"Faculty Positions at the iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University"

Faculty Positions at the iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University

Institution: ShanghaiTech University

Location: Shanghai, China

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: PhD

Discipline: Science & Engineering

About iHuman

The iHuman Institute at ShanghaiTech University is focused on integrating molecular, cellular, and whole organ/body data to build a dynamic atomic resolution model of the human body. The institute has established a strong foundation in (1) Molecular: X-ray, NMR, EM (2) Cellular: super resolution, confocal, coherent diffraction and (3) Human scale: MRI and PET technology development and data accumulation. Biology, chemistry and computation are the glue that integrate the spatio-temporal data together.

Location: The iHuman Institute is physically located at ShanghaiTech University surrounded by incredible resources for researchers including the National Protein Science Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Free Electron Laser, Chinese National Compound Library, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Fudan University, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Zhangjiang Science City and more than 300 established biotech/pharma/computer science/telecommunications companies.

Address: Ren Building, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Website: http://ihuman.shanghaitech.edu.cn

Job Information

Recruitment: Cell biology, Pharmacology, Cryo-EM/ET, MRI imaging, Computational biology, AI/ML.
Faculty recruitment is focused on scientific leaders interested in working together towards this very ambitious scientific goal while also promoting their scientific careers. The iHuman Institute uniquely brings together research groups in the fields of Chemistry, Computational Biology, Imaging, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Cell Biology, MRI, AI/ML and Translational Drug Discovery. We have a strong culture of collaboration between disciplines and groups to decipher the mysteries of human health and disease through imaging and visualization tools.

Salary and Benefits

Initial research support package: reasonable start-up funds, research associates and post-doctoral fellows, laboratory space to meet research needs.

Compensation and benefits: highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and academic accomplishments, and a comprehensive benefit package including on-campus housing and children’s schooling.
Relocation & travel allowance: reimbursement of expenses for household relocation and family’s one-way travel.

Application

Please submit (in English, PDF version) a cover letter, a CV, 2-3 pages of research plan and three referees’ names.

The positions will be open until they are filled by appropriate candidates.