Tenure-Track Faculty Positions, Institute of Modern Biology, Nanjing University

Job Description

Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Institute of Modern Biology, Nanjing University

2022

I. Introduction of the Institute

The Institute of Modern Biology of Nanjing University focuses on original basic biomedical research, encourages and supports pioneering and systematic scientific exploration, and strives to become a world-class biomedical research innovation center with a group of internationally recognized academic authorities and a “scholarly research environment”. The dean of Institute of Modern Biology takes full responsibilities of all institutional affairs. And the institute applies tenure-track/tenured professorship with highly autonomy on personnel, financial professorial recruitment, academic and tenured-evaluation. Graduate student training system here are also in line with top international universities. At present the institute has two tenured professors, Professor Anning Lin and Professor Ke Shuai. They were respectively tenured professors at the University of Chicago and the University of California, Los Angeles. The six assistant professors in the tenure-track are all with outstanding overseas postdoctoral training experience and have achieved innovative research results of international top level. The Institute has established partnerships with Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Jiangbei Core Business District. The institute has a group of internationally renowned scholars with large influence as scientific advisory committee to provide advices on strategic and institution development.

II. The Positions

The Institute of Modern Biology of Nanjing University plans to recruit young scholars who are interested in engaging in basic research at the frontier of biomedicine to work in the Institute of Modern Biology for the whole world. The proposed recruitment positions are for tenure-track assistant professors, and the total number of recruitments is, in principle, no more than four. Specific fields of research open for recruitment are:

(1) Computer simulation and bio-artificial intelligence

(2) Infection, immunity and metabolic mechanism

(3) Molecular mechanisms of major diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases

(4) Gene editing

(5) Innovative Drug Discovery and Precision medicine

III. Conditions for Application

The applicant should

1. abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and have a passion for teaching and research;

2. abide by the ethics of teachers, uphold academic integrity, be willing to work diligently, and have no criminal record or record in breaching the ethics of teachers and/or academic integrity;

3. have a first-rate background in academic training—specifically, a PhD in relevant disciplines, experience in studying and/or working at first-rate teaching and research institutions, and knowledge of the latest international trends and development in the relevant research field(s); The applicant for Assistant Professor and Associate Professor should have a complete and outstanding postdoctoral training experience and have achieved innovative research results of international first-class level, and be able to carry out innovative research independently.

4. have outstanding teaching abilities—the applicant should be able to teach core and frontline courses in the corresponding discipline, and have sound teaching methodology and strong verbal skills;

5. demonstrate outstanding research output and potential—the applicant should have publications in his/her field of research, original ideas about relevant fields of research, a clear vision about future research plans, and good potential for further academic development.

IV. Supporting Materials for Application

Please submit the following materials (single pdf) to IMB@nju.edu.cn.

1. Personal resume (including study, work experience, etc.).

2. Medium and long term work plan after arrival

3. Other relevant attachments that demonstrate academic achievement

4. At least three letters of recommendation (applicants should ask their referees to submit them directly to IMB@nju.edu.cn.

V. Benefits Package

1.An annual salary (to be worked out individually)

2.A start-up fund for research

3.Qualification to supervise graduate students

4.The university provides short-term lodging and housing subsidies. Applicants recruited can purchase commercial housing offered by the university at a special discount

5.The university provides assistance with children’s schooling at primary and secondary school levels.

VI. Application Deadline

28 February 2023.

The application period will be extended appropriately if the number of the applicants for single position is relatively small.

Results are estimated to be released in March 2023.

VII. Contact Details

Tel.: 025-83592889

Email: IMB@nju.edu.cn

Official Website: https://imb.nju.edu.cn