Jinan University
Li taught at Jinan University (then in Shanghai) and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou of Zhejiang. Li was the provost and department chair of Jinan University. Invited by Zhejaing University president Coching Chu, Li joined Zhejiang University faculty and was the first Dean of its School of Engineering. Li was also the Provost of Zhejiang University. In 1928, Li also became the first director of Zhejiang Telephone Exchange Bureau (浙江電話局) and the director of Zhejiang Broadcasting Station.