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Job opportunity in South China Botanical Garden, CAS

The Ecosystem Ecology Research Group at the South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is currently undergoing significant expansion of its research base and is seeking 2 outstanding scientists to fill the positions of an innovative research program.

Job levels: "100-Talent Program" professor, Professor, Associate professor or Assistant professor.

Qualifications:

1. Career preference: those who aspire to scientific research, with diligence quality.

2. Education: Full time PhD degree.

3. Research accumulation background: meet the requirements among the Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Botanical Garden and Ecosystem Ecology Research Group.

4. No restrictions with regard to race, gender, nationality or religion.

Treatment:

1. South China Botanical Garden, CAS, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Annual salary will depend on qualifications.

2. Ecosystem ecology group will provide you with a harmonious and relaxed cultural atmosphere during your career with us.

Application requirements:

Applicants should email a CV, including a list of publications, a copy of ID card or Passport, and copies of the certificates of academic qualifications to Mrs. Lixiang Liu and Qianmei Zhang (liulx@scbg.ac.cn; zqm@scbg.ac.cn ).

The application deadline is 10th of June, 2011.

Detailed information about South China Botanical Garden, CAS, may be accessed at http://english.scib.cas.cn/

Detailed information about Dinghushan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, CAS, may be accessed at http://dhs.scib.ac.cn/index.jsp?NavID=11000

P.S.

Brief introduction of Ecosystem ecology group

Major research directions of Ecosystem ecology group are to quantify the relations of structure and function in forest ecosystems of all aspects, to couple the species diversity and function processes, especially, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and water cycles and the coupling of these processes under global environmental change.

The main task of the Ecosystem ecology group is the running of Dinghushan Forest Ecosystem Research Station (Guangdong Dinghushan Forest Ecosystem Research National Field Station), the station has first-class infrastructure for field and laboratory measurements.

Ecosystem ecology group has published more than 400 research papers, of which 130 papers were published in the science citation index journals including Science, Global Change Biology, Ecology. In the last five years, our research group was awarded a first class prize of the 2006 Guangdong Natural Science and a second class prize of the 2008 National Natural Science. Our research on old-growth forest was selected as China's top 10 events in basic research in 2006.

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