Research Assistant / Research Associate, Department of Biology

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Job Description

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Research Assistant / Research Associate (26270166)

Responsibilities:

The appointee will work under the supervision of Prof. Yiji Xia on research projects relating to the mechanisms and functions of RNA modifications and gene regulation in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Please visit at People | Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University for more details of the research projects. Enquiries about the posts should be sent to Prof. Yiji Xia at yxia@hkbu.edu.hk .

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification preferably in biology, bioinformatics, or a related discipline;
• For the research associate position, applicants are expected to have a strong publication record, and preferred qualifications include research training in RNA biology, biochemistry/protein biochemistry, mRNA translational control, epigenetic regulation, plant or microbial molecular biology, cancer biology, or genome-wide analysis/bioinformatics;
• Ability to work independently, self-motivated and well organized; and
• Good command of both written and spoken English.

The Initial appointments will be offered on a fixed term contract of 6-12 months. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications with cover letter and CV to Prof. Yiji Xia at yxia@hkbu.edu.hk for consideration. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after the submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy .

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.