High-level Talents globally and Director of Key Laboratory

Recruitment of High-level Talents globally

Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes (QISL), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), founded in 1965, is the only scientific research institute dedicated to comprehensive salt lake research in China. QISL has been focusing on the national demand for agricultural potassium fertilizers and high-end products based on lithium, boron, and magnesium. QISL mainly engages in research relating to salt lake resources and chemistry, formation and evolution of salt lakes, as well as the foundation, application basis and technical research and development of salt lake resources and utilization. At present, there are three labs in the institute, i.e. Laboratory of Salt Lake Geology and Environment, Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry, and Salt Lake Resource Development Engineering Research Center. In addition, QISL has a pilot base for the comprehensive utilization of salt lake resources, the salt lake chemical analysis and testing center, and an information service center.

Over the past 50 years QISL has fulfilled more than 300 scientific research achievements, including 57 national, provincial and ministerial awards, and two national awards. The major scientific and technological contributions achieved include: (1) basically completed the investigation and evaluation of China's salt lake resources; (2) laid the theoretical system of salt lake geology and salt lake chemistry in China; (3) made a foundation for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to successfully cross the saline crust over salt lakes; (4) laid the technical foundation of China's potash fertilizer industry; (5) pioneered the scientific method and mature technology of extracting lithium from salt lake brine with a high magnesium-to-lithium ratio; (6) provided complete sets of technologies for Chinese enterprises to develop potassium resources overseas for the first time.

The institute has trained a number of qualified researchers, of whom 4 were elected academicians of CAS. Currently there are 237 employees, including 37 professors, 67 associate professors and 129 graduate students. QISL offers Ph.D. study in geology and chemistry and master’ degree study in chemistry, geology and chemical engineering & technology. There are two platforms for postdoc research in chemistry and geology.

The institute is now publicly recruiting outstanding talents and scholars of relevant disciplines who possess research abilities and innovation awareness across the world to strengthen its capability in basic research and engineering technology to fuel original innovation as well as provide scientific and technical support to foster salt lake industry base.

Fields of research

Resource and environment supportiveness of salt lakes and eco-environment protection. Mineralization mechanisms, transmission & phase transformation of salts, high-efficiency exploitation, eco-environmental effect of resource development, evaluation of the resource and environment supportiveness and eco-environmental protection in salt lake areas.

High-efficiency separation of salt lake resources and process strengthening. Green and high-efficiency separation mechanisms of salt lake resources, modern separation technology, process strengthening and their application in engineering.

Cutting-edge technology in production of high-end chemicals based on salt lake resources. Chemical principles, key technology and pilot engineering in preparation of high-end chemicals used in modern agriculture, new energy and new materials.

Discipline requirements

• Geochemistry
• Salt minerals and sedimentology
• Evaporative salt deposits
• Inorganic chemistry
• Analytical chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Computational chemistry
• Chemical process
• Chemical engineering
• Environmental science and engineering
• Separation science and engineering
• Material science and engineering

other related fields which are in accordance with salt lake research.

Talent Level and Application Requirements

1.First tier (Leading researcher)

Candidates, preferably under 55 years old, are expected to have great academic leadership and have achieved internationally recognized landmark achievement and could achieve international level research achievements. Candidates are expected to be able to assume the leading role in their discipline or field of research after employment.

2. Second tier (outstanding talents)

In principle, applicants for this program should be less than 45 years old and have achieved original scientific research results and well-recognized by experts in the field and are now at least associate professors in research institutions or companies or have been selected as key youth researchers.

3. Third tier (Core talents)

Applicants for this program should be no more than 40 years old and have gained Doctorate degree and at least 3 years of research experience. Candidates are expected to have chaired research projects at provincial level or higher and achieved excellent results.

4. Fourth tier (Youth with Ph.D.)

Eligible applicants should be 35 years or less and have done excellent job in their fields and are able to carry out innovative research.

Salary and facilities

For talents working full-time

First tier

1．Provide working facilities to carry out research, provide research team and related staff.

2．Provide research fund ranging from 3 to 10 million Yuan (including the portion funded by government agencies).

3．Annual salary of no less than 1 million Yuan (pre-tax)

4．A one-time housing allowance of 1.5-2 million Yuan.

