also apply for “Boya postdoctoral fellow” in March 2026, which provides even more benefits (for reference see Peking University Boya Postdoctoral Fellowship Call for Applications 2025).

Interested applicants should provide a cover letter, a Curriculum Vitae, a publication list, a statement of research interests, and arrange at least three reference letters. In the cover letter, please indicate the research area (1-8) and the hosting faculty member. The applicants are encouraged to contact with the faculty members. If there are any questions, please contact Ms. Lv Lv (lvlv@pku.edu.cn) or Prof. Yinan Wang  (ynwang@pku.edu.cn ).

The materials and reference letters should be submitted on this page before the deadline (December 15, 2025).

Contact: 

• Ms. Lv, Lv (lvlv@pku.edu.cn)
• Prof. Yinan Wang (ynwang@pku.edu.cn)