Doctoral supervisors should be teaching and research personnel with deep academic attainments in this discipline. Their academic level is in the forefront of this discipline in China, approaching or reaching the international advanced level in some aspects. They generally have the title of professor, and there are also excellent associate professors and lecturers as doctoral supervisors. Have experience in training graduate students, and have trained at least two graduate students. Can adhere to the normal work and assume the responsibility of actually guiding doctoral students.
According to the orientation of doctoral study, the main job of doctoral tutor is not to give students a few courses, but to guide students to learn. In other words, the tutor's main job is not to "teach" but to "guide".
1. Guide students to be familiar with the basic theoretical knowledge and methods in this discipline or related fields.
Basic theoretical knowledge and methods in this discipline or related fields are prerequisites for doctoral study and research. Because of the differences in academic background and academic level of doctoral students, it is extremely important to guide students to be familiar with the basic theoretical knowledge and methods of this discipline or related disciplines. Without a basic understanding of the research situation of this discipline and related fields, familiarity with the academic norms of this discipline, and inability to use the basic theories and methods of this discipline and related disciplines to raise and solve problems, there will be no scientific basis for doctoral students' study and research.
2. Guide students to study creatively and improve their research ability.
The main way to guide students to be familiar with the basic theoretical knowledge and methods in this discipline or related fields is to guide students to carry out creative learning, closely combine reading, thinking and research, and continuously improve their research ability, academic taste and research level.