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Global Talent Recruitment of the Institute of Future Agriculture, NWAFU

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Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) is a comprehensive and national key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. It is also one of the Project 211 and Project 985 universities, and among the 42 selected universities of the "Double First-Class" initiative.

Located in Yangling national agriculture high-tech industrial demonstration zone, Shaanxi Province, NWAFU has the full support in its construction and development from the central and the local government of China. The university has a School of Graduate Studies, 28 colleges (departments and institutes), 14 postdoctoral research stations, 16 first-grade disciplines authorized to confer doctoral degrees, 29 first-grade disciplines authorized to confer master's degrees, 2 professional doctorate authorization category, 17 professional master's degree authorization categories, and 77 undergraduate majors. The university the most comprehensive agricultural, forestry and aquatic disciplines in China; with 7 national key disciplines; 2 national key disciplines in development; 14 disciplines in the top 1% of ESI global disciplines ranking, including Agricultural Sciences, Plant & Animal Science, Environment & Ecology, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology & Biochemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Microbiology, Geosciences, Computer Science, Clinical Medicine, Social Sciences General, and Materials Sciences; 3 disciplines in the top 11‰ of this disciplines ranking, namely Agricultural Sciences, Plant & Animal Science, and Environment & Ecology.

To accelerate the construction of world-class agricultural university, NWAFU established the Institute of Future Agriculture (IFA) in August 2020, promoting and leading the development of modern agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions. As an innovative pioneer fully supported by the university, IFA focuses on the cutting-edge development of life science, human health, smart agriculture and other key fields related to future agriculture. IFA is committed to frontiers in basic science research, interdisciplinary collaborative research, breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields, and cultivating innovative talents. Since its foundation in 2020, IFA has witnessed rapid development in various aspects, such as establishment of three frontier interdisciplinary research centers in biomedicine, plant signaling networks, and functional genomics; and increasing publication of interdisciplinary studies on the international top-tier journals, includingScience,Nature,Nature Cancer,Plant Cell,etc.


IFA sincerely invites academic talents worldwide to join us for a win-win development, and this recruitment is an ongoing one.

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I. Discipline areas for recruitment

i. Frontiers in life science, including but not limited to the following disciplines: functional genomics and bioinformatics, epigenetics, systems biology, synthetic biology, gene editing technology and applications, molecular design breeding, biotechnology.

ii. Human health, including but not limited to the following disciplines: developmental and reproductive biology, biology of aging, immunology, metabolic biology, nutrition, neurobiology, virology and other biomedical directions, environmental medicine, social medicine and public health.

iii. Smart agriculture, including but not limited to the following disciplines: agricultural intelligent sensor, Internet of Things technology, agricultural big data science, agricultural robotics, intelligent agricultural unmanned systems, intelligent equipment, Silk Road economic culture and regional development.

II. Job requirements

i. Basic requirements

An applicant should observe discipline and obey the law, possess good moral character and professional ethics, rigorous scholarship, and strong sense of commitment and responsibility, with good educational and academic background, engaged in the research fields of the Institute of Future Agriculture, and physically and mentally healthy to fulfill the future work tasks.

ii. Specific requirements

1. Outstanding talents

(1) Those who have made systematic and creative achievements and significant contributions in the field.

(2)Those who are among the top scientists in the field or with an equivalent academic level.

(3) Those who undertake research targeted at vital needs of the nation and future agricultural development, with a prospective and strategic vision of the discipline development trend, and the capability of exploring the frontier in the fields.

2. Leading talents

(1) Those who have made systematic, influential, and important original contributions in the field.

(2) Those who are the leading scientists in the fields or those with an equivalent academic level.

(3) Those who grasp the trend of discipline development in the fields and lead frontier scientific research.

3. Top talents

(1) Those who are active in the international academic frontier in the field and have excellent academic achievements, as potential candidates of national talents and national young talents.

(2) Those who have obtained a doctoral degree and have undertaken post-doctoral research for no less than two years.

(3) Those who are under 42 years old.

4. Yong talents

(1) Those who have good academic achievements in the international academic frontier in the field, with great development potential.

(2) Those who have obtained a doctoral degree,thosewithpostdoctoral work experience preferred.

(3) Those who are under 38 years old.

5. Excellent team

(1) Those with substantial academic influence in the field.

(2) Those with a capable team leader who shows the potential as a leading talent in the field.

(3) Those with key members with reasonable age span and specialty structure.

III. Remuneration and welfare

IFA provides competitive positions, salaries and support conditions as follows:

1. Remuneration and welfare for outstanding talents and leading talents are individually negotiable based on actual demands. Top talents can be employed as professors or young professors. Young talents can be employed as associate professors, young associate professors or tenure-track teachers.

2. Competitive remuneration and performance allowance.

3. Research start-up funding required.

4. Scientific research and office space required.

5. Graduate enrollment quota.

6. Settling-in allowance during the employment period, and turnover housing or rental subsidy; a brand-new set of housing or corresponding housing purchase subsidy after passing the first employment period assessment.

7. Assistance in solving spouse's job and children's nursing and schooling.

8. Recommendation for applying for various talent support programs of the nation, Shaanxi Province and the university.

IV. Application method

Please send your resume (including basic personal information, main study and work experience, research direction, main academic achievements, etc.) to the Institute of Future Agriculture.

V. Contact information

Contact: Jun Yang

Tel: +86-29-87082287

Fax: +86-29-87082288

E-mail: ifa@rosesmore.com

Website: www.rosesmore.com

Mailing address: Institute of Future Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, No.3, South Section of Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Postal code: 712100

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