Post-doc position in Pan Zhu Lab, School of Life Sciences

Introduction of the PI Profile and Research Field

Dr. Pan Zhu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Life Sciences of Westlake University. From 2008 to 2012, She studied at China Agricultural University and obtained a B.S. degree in Agronomy. In 2012 she started her Ph.D. program at the School of Life Sciences of Peking University investigating the role of a small nucleolar RNA in ribosome biogenesis. After she got a Ph.D. degree in biology in 2017, she transferred her study to the transcriptional mechanism of the floral repressor gene FLC at John Innes Center. She won the JIC GENius of the Month, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Fellowship Award et al.. She will join Westlake University in 2024 and establish the Plant Flowering and Adaptation Lab.

The lab will aim to decipher the mechanisms underlying the flowering time alteration that ensure successful reproduction before the plant succumbs to the disease. Our study includes three major interconnected directions:

1. The role of nuclear condensates in defense-flowering trade-offs;

2. The molecular mechanisms of mobile macromolecules integrating the defense signals to time the floral transition;

3. The mechanisms of how natural variation influences defense-flowering trade-offs.

Please check the details on the website https://en.westlake.edu.cn/faculty/pan-zhu.html

Job Description

Position: Postdoctoral Fellow (2)?

The responsibilities:

1) Conduct independent and collaborative research and apply postdoctoral fellowships.

2) Present research findings, write manuscripts, and attend conferences.

3) Help the PI supervise graduate and undergraduate students.

4) The ideal candidate will have study experience in Plant Genetics and Developmental Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Immunity, Bioinformatics, and evolution.

5) A proven record in scientific writing with experience in oral research presentations.

Other requirements:

Have obtained or are about to obtain a Ph.D. degree, aged under 35.

Compensation and Benefits

1. The research team offers a competitive and negotiable compensation package commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Applications for relevant projects and programs will be encouraged and supported.

2. The university assists with enrolling children in child care and school.

3. The university boasts comprehensive postdoctoral training, with programs including the Westlake University Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows and Westlake Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women.

Funding

1. Postdocs receive a living allowance and research funding from the Hangzhou municipal government.

2. Recipients of funding from the China Postdoctoral Science?Foundation or the Zhejiang Province Selected Funding for Postdoctoral Research Projects are entitled to supplementary funding of the same amount from the Hangzhou municipal government.

3. Postdocs who work full-time in Hangzhou after completing their postdoctoral research qualify for an allowance of 400,000 RMB from the Hangzhou municipal government.

4. Eligible new university graduates holding a doctoral degree or equivalent who work full time in Hangzhou (including those who studied abroad and returned to China within 5 years of graduation as well as foreign talent) can apply to the Hangzhou municipal government for a living allowance of 100,000 RMB.

5. Postdocs recognized as high-level talent in Hangzhou enjoy corresponding preferential policies.

How to Apply

To apply, please send the following documents in English as PDF files and indicate the Post-doc application in the email subject.

1)?CV.

2)?2 reference letters (One of them is from the doctoral supervisor).

3)?Doctoral Degree Certificate.

4)?Other materials that the candidate would like to include.