Research positions of Lushan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Lushan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences is worldwide seeking applications for its research positions of the garden.

Lushan Botanical Garden founded in 1934, a prestigious botanical institution of botanical research, plant conservation and science education in China. The garden is aiming to meet the major scientific and technological needs of constructing national ecological civilization and economic and social development of Jiangxi Province, currently through integrating the innovative resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiangxi Province. The garden is dedicated to study of subalpine plants and upgrade into a world-class and multidisciplinary subalpine botanical garden, and contributions to a “Jiangxi model” of beautiful China. The scientific research focuses include regional flora of Central and Eastern China, ex situ plant conservation, subalpine and forest ecology, evaluation and discovery of plant germplasm resources, lakes/wetland aquatic plant biology, etc.

Five Research Centers and 23 research groups are to be reorganized or established at Lushan Botanical Garden under policy and programs of newly established Lushan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, integrated with exist Lushan Botanical Garden affiliated with Jiangxi Provincial and Chinese Academy of Sciences. We are now announcing research job positions available and we very pleased to invite applications worldwide.

1. Research Center of Resource

    1) Research Group_ Plant Germplasm Collection, Evaluation and Genetic Improvement;

   Contact information: Arvind Bhatt arvind_bhatt11@163.com; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

    2) Research Group_ Plant Improvement and Germplasm Innovation;

    Contact information: Puxin Gao gaopuxin_3290@163.com; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

    3) Research Group_Economic Plants;

    Contact information: Danyu Kong kongdy@lsbg.cn ; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

   4) Research Group_ Physiology of Plant;

    Contact information: Fen Liu liuf@lsbg.cn ; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

   5) Research Group_ Plant Epigenetics and Development

    Contact information: Ralf Müller-Xing ralf.mueller@hhu.de;  Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

   6) Research Group_molecular genetic

   Contact information: Zhaoqing Chu zqchu@cemps.ac.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  7) Research Group_ Smart Medicinal Plant Factory

   Contact information: Shusheng Wang wangss@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

2. Lake and Wetland of Poyang Lake Basin Research Center

  1) Research Group_ Biology of Aquatic Plants;

 Contact information: Aiwen Zhong zhongaw@lsbg.cn ; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

 2) Research Group_ Amphibious Zone;

  Contact information: Zhiyong Zhang zzyzwx@126.com; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  3) Research Group_ Lake and Wetland Ecology;

  Contact information: Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  4) Research Group-Climate Change and Vegetation Succession of  Lakes/Wetlands;

 Contact information: Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

3. Ecological and Environment Research Center

  1) Research Group_ Forest Ecology;

  Contact information: Saixia Zou zhousx@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  2) Research Group_ Population Genetics and Endangered Plants

  Contact information: Chen Feng fengc@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  3) Research Group_ Plant-microbe interactions

  Contact information: Xiaokun Liu xiaokun.liu@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  4) Research Group_ Global Change and Carbon Cycle

  Contact information: Xin xiong xiongx@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

4. Plant Diversity Research Center

  1) Research Group_ Bryophytes;

 Contact information: Yu Sun suny@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  2) Research Group_ Seed Plant;

  Contact information: Lisong Wang wanglisong@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  3) Research Group_Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics

  Contact information:Mingkun Huang Huangmk@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  4) Research Group_ Paleobotany

  Contact information: Yiming Cui ymcui@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

5. Medicinal Plant Research Center

  1) Research Group_ Secondary Metabolism of Medicinal Plants

  Contact information: Zongxia Yu yuzongxia@sibs.ac.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  2) Research Group_ Medicinal Plants

  Contact information: Yi Liu yiliu609@outlook.com; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

  3) Research Group_ Traditional Chinese Medicine

  Contact information: Chunsong Cheng chengcs@lsbg.cn; Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

6. Research Group_ Rhododendron

  Contact information: Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

7. Specialized Garden_ Gymnosperm

 Contact information: Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

8. Specialized Garden_ Pteridophyte

Contact information: Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

9. Specialized Garden_ Crassulaceae

Contact information: Jing Long longj@lsbg.cn

Qualifications and/or Experience:

Group PI:

  • Ph.D or Doctorate in Biology, Botany, Ecology, Horticulture or related field in plant sciences required.
  • Must be an associate professor or professor of well known universities or equivalent position of research institutes.
  • Must be able to manage a research group and conduct independent research project.
  • An international recognized record of scientific publications (minimum a publication IF>3.5, first author or corresponding author).
  • Minimum three or five (3-5) years progressive experience in original research or relevant working experience.
  • Demonstrated ability in successful grant writing and research project management.
  • Previous PI position experience preferred

Group Member: 

  • Ph.D or Doctorate in Biology, Botany, Ecology, Horticulture or related field in plant sciences required.
  • Must be able to manage a research group and conduct independent research project.
  •  An international recognized record of scientific publications (first author or corresponding author).
  • Demonstrated ability in successful grant writing and research project management.

Remuneration Package

Salary is equivalent to that of the relevant position of Wuhan botanical garden, CAS, plus Jiangxi provincial Talent Program and Jiujiang City Talent Program.

Application procedure

Those interested must provide a curriculum vitae, application form (see attached), copies of ID card (passport), degree and/ or job title certificates, and/ or employment (appointment) document; a list of qualifications and publications. They must be sent by email or express mail to the address below.

Review of candidate materials will begin immediately and the qualified candidates will be notified and invited for an interview. The candidates are required to prepare a 15-20 minute presentation (PowerPoint presentation required) and the interview process will be conducted by an appointed search committee.

All inquiries, applications and nominations should be directed to:

Lushan botanical garden, NO.9 Zhiqing Road, Lushan, 330000, Jiangxi, China

Email: 563158737@qq.com; or 99145109@qq.com

Tel: +86-792-8755886

Fax: +86-792-8755886

Website: http://www.lsbg.cn

Attachment

Please contact us to obtain the application form.

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