The research team of Professor Wang Jiangyun at the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been engaged in the study of synthetic biology and chemical biology.

It is now seeking one or two post doctoral fellows, an assistant researcher and an associate researcher. The topics of their research at the Institute of Biophysics include green chemistry, chemical synthesis of enzymatic catalysis, enzyme engineering and its directed evolution; the institutional transduction of receptor signals such as G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs); biosense and the self-assembly of biomacromolecules; protein, the site labeling and imaging of biomacromolecules, with RNA included.

A highly competitive salary and benefits package will be granted in accordance with regulations of the CAS Institute of Biophysics.

Job descriptions and qualifications

1) Be highly enthusiastic about scientific research, active in and responsible for work; and take a serious attitude towards science.

2) Have a Ph.D degree in the fields of organic chemistry, structural biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology; have high-level publications of research papers in internationally academic journals; and be able to conduct scientific research independently

3) Boast strong writing skills in Chinese and English; and excel in communications.

4) Possess the spirit of teamwork and cooperation.

Application Guidelines

The recruitment is valid until suitable candidates have been found.

Interested candidates please send curriculum vitae, online versions of representative publications, research assumption, and the names and contact information of three authors of your reference letters to jwang@ibp.cas.cn and jwangibpcas@163.com. Please make the subject of your email "Application for Research Team of Professor Wang Jiangyu."

All applicants are advised to consult the link at http://www.ibp.cas.cn/ktzz/ktzz_W/201308/t20130829_3920425.html in advance for publications by the research team during the past five years, talk about their plans about future work in accordance with the existing research of the team, and present a summary of their anticipated findings in relation to our research topics in 500-1,000 words.

In addition, they are expected to ask their academic supervisors and direct superiors to send their reference letters directly to jwang@ibp.cas.cn.