Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Principal Investigator and Lab Leader Positions
Source:     Release time :2013-11-22

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTBG, CAS) is one of the most prestigious tropical botanical gardens in China, and a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). XTBG offers a broad spectrum of internationally competitive programs in ecology, biodiversity conservation and plant resource conservation and research. The botanical garden is the largest in Mainland China, with the most species diversity, and ranks among the leading botanical gardens in the world.

We are inviting applications for the following Principal investigator and lab leader positions:

Environmental and Ecological Modeling

Aromatic Plant Research

Tropical Timber

Ethnobotany

Conservation Biology

Conservation Genetics

Seed Biology

Plant Geography

Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree or relevant post-doctoral experience in biological sciences or a related discipline, and have an excellent record of productivity. Successful candidates will be appointed as a faculty member of Labs at XTBG, at the full professorship level and provided with a competitive salary, start-up funding, laboratory development resources and ancillary support commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications are available with these endowed positions. Appointees are expected to develop extramurally funded and internationally recognized research programs.
Interested individuals should submit (1) a cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae including list of publications, (3) the first pages of up to five selected reprints, (4) a statement of research accomplishments and future research plans, electronically as PDF files to  job@xtbg.org.cn
. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to job@xtbg.org.cn or by mail to: Ms.Z Liu, Human Resource and Education Department, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan, China 666303.

Review of applications will begin on December 31, 2013 and continue until suitable candidates are selected.
For more information about us, please visit http://english.xtbg.cas.cn/


XTBG hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply.

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