Director required

 

Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

Chinese Academy of Sciences

 

中国科学院上海蛋白质科学综合研究中心

上海生物化学与细胞生物学研究所

中国科学院上海生命科学研究院

 

Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (SIBCB), Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) invites applications for the position of Director of Shanghai Center for Comprehensive Protein Science (SCPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences. SIBCB is part of Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, which comprises eight CAS institutes in the area of biological sciences in Shanghai. SIBCB currently has 54 research groups and over 350 scientists with research interests in diverse aspects of molecular and cellular biology, such as gene regulation, epigenetics, protein sciences, signal transduction, cell and stem cell biology, cancer and other disease models. SCPS will be housed in the National Protein Science Facility (NPSF)-Shanghai, which is the largest Protein Science platform in China and is being constructed and managed by SIBCB and SIBS, CAS. SCPS will conduct research and provide service in many key areas of protein science, including X-ray crystallography, NMR, electron microscopy, single molecule technology, functional proteomics, cell imaging, animal imaging, and bioinformatics, as well as synchrotron applications. The Director will be responsible for the overall research and service strategies at SCPS and will also be in charge of administrating NPFS-Shanghai.

 

Successful candidate for the Director position must be an internationally renowned scientist in protein science with established leadership credentials and must be at the level of tenured Professor. The Director should have a strategic plan for the Center and is responsible for recruiting first-class scientists, researchers and technical staff. Salary is highly competitive and housing subsidy will be provided. The position offers excellent laboratory facilities, generous start-up funds, and the opportunity to work with outstanding Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows. The Director will be expected to work full-time at SCPS and maintain an active research program. Curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a brief summary of previous accomplishment and future research plans, and three letters of references should be sent to: Mrs. Jinfang Song, CCPS Director Search Committee, SIBCB, SIBS, CAS, 320 Yue-Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China or electronically to songjf@sibs.ac.cn (Telephone: 086-21-54921022 and Fax: 086-21-54921011). SIBCB is an equal opportunity employer. For more information, please visit www.sibcb.ac.cn or www.sibs.ac.cn.