5．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

Second Tier

1．Provide working facilities to carry out research, provide research team and related staff.

2．Provide research fund ranging from 1 to 5 million Yuan (including the portion funded by government agencies).

3．Annual salary of no less than 500,000 Yuan (pre-tax).

4．A one-time housing allowance of 0.6-1.5 million Yuan.

5．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

6. Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for national and CAS talent programs.

Third Tier

1．Provide necessary working facilities to carry out research.

2．Provide research fund ranging from 200,000 to 1 million Yuan (including the portion funded by government agencies).

3．Annual salary of no less than 300,000 Yuan (pre-tax)

4．A one-time housing allowance of 400,000 to 600,000 Yuan and apartment is provided with the first 3 years free of charge.

5．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

6．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for national and CAS talent programs.

Fourth Tier

1. Provide necessary working facilities to carry out research. Fourth Tier

2．Enjoy the entire welfare equivalent to associate professor

3．A one-time housing allowance of 300,000 to 400,000 Yuan and apartment is provided with the first 3 years free of charge

4． Eligible talents will enjoy the treatment of outstanding talent in the Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

5．For outstanding Ph.D. researchers who enter the postdoc station a startup fund of 100,000 Yuan will be provided.

For part-time researchers（Flexibly introduced talents）

 First Tier

1．Provide working facilities to carry out research, provide research team and related staff.

2．Provide research fund ranging from 1.5 to 3 million Yuan (including the portion funded by government agencies).

3．Work allowance will be paid based on working hours in the institute, with monthly payment of at least 80,000 Yuan.

4．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

Second Tier

1．Provide working facilities to carry out research, provide research team and related staff.

2．Provide research fund ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 million Yuan (including the portion funded by government agencies).

3．Work allowance will be paid based on working hours in the institute, with monthly payment of at least 40,000 Yuan.

4．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

Third Tier

1．Provide working facilities to carry out research.

2．Provide startup research fund ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 Yuan (including the portion funded by government agencies).

3．Work allowance will be paid based on working hours in the institute, with monthly payment of at least 20,000 Yuan.

4．Eligible talents will be recommended to apply for Kunlun Talents program of Qinghai Province.

Requirements for flexibly introduced talents

Job responsibilities

1. Mentor and participate in application for high-level research project, participate in theoretical and experimental research.

2．Provide guidance in discipline and study field development. Provide guidance in optimization of research and fostering new field of study of the institute.

3．Provide guidance in adjustment of research direction. Hold professional seminars and introduce cutting-edge academic development relating to salt lakes. Provide guidance in adjusting and optimizing current research fields and blazing new study fields.

4．Provide guidance in team building. Assist the institute to introduce and foster talented researchers and build high performing research team.

Way of working

1．The flexibly introduced talents are not required to transfer their personnel profile and affiliation to the institute, however, they are required to work no less than 3 months per year in the institute.

2．Flexibly introduced talents will be required to take on substantial duties such as guiding discipline development, training young researcher and apply for projects. Works including papers, projects and awards carried out in the institute should have QISL as the first authoring unit.

3．The term of employment for flexibly introduced talents is 3 years, and whether the term is to extend will be decided according to necessity.

4．Excellent talents who show strong research ability may not be limited in their working hours in the institute. Talents with high reputation could be appointed honorary director of lab or other academic leader position.

Recruitment related information

Applicants are interviewed and recruited based on their former performance and potential immediately after they submit their application and our recruitment are effective perennially. Recruitment related information

Document required for application

Application document should include:　

1. Job application form of QISL, CAS. 

2. Identification document: a scanned copy of ID card or passport, former employment, copy of highest academic degree, certificate of endorsement by Ministry of Education for those who finish their study overseas.

3. Copy of main achievements: books, papers, patents, award certificate and other documents which could confirm the applicants’ achievement.

Recruitment procedure：

1．Applicants submit their document via email to the contact person of the human resource section or labs and the contact person will check the document and applicants who pass the check will be notified to submit paper-based document to the human resource section.

2．The institute will examine the qualification and condition of the applicants.

3．The institute will set up a panel to formally interview and appraise qualified applicants. Applicants may be required to submit other document.

