"Founded in November 2011 by Korea Government, the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) supports basic research within the entire range of natural sciences including physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, earth science, and astronomy by providing highly advanced, supportive, self-direct research environments."
IBS invites applications for the positions of Associate Directors who are senior-level researchers with high research potentials, running own research group in collaboration with the directors within their Research Centers
- 1. Introduction of the research center
- The overall goal of Center for Plant Aging Research is to gain insights into systems level understanding of senescence and cell-death from the perspective of a life-history strategy at molecular, cellular, intercellular, organ and organismal levels by taking systems approaches including next generation sequencing and computational biology coupled with phenome, molecular imaging and chemical genetics.
- The center is establishing core technology units in cooperation with DGIST, focusing on the computational unit, super-resolution and sensitive imaging unit, chemical genetics unit, systems genetics unit, and phenome unit. All the core technology units will be world-class, and world-leading operations.
- For more information (http://aging.ibs.re.kr)
- 2. Job description
- 1) An outstanding scientist in the area of plant physiology, cell biology, and genetics with emphasis on phenomics or phenometrics.
She/he will operate and improve a plant phenome facility as a core competence of the Center and develop strong a research program in the phenome-level study of plant senescence and aging.
- 2) A creative scientist with expertise in rice research.
She/he will perform research on the systems-level understanding of rice aging, senescence, and life history mechanisms, including identification of key regulatory modules, comparative analysis between rice and Arabidopsis, and improvement of nutrient remobilization for crop productivity and quality.
- 3) A creative scientist with expertise in comparative studies of aging in model organisms.
She/he will perform research on common and distinctive mechanisms of aging and senescence through comparative study on plants and animal systems utilizing multidisciplinary approaches including systems analyses.
- 4) Bio-Imaging and Image analysis: A creative scientist with expertise in bio-imaging and image analyses.
She/he will perform bio-imaging and image analyses at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organismal level to address fundamental biological questions in aging and senescence.
- 3. Requirements for the position
- All candidates must be able to commit themselves completely in the long-term to IBS research activities.
- All candidates must be able to manage their respective research groups.
- All candidate must be able to work closely with the director and the other group leaders as well as several junior PIs.
- 4. Offer
- Research budget of approximately up to USD 1M per year. This includes usual facility operation, research, and technology development. Additional funding for the facility may be provided, when necessary.
- Annual salary in the range of USD 100,000 – 180,000.
- Rent-free apartment housing; exclusive of utility bills.
- Medical insurance (A half is paid by the Institute).
- IBS is a governmental institute and the employee is expected to follow the rules of the Korean government.
- She/he will be at the same time employed as either tenure-track or tenured faculty in the Department of New Biology at DGIST, Korea. DGIST is a newly established research university supported by the Korean government and aims to be a world-premiere university in convergence science and technology.
- 5. General Selection Procedure
- ① Recruitment of applicants by public advertisement
- ② Selection of candidates for in-depth evaluation
- ③ Symposium and in-depth interview by review panel
- ④ Decision by the SEC(Selection & Evaluation Committee) about recommendation
- ⑤ Negotiation with director
- ⑥ Appointment by the president
- 6. Application Submission
- 7. Download link for "Application Form" & "FAQ"
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