Zhaoyi Yan received his Ph.D. in Management Studies from IE Business School in June 2025. He joined the Faculty of Business for Science & Technology, School of Management at the University of Science and Technology of China as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Organization & Human Resources beginning from September 2025. His research revolves around two primary streams. One devoted to understanding gender and career success, including the drivers of gender promotion gaps, job mobility outcomes, and the unintended consequences of diversity and equality practices aimed at reducing gender wage disparities. Another devoted to understanding the influence of corporate leaders’ backgrounds—particularly their demographic minority status and career trajectory—on their strategic decision-making. His work has been published in Human Resource Management (USA).

He has presented his research at major international conferences, including the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, the EGOS Colloquium, the Society for Business Ethics (SBE) Annual Meeting, and the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference. His dissertation was recognized in the AOM Best Paper Proceedings and received the Society for Business Ethics’ Emerging Scholar and Founders’ Award. He has also earned reviewer awards from the Academy of Management, including the Best Reviewer award from the Organizational Behavior (OB) Division and the Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Award from the Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division. Additionally, he serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Strategic Management Journal, Management and Organization Review. He is also an early-career researcher reviewer for Human Resource Management, and Journal of Occupational and Organizatioanl Psychology. 

计划招收研究助理（长期有效），希望你对我的上述研究方向具有一定的兴趣和学术好奇心（专业不限），并且熟练掌握STATA/R/Python中的一种分析工具。我期待你可以协助完成指定主题的文献梳理和总结，并且能够协助进行相关数据库搭建和清理。我将按照学校规定提供助研津贴，根据工作进展和贡献程度，欢迎进行论文合作。如果对该机会感兴趣，请将你的个人简历和一个简短的自我介绍发送至我的邮箱：zhaoyiyan@ustc.edu.cn. 

Currently, I am not planning to take international students.