Job Description

The Center for Evolutionary & Organismal Biology at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, invites applications from evolutionary scientists for all ranks, Assistant or Associate, Full-Professor. Applications from both Chinese and non-Chinese nationals are all welcomed and will be evaluated on experience and qualifications on an equal opportunity basis.
Each faculty member will receive an internationally competitive salary and start-up package that includes long-term and sufficient research funds, ample laboratory space, excellent equipment, and research support. The center already hosts several PIs in the fields of evolutionary genomics, computational biology, and evolutionary developmental biology. 

Qualifications:
1.  A very good doctorate (Ph.D/M.D) in the relevant research areas; 
2.  A visible publication track record reflecting your scientific excellence and research focus;
3. A convincing research concept and plan; 
4. A team player mentality, good communication skills, and the ability to successfully lead diverse international teams.

Responsibilities:
1.  Building an innovative team;
2.  Personal advancement skills to secure external funding;
3.  Enthusiasm in teaching and nursing the next generation of evolutionary biologists;
4.  Engagement in the academic self-administration of the center;
5.  Establishing cross-disciplinary research programs in collaboration with researchers from other fields.

We Offer
1. State-of-the-art research space;
2. A workplace that values diversity and promotes junior researchers;
3. A young and internationally recognized, vibrant, and collaborative research environment;
4. Highly-motivated student pool;
5. The cutting-edge genomic and molecular biology facilities;
6. International collaboration network.

Application Instructions
1.  Letter of motivation with a clear statement of why the center as a research location is interesting for you & where your career should take you;
2.  Curriculum vitae; List of publications; Copies of the certificates;
3.  Research concept including graphical abstract (max. 2 pages);
4.  References (max. 3).

Please send your application to Yunqiu He: heyunqiu@zju.edu.cn

Other Postdoc positions are available at https://evolution.zju.edu.cn/en/contacts.html, and the detailed information about the evolution center in Zhejiang University, China can be found at https://evolution.zju.edu.cn/en/index.html

Best Wishes
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Prof. Dr. Qi Zhou
Center for Evolutionary & Organismal Biology
Zhejiang University
866 Yuhangtang Road
Hangzhou 310058, China
Lab: http://qizhoulab.org/
Twitter: @zhouqi1982

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