The Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology (PSC) is a recently established institution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with joint funding from the Chinese central government, and the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences. PSC aims to become a world’s leading center for plant-related research. It will curate innovative, vibrant, and interactive research groups synergized by a battery of state-of-the-art core facilities including genomic, metabolomic, proteomic, microscopic and transformation facilities. 

Position Description  

You will join a highly dynamic and interdisciplinary lab, the ideal place for a junior scientist to benefit from taking on extra responsibilities and develop her/his managerial skills. The goal of the lab is to unveil, at the cellular and molecular levels, the interplay between noncoding RNA-guided epigenetic silencing and the spatiotemporal dynamics of the nuclear organization to yield new insights into how genome functions in response to stress. Our approach integrates microscopy, genomics and proteomics. 

You will be a proactive and professional research scientist with a degree in life sciences or equivalent. Laboratory experience with basic molecular biology, microscopy and protein biochemistry techniques is required. MSc or PhD would be welcomed. You will be responsible for all aspects of laboratory management, including maintenance of equipment and laboratory reagent stocks, contact and acquisitions from external suppliers and contractors. You will need high attention to details in order to ensure that resource management is planned effectively to maximize the lab’s efficiency. In addition, you’ll have an independent project in high impact research area. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential to this role as well as excellent English and Chinese speaking, reading and writing skills. Position is available immediately. 

To Apply: applications in English only. Please send your CV, cover letter, a short research statement (one page max) and two reference letters to olgapontes@sibs.ac.cn or olgapontes81@mac.com. Only complete applications will be considered.