The State Key Laboratory ofPhytochemistry and Natural Medicines invites applications for the positions of Deputy Director. Applicants should be well qualified and internationally recognized experts in the research fields of natural product chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, chemical biology, biosynthesis and synthetic biology, and synthetic organic chemistry. Applicants are expected to show continued creativity as well as academic leadership and should be dedicated to mentoring younger scientists. We offer outstanding working conditions including generous long term core funding and excellent scientific infrastructure that is continually modernized.

1. Position Description

Under the leadership of the laboratory director, take charge of 1-2 aspects of related work such as talent introduction and cultivation, graduate enrollment and cultivation, major project organization and implementation, discipline promotion and exchange, or platform construction.

Exerting professional advantages, assisting the director in building a high-level scientific research team, organizing and striving for major scientific research projects, and promoting the production of major achievements.

2. Basic Qualifications

Top-notch talents engaged in research in pharmacology, chemical biology, metabolomics, medicinal chemistry, biosynthesis and synthetic biology, organic synthetic chemistry and other related fields, with international vision and academic impact, innovation ability and development potential, and with strong organizational and management skills.

Age below 45, with corresponding scientific research capabilities and able to devote full-time to laboratory work.

3. Benefits

Provide internationally competitive salary and benefits.

Support the formation of your research team with dedicated research/office facilities and comprehensive infrastructure.

Facilitate applications for prestigious talent programs at national, CAS, and regional levels.

Assistance with securing admissions for children at local educational institutions.

Applications should be as a single PDF file and include:

• a cover letter explaining why you would like to join our laboratory
• your curriculum vitae and publication list
• a statement of scientific achievements
• a summary of your future research plans
• five of your most important papers
• three letters of recommendation

The application should be sent to YANG Qing via yangqing@mail.kib.ac.cn. This notice is valid for a long time until the recruitment is completed.

The State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines is under construction, and its predecessor (State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China) was established in 2001, as approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Based on the abundant plant resources in the southwest of China, the laboratory focuses on the discovery of bioactive natural products and natural medicines including the structural diversity, biological activity and function, biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, medicinal property, and drug development.

Inquiries can be sent to the above-mentioned e-mail address. For further information about the Institute see http://english.kib.cas.cn.

(Editor: YANG Mei)