Announcement

Mentoring future leaders
MENTORING  PROGRAM
Our Mentoring Program matches early career re-searchers with mentors from academia. It also offers many networking and development opportunities for the mentees. The goal is to provide young scientists from Master’s to postdoc level with role models and an extended network at an early stage of their career.

Support and awareness
DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP
Our Diversity in Leadership Program covers Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) topics that evoke questions and offer future leaders in SDIAT the opportunity to reflect on their own leadership values. Moreover, participants learn methods and approaches to implement diversity aspects into  their own leadership style. “SDIAT gave me tools to recognize and solve interpersonal issues and helped me make my research group more inclusive.”
FAMILY & CAREER
We support our scientists with care responsibilities: flexible work arrangements as well as  accommodations. People with other care responsibilities can work with us to develop individual solutions for their situations. Official events are scheduled in family-friendly times whenever possible. These initiatives help ensure that our members with care responsibilities can balance their personal and professional lives.

Three Questions to Our Administrative Staff

What is the working atmosphere like at SDIAT?
Chong Zhang (Department of Human Resources): We have assembled diverse talents from all over the world. Equality and inclu-sion are core values that drive our culture. We value both individual and collective achievements, encouraging everyone to grow and progress together. Guided by people-first philosophy, we provide clear career paths to help our members maximize their strengths and achieve their potential. Through an equitable evaluation system focused on innovation capabilities and practical contributions, we aim to unlock scientists’ academic potential while harnessing collective wisdom from our administrative team. By building an international talent ecosystem, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. Recognizing all employees’ dedication and contribution, we hope them remain simple and pure, yet passionate at SDIAT.
How do you perceive administration at SDIAT?
Yujie Zhang (Department of General Management): Our goal is to be an outstanding manage-ment team that combines integrity, passion, and competence within our open and inclusive environment. At SDIAT, we approach administrative work with the same innovative spirit as scientific research — courageous in exploration and unafraid of making mistakes. Through refinement of management processes and decision-making, we apply scientific methods in administration, striving to fully unleash academic vitality. To us, administration is not just a supportive role; it is the scientific career of our own.
What in particular has attracted you to SDIAT?
Can Cui (Department of Academic Development): Returning from overseas, I was struck by SDIAT's distinctive and self-assured culture. It embodies, in a tangible way, the vibrant and innovative spirit of its young community. This environment cultivates a new generation of young professionals who are not only technically competent but also ethically grounded and broad-minded.