In　China,　with　the　reform　process　of　higher　education　system,　the　turnover　phenomenon　of　university　teachers　gets　more　popular.　Though　the　absolute　turnover　rate　is　not　very　high,　such　an　emerging　issue　has　already　put　much　pressure　on　Chinese　universities.　However,　besides　limited　literature,　there　are　very　limited　studies　focusing　on　the　issue　of　university　teachers＇　turnover,　and　what＇s　more,　the　existing　research　contributions　are　far　from　being　satisfied.　In　order　to　deal　with　the　gap,　the　paper　proposes　a　four-phased　turnover　model　for　Chinese　university　teachers　adapted　from　Mobley　turnover　procedure　model.　According　to　the　model,　the　whole　turnover　process　of　Chinese　university　teachers　can　be　divided　into　four　phases,　respectively　the　job　sense　accumulation　phase,　the　job　burnout　breeding　phase,　the　turnover　intention　emergence　phase　and　the　turnover　behaviour　execution　phase.　In　each　phase,　Chinese　university　teachers　have　different　psychological　features　and　typical　behaviour,　and　the　transformation　from　the　former　phase　to　the　late　depends　on　some　special　conditions.　©2010　IEEE.