Global Leading Talent Recruitment

College of Bio-X, Huazhong Agricultural University

The College of Bio-X, Huazhong Agricultural University, focuses on research areas including mining of gene resources with great breeding value for biological breeding, chassis technologies for intelligent design of biological germplasms, breeding of green and high-yield crop varieties, and development of high-performance, high-quality livestock, and aquatic varieties. The college integrates high-quality teaching, high-level scientific and technological innovation, and development of high-caliber talent teams. Its vision is to build a globally recognized for independent cultivation of top-tier innovative talents in biological breeding, a key source of theoretical and technological innovation for global food security, and an internationally influential center for exchange and cooperation in biological breeding. To meet its development needs, the college is now openly recruiting outstanding talents worldwide for the following positions.

Positions:

Leading Talents, Gene Discovery Center

• Position 1: Precise characterization of germplasm resources and mining of key genes
• Position 2: AI-driven Phenomics

Leading Talents, Intelligent Breeding Technology R&D Center

• Position 3: Design of molecular regulatory circuits and trait
• Position 4: AI/big-data-driven intelligent breeding
• Position 5: Gene editing and synthetic biology

Leading Talents, Green Super Crop Breeding Center

• Position 6: Improvement of crop adaptability under climate change
• Position 7: Mechanisms underlying crop resistance to major diseases and pests
• Position 8: Evaluation of nutritional quality and health effects of agricultural products
• Position 9: Breeding of new green super crop varieties

Leading Talents, High-Performance Animal Breeding Center

• Position 10: Mechanisms underlying resistance to major diseases of livestock
• Position 11: Breeding of high-performance livestock varieties/lines

Leading Talents or Outstanding Young Talents, Interdisciplinary Basic Frontier Research Center

A Bio-Mathematics

• Position 12: Systems biology
• Position 13: AI algorithms
• Position 14: Protein design

B Bio-Physics

• Position 15: Single-molecule biophysics
• Position 16: Bioimaging
• Position 17: Mechanobiology

C Bio-Chemistry

• Position 18: Nucleic acid biology
• Position 19: Glycobiology
• Position 20: Lipid biology

Responsibilities

Leading Talents

1. Identify frontiers or directions in the discipline and formulate strategic development plans for the center.
2. Build and lead high-caliber research teams, and undertake national or international research projects.
3. Conduct world-leading original research, and drive key technological breakthroughs and the translation of research outcomes.
4. Promote interdisciplinary integration between biological breeding and mathematics, physics, chemistry and other disciplines.
5. Mentor young researchers and establish research platform and international cooperation.

B. Outstanding Young Talents

1. Conduct scientific research in frontier basic and interdisciplinary fields as an independent PI, producing world-class original research.
2. Contribute to the integrated reform of education, scienceand technnolgy and talent development, and cultivate top-tier innovative talents.
3. Participate in the development of centers and platforms, as well as international exchange and collaboration.

Qualifications

1. Comply with the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China, demonstrate sound scientific integrity, and align with the university's values and cultural aspirations.
2. Applicants for Leading Talents should hold a tenured faculty position or equivalent at top-tier universities, disciplines, or research institutions world-wide, have internationally recognized academic reputation in the relevant research directions, and demonstrate the ability to lead teams, organize big projects, and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration. Applicants for Outstanding Young Talents should have work experience (including postdoctoral research) at world-wide top-tier universities, disciplines, or research institutions, and have produced world-class research outcomes.
3. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in biological breeding, artificial intelligence, gene editing, synthetic biology, plant and animal genetics and breeding, or related fields.

Salary and Support

• Career Development: Appointed as Professor or Researcher, and involved in the university’s internal talent program support system.
• Compensation and Benefits: Will be negotiated on an individual basis, with competitive remuneration, ample research funding and graduate student quotas, and excellent working conditions. Established research teams recruited as a whole, team-level start-up funding and resource support will be provided.

Application

Please submit the position you are applying for, your curriculum vitae, up to five representative research outputs and research plan to the following email addresses:

[contact details available in the full listing]; [contact details available in the full listing].

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.

For inquiries, please contact: Wang: [contact details available in the full listing], Wu: [contact details available in the full listing]