Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) is a National Key University with a strong background in life science and agriculture that is administered by the Ministry of Education, China. In other words, we are one of China’s top-tier research universities. HZAU has an 1100-acre campus with 18 colleges and 26,813 students. Approximately half of our students are graduate students. HZAU has more than 2600 faculty members, including 312 professors, 4 academicians of the Chinese Academies of Sciences and Engineering, 2 academicians of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, and 1 foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

The College of Horticulture and Forestry Science is composed of the departments of Pomology, Olericulture, Tea Science, Protected Horticulture, Ornamental Horticulture, Forestry Sciences, and Landscape Architecture and is highly ranked by the Ministry of Education, and by the National Development and Reform Commission. We were ranked first in the third national discipline evaluation. Moreover, in 2017, the Center for World University Rankings classified the College of Horticulture and Forestry Science as a First International Horticulture Discipline. We are in the process of building an international horticulture institute and as part of this process, we are recruiting more international faculty to serve as principal investigators. College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) seeks candidates for multiple postdoctoral positions as mentioned below.

Postdoctoral Fellow 

Applicant should possess a Ph.D. degree from a foreign prestigious university or institution. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply for Postdoctoral Positions. Applicants are required to have at least 2 professional academic papers published in international publications or at international conferences as the first author in the past 3 years, among which at least 1 paper has been published in the top journals or authoritative journals. The number of papers can decrease appropriately for those who have had outstanding achievements in teaching and research or who are the most-needed professional talents.

Salaries/Benefits

1. Postdoctoral Fellows applying for the above position will be employed according to the employment system, and they will enjoy the annual salary system. The university will provide the corresponding annual salary. The specific requirements and welfare package are negotiable depending on individual qualifications. Please contact us for further information.
2. Assist the Postdoctoral Fellows to apply for NFSC and Postdoctoral funds, depending on the applicants’ qualifications in accordance with the University’s policies of bringing in top talents.
3. All the Postdoctoral Fellows will be and must be independent researchers. Research collaboration among members is encouraged. The college will be administrated by all the academic members by international standards.
4. The Postdoctoral Fellows at the college will be assessed by a peer review system with an emphasis on intellectual contributions rather than solely by publications.

Application materials (all in English)

Applicants are required to submit the following materials:

1. 1. Cover letter
   2. Curriculum vitae
   3. List of publications
   4. Three referees’ names and contacts

Notes:

1. Please title your file as “Your Name + HZAU-CHFS-PD+ Your Research Areas”;

Example: Martin Cobi+ HZAU-CHFS-PD + vegetable sciences

2. Please provide us with all the required materials as stated above. Any incomplete applications may not be considered in the search process. Thanks!
3. Upload all the above-mentioned documents as a single PDF file.

Disciplines Open

College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences

Disciplines: Horticulture, Fruit Sciences, Vegetable Sciences, Biology and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bioinformatics, or comprehensive and interdisciplinary areas.

Address: No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

Post Code: 430070