Founded in 1958, the Institute of Biophysics (IBP), Chinese Academy of Sciences is a national leading institution for biological research. It now has three national key laboratories, namely, biomacromolecules, epigenetic regulation and intervention, and cognitive science and mental health, and the Huairou Biointelligence Multidisciplinary Center.

We now invite young and established researchers to apply for several positions at the Principal Investigator level. IBP is interested in candidates in the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology, cognitive neuroscience, neurobiology, infection and immunobiology, non-coding nucleic acid biology, epigenetics and genomics, biomedical engineering, biological imaging. Applicants in the following areas are particularly encouraged:

State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules:

Membrane Biophysics: Subcellular Structure, Function, and Biomechanics/Mechanobiology; Protein Directed Evolution and De Novo Design; Live-Cell Super-Resolution Microscopy Imaging Technology; In Situ Cryo-Electron Microscopy Methodology and Applications; Dynamic Structural Analysis and Time-Resolved Methods for Biomacromolecules; Adjuvant Immunology (Interdisciplinary Studies of Materials Chemistry and Immunology).

State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention:

Epigenome Editing; Epigenetic Regulation of Development and Immunity; RNA Imaging.

State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health:

Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Functions (Including Perception, Memory, Decision-Making, Consciousness, etc.), Emotion, and Innate Behaviors; Cross-Species Mechanisms of Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders; Pharmacology and Drug Development for Cognitive Impairment and Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Biological and Pathological Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases; Computational Neuroscience; Brain-Computer Interface Technology Development and Applications; Artificial Intelligence-Based Image Analysis; Brain Imaging Technology Development and Applications.

IBP offers internationally competitive salary and benefits, as well as starting funds.

Application materials:

Resume, 3 Reference Letters, and Research Plan (reference letters should be sent directly to lixinpei@ibp.ac.cn).

More information about IBP is available at http://www.ibp.cas.cn.

Contact information:

Miss. Li

Human Resources Office

Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Address: 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P. R. China

Tel/Fax: +86-10-64888441

E-mail: lixinpei@ibp.ac.cn