Hou Jinli was just one example.
There were many people with the same dream as him standing in front of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Tens of thousands of resumes were screened, and only a thousand of them received an interview invitation.
Only one-fifth of them were able to pass the interview.
No matter what, the opportunity was equal for everyone.
As for whether or not they could seize the opportunity, it depended on their own abilities.
Of course, in addition to official researchers, there were also assistant researchers, associate researchers, and other positions waiting for them.
Even though these positions might not be as attractive as official researchers, most people were willing to stay here if they could.
As for why, there was only one reason.
Because this was the laboratory of a Nobel Prize winner. Even if they were doing the same kind of scientific research, the opportunities here were far more than any other research institute in China …
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Yang Xu was responsible for the recruitment process.
Lu Zhou was quite confident in his abilities, so he didn't ask too much about this matter. He only did a simple review of the resumes in the fields of physics and mathematics.
Unlike the recruitment requirements of the Institute of Materials Science, Lu Zhou required researchers in these two fields to attach their research project to their resumes.
If they passed the interview, the corresponding research project application would be regarded as an opening report, which would also be opened at the same time.
When the project was completed would be when the internship period would be transferred.
Therefore, compared to resumes, Lu Zhou placed more importance on the latter.
The opening report could reflect a lot of things that couldn't be reflected on the resumes, such as the experience of applying for scientific research funds …
Also, compared to the Institute of Computational Materials' expansion of 200 people, Lu Zhou only recruited about 20 people for the Institute of Physics and Institute of Mathematics.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and the Institute for Advanced Study was the same. Talent training couldn't be done overnight, and expanding too quickly wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Even though Lu Zhou already had a rough idea of how to replicate the Princeton model in China, he was still exploring the specific method.
He hoped to find a suitable path to build his ideal research institute through this process of trial and error.
This wasn't an easy task, but it was worth a try.
After three days of interviews and screening, the list of official researchers was finally finalized.
Surprisingly, in addition to the 200 official researchers, there were more than 500 PhDs who were willing to stay as research assistants.
After the expansion, the Institute of Computational Materials went from a small private research institute with only 20 official researchers to one of the largest materials science research institutes in China.
Of course, this was only about the number of people and equipment, not the number of theses or research results.
However, with the talents and equipment in place, and with the Nobel Prize winner leading the team, it was only a matter of time.
Let's not talk about those distant matters for the time being. Now that the people had been recruited, the placement of the talents became another problem.
The Jin Ling City Municipal Party Committee attached great importance to the construction of the Institute.
Even though they didn't give money directly, they gave the Institute for Advanced Study a piece of land with an average price of more than thirty thousand yuan to build a residential area for their employees.
However, distant water could not quench present thirst. The newly developed community had just completed the project tender, and the earliest it could be delivered would be this time next year.
However, at the Institute for Advanced Study, starting from January, the PhD students who had passed the interview would report to the Institute for Advanced Study.
"Let's rent for now." During the meeting, Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Until the staff community is completed, each official researcher will be given a rental subsidy of two thousand yuan per month. That should be enough to solve the accommodation problem."
The average rent of the houses near the university town was about three thousand yuan, so a two-thousand-yuan housing subsidy was quite sincere. As for the position of assistant researcher and other unofficial researchers, it would be around a thousand a month.
However, the Institute for Advanced Study spent more than a million yuan on housing subsidies every month.
Yang Xu shook his head and said, "If we all rent, the staff will be too scattered, and it will be difficult to manage. Moreover, there is a shortage of housing in the university town. If we rent far away, transportation will also be a problem."
Lu Zhou: "Do you have any good ideas?"
Yang Xu smiled sheepishly. "I do have a way, but it will depend on you."
Lu Zhou asked, "My side?"
Yang Xu looked to the side and said, "The new staff dormitory at Jin Ling University seems to be completed …"
Lu Zhou: "…"
Lu Zhou didn't even need to ask. He knew what Yang Xu was up to.
It was obvious that he would have to personally go and ask for a favor from this person …
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The next day, at the Jin Ling University principal's office. Lu Zhou visited Principal Xu and talked about a few problems that the Institute for Advanced Study was facing.
Lu Zhou was still hesitating about whether or not to speak, but Principal Xu was one step ahead of him. He smiled and spoke.
"That's easy. The staff dormitory at the new Jin Ling University campus has been completed, and it's empty right now. If you need it, we can rent two of them. "
Lu Zhou: "That's … not a good idea, right?"
"There's nothing bad about it." Principal Xu smiled and said, "You guys are a key project of the state and the city. Not to mention, you guys have helped us a lot, so borrowing two staff dormitories is nothing."
They even borrowed the chemistry department's laboratory building for a year or two, so two staff dormitories was nothing.
Not to mention that the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study wasn't an outsider to Jin Ling University. They had always cooperated on scientific research projects.
Not only that, but what made Principal Xu make this decision without hesitation was the US $1 billion scientific research project.
What was US $1 billion?
If converted to RMB, it would be close to 7 billion yuan.
Forget about Jin Ling University, even Shuimu University, which had the highest research funding in the country, only had US $5.079 billion a year. (2016 data)
Any of the research projects from this US $1 billion project would be enough to feed countless laboratories.
Not to mention, physics was a strong major at Jin Ling University, so there would be a lot of research projects.
Compared to that, two staff dormitories were only temporarily loaned out, so what was the big deal?
Even if they didn't return the dormitories, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Since Principal Xu agreed so easily, Lu Zhou didn't decline anymore.
After pausing for a second, Principal Xu spoke with a smile.
"Oh yeah, since you're here, I want to ask you for a favor."
Lu Zhou: "What?"
Principal Xu smiled and said, "In a week, it's our Jin Ling University's Annual Person Award."
The Annual Person Award was something that almost every university had. The people who were selected were all geniuses, so it was a very valuable award. The annual award was one of the most important events at the university.
In principle, one person could only win this award once. However, Lu Zhou remembered that he had won it twice. One was during his undergraduate years, and the other was during his master's degree.
When Lu Zhou heard Principal Xu mention this, he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I've graduated for so many years, are you still going to give me an award?"
Principal Xu smiled and said, "You've won the Fields Award and the Nobel Prize, and you're still thinking about this small award! I'm not asking you to accept the award, I just want to ask if you have time. If you're not busy, you can give the young students at Jin Ling University a certificate or something. "
So it's an award …
Perhaps it was because too many people had called him previously. Now, whenever someone mentioned the medal to him, he would think that they were going to give him an award. It had almost become a conditioned reflex.
"I'm not thinking about it, I'm just used to it." Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay then, just let me know."
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