Talent Recruitment of Postdoctoral Fellow, SMART

In 2024, the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) was approved as a sub-station of the Shenzhen Postdoctoral Enterprise Workstation. We are now recruiting postdoctoral researchers globally and sincerely welcome outstanding young talented individuals to join SMART. Areas of interest include but are not limited to Neuroscience, Immunology, Bio-interaction (Cryo-ET), Aging, and Rare Diseases.

This faculty opening will be valid for an extensive period of time. For more information about SMART&PI, please visit our official website：https://smart.org.cn/.

Qualifications

1. A PhD degree in a relevant field from a leading domestic or international university or research institution (with graduation within the last three years), or imminent completion of PhD degree with the dissertation defense passed.
2. Demonstrated ability to conduct independent scientific research.
3. Strong proficiency in English communication, reading, and writing.
4. Excellent academic ethics and integrity, effective communication skills, team spirit, strong motivation, and a keen interest in scientific research.
5. Publication of high-quality research papers as the first author or corresponding author.

Responsibilities

1. Conduct independent research under the guidance of the principal investigator (PI) of the research group.
2. Independently or collaboratively assist the PI in applying for various research funding programs.
3. Assist in mentoring doctoral students and research assistants within the research group.
4. Support laboratory management and operational tasks.

Benefits

Qualified candidates will receive an internationally competitive salary, lab space, office space. State-of-the-art core facilities, translational platforms, and interdisciplinary academic environment are also available at SMART. Assistance will be provided in applying for national and regional talent awards and subsidies. Other benefits provided by SMART include an insurance and housing fund, annual physical examinations, paid annual leave, and your children's education. For international staff, we also help with applying for a work permit, residence permit and foreign tax preference.

Application Guide

Interested applicants are requested to send the required application documents in a single PDF file by email to: postdoc@smart.org.cn. The email subject should be "Applied Position + Full Name + Research Direction." Upon receipt of your materials, we will contact you promptly.

Application Materials:

1. Cover letter;
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. Two reference letters (sent directly to us by the referees).
4. If you have published papers as the first author or corresponding author, please provide the full-text PDFs of the papers.

About Us

The Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) is an institute blazing new trails for future medical sciences.

SMART is on a crucial mission to explore new mechanisms that best stimulate original innovations while cultivating a community of top talents who are ready for pressing challenges. At SMART, translating science and technology into health for all is at the center of what we do. Utilizing a whole-process approach, we continuously push the limits of biomedical research in order to bridge the gaps in basic, clinical, and translational fields.

With our roots in Shenzhen, we at SMART are bold in dreaming big - to build the City of Shenzhen into an intellectual destination for talent and a global powerhouse for biomedical sciences.