Jiangnan University is situated in the city of Wuxi, which is by the beautiful Taihu Lake in China’s well-developed Yangtze River Delta region. The university, selected for the state “Project 211” and “Project 985”, is one of China’s national key universities directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education.

The School of Biotechnology at Jiangnan University is China’s birthplace of the fermentation engineering discipline, with the state’s very first national key discipline in fermentation engineering. The school is one of the most influential and competitive research and development bases in biotechnology in China. In September, 2017, the school’s Light Industry Technology and Engineering program was successfully selected as a world-class discipline in the National Double First-Class Project, which, jointly announced by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission, aims to construct world-class universities and disciplines in China.

Resources and Platform

With high-quality teaching resources, such as the National Life Science and Technology Talent Training Base and the experimental zone for training mode innovation, the school is one of the first pilot sites for the plan of professional excellence in engineers by the Ministry of Education. The school also has a high-quality faculty team, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and experts of the national talents.

The school has built national research and development platforms, including the National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, the National Engineering Center for Fermentation Technology (Wuxi) and the National Microbiology Resource Information Platform, as well as provincial and ministerial platforms, such as the Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology and the Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, the Innovation Base for Applied Microbiology and Biological Manufacturing Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Industrial Fermentation of Jiangsu Province.

In the past five years, it has undertaken more than 200 national-level projects, including those for the National Key R&D Program of China and the key program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, receiving research funds exceeding 300 million yuan. These has led to five awards for national technical invention and for national scientific and technological progress, and more than 40 scientific research awards at provincial, ministerial, or industry association levels.

Scientific Research

The school pays great attention to the theoretical and technical developments of industrial biotechnology and the application transformation of its research achievements, and has wide influence in the bio-industries. The research fields mainly include: industrial synthetic biology, modern fermentation and systematic metabolic engineering, biocatalysis and biotransformation, enzyme and protein engineering, food biotechnology, and carbohydrate bioengineering, as well as technical supports for bioinformatics, high-throughput screening and omics platforms.

Whom we’re looking for

To meet the need of building world-class disciplines, the school strives to deliver cutting-edge technology to the global scientific community through worldwide innovation and collaboration with experts and we are looking for the brightest minds to help us achieve our goals.

We are looking to fill multiple faculty positions at all ranks. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, and biotechnology or closely related fields. Applicants for senior positions are expected to have a demonstrated publication and funding record indicative of a leading scientist.

We will offer competitive salaries and compensation packages, engaging cultural environment and a platform full of potential in support of rapid development of first-class researchers and our joining the ranks of world-class institutions.

1. Recruitment of Leading Talents

Recruiting objects:

(1) Those selected into the National Great Talent Program;

(2) Those with professorship at a famous university abroad;

(3) Those with outstanding achievements in the field of expertise.

The leading talents are generally less than 50 years old, and in good health and good at taking job responsibilities.

2. Recruitment of High-level Talents

Recruiting objects:

(1) Those selected into the National Young Talent Program;

(2) Those with outstanding achievements in the field of expertise.

The High-level talents are generally less than 45 years old, and in good health and good at taking job responsibilities.

3. Recruitment of Excellent Young Talents

Recruiting objects:

(1) Candidates for the National Talent Program;

(2) Professors or associate professors from a well-known overseas university, generally not exceeding 40 years old;

(3) Excellent PhD degree holders or postdocs from a well-known overseas university with more than one-year research experience abroad, generally not exceeding 35 years old.

4. Recruitment of Postdoctoral Researchers

Recruiting objects:

(1) Those obtained the doctor’s degree for less than 3 years, generally not exceeding 35 years old;

(2) Those with potential to be qualified as a faculty in the school.

What is offered

Startup and compensation packages are basically negotiable during the interview for the applicants at all ranks. Based on the applicant’s academic level and development potential, we provide competitive research startup funds, settlement allowance and house purchase subsidies, and other benefits in accordance with the university standard (http://renshi.jiangnan.edu.cn/info/1008/2384.htm), as well as support for research platform construction and research team building.

To Apply

Please send the application cover letter and CV to the School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University.

Email: biotech_hr@jiangnan.edu.cn

Contact: Yuhong Wang

Tel: +86-510-85918525

Address: School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No.1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi city, Jiangsu province, China

Zip code: 214122.