4．The institute will decide whether to employ and notify the applicants based on the result of the panel interview.

 Addr.: 18 Xinning Road, Chengxi District， Xining City of Qinghai Province（postcode: 810008）

Contact Information:

Human Resources Section

Mr. Li, Fafu, 0971-6330493, lif@isl.ac.cn

Lab of Salt Lake Geology and Environment

Dr. Wei, Haicheng, 13997287731, hcwei@isl.ac.cn

Lab of Salt Lake Resources and Chemistry

Dr. Liu, Zhong, 15297182595, liuzhong@isl.ac.cn

Engineering Research Center for Salt Lake Resource Utilization

Dr. Liu, Xin, 13997090629, liuxin@isl.ac.cn

Recruitment URL: http://english.isl.cas.cn/ju/202203/t20220302_301760.html

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Recruitment of Director of Key Laboratory for Green and High-Value Utilization of Salt Lake Resources

Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, CAS, welcomes talented scientists across the world to apply for the position of director of Key Laboratory for Green and High-value Utilization of Salt Lake Resources (hereinafter referred to as the Lab) or recommend qualified talents for the position.

Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes was founded in 1965 and is the only national institute specializing in salt lake research in China. The Key Laboratory for Green and High-value Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, which was launched in September 2022 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, aims at the scientific front-edge of salt lake research and China’s strategic needs for salt related resources and products such as potassium, lithium, magnesium and boron. The mission of the Lab is to make breakthrough in key technologies relating to green and high-efficiency separation of salt lake resources and multi-effect adjustment and control of materials preparation based on salt lake elements, provide scientific support and qualified researchers in the speedup construction of world-class salt lake industry base and national clean energy industry clusters, and be a leader in the scientific and technological innovation of salt lake research.

1. Responsibilities of the position

（1）In full charge of the Lab, including planning of development strategy and implementation, organizing teams to apply and carry out key research projects to achieve a batch of world class researchfindings.

（2）Recruit and foster a cohort of research leaders with strong academic influence to organize and set up innovative teams with high research level.

（3）Strengthen multi-discipline and inter-discipline research of the lab and academic exchange with other innovative units and promote the academic reputation of the Lab internationally.

（4）Set up innovative institutional mechanism and management of the lab with scientists oriented and highly performing. Foster a culture of team spirit and inter-discipline cooperation.

（5）In full charge of the daily routine management of the Lab.

2. Prerequisite

(1) Be patriotic and dedicated with good academic morals and professional conduct, should have rich research management experience and strong capability of organization and coordination.

(2) Be familiar with the latest advancement in the field of salt lake research, have in-depth academic knowledge and important academic achievement that peer recognized.

(3) Should work full time in the lab. Age should be no more than 50 years old with exception for those outstanding applicants.

3. Salary and welfare

(1) The director will be authorized full decision-making right for the staff, fund and equipment of the lab as well as academic development issues.

(2) The director will be employed as professor and doctorate student mentor of CAS University.

(3) The director will be given full right to build up team and will be provided 10-15 million Yuan of research fund (including fund matched by governments).

(4) Salary will be decided based on negotiation and be internationally competitive, welfares include settling allowance, housing, spouse’s employment, schooling of kids, research fund and graduate students allocation, all these will be provided upon negotiation.

(5) The institute will provide top class service in assisting application of research projects and assisting foreign scientists in their job approval and entry visa.

4. Document needed for application and Interview

Document for application

(1) CV.

(2) Identification document: a scanned copy of ID card or passport, copies of all academic degrees, copies of all awards and prizes.　

(3) Copies of main achievements: books, papers, patents and other documents which could confirm the applicants’ achievement in the latest 5 years.

(4) Document that provides as evidence of past management position, professional and other social affiliations.

(5) Working plan,Future expectation for academic development and  living facilities that the applicants hope the institute to provide, as well as other information the applicants hope to provide.

Deadline for application:

Applicants should send their application materials to lif@isl.ac.cn by July 30th, 2023 and eligible applicants will be notified of further interview information.

Contact person：

Mr. Li, Fafu

Mobile phone:13709754851

Email address: lif@isl.ac.cn

Recruitment URL: http://english.isl.cas.cn/ju/202301/t20230128_326518.html