Global Recruitment: International Postdoctoral Fellowship
Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS), Beijing, China
About the Opportunity
Do you aim to turn fundamental plant molecular research into practical solutions for global food safety? BAAFS, a core municipal agricultural research institute in Beijing, opens a prestigious international postdoctoral position for outstanding overseas talents. We deliver competitive pay, complete high-end experimental platforms and friendly international working surroundings to support your high-level academic outputs and career growth.
The fellowship lasts 2 years, with a fixed annual salary of 500,000 RMB (pre-tax). The salary is competitive internationally, which can fully support your academic travels, research consumables and high-quality daily life in Beijing. Focusing on wheat and rice—the staple foods sustaining more than half the global population—our team studies gene function, stress resistance mechanisms and omics big data interpretation. You will obtain sufficient academic freedom to design research routes, publish top journal papers, apply for joint international projects and lay a solid foundation for your independent academic career.
Basic Eligibility
Doctoral degree issued by world’s Top 100 universities (recognized by ARWU, QS, THE or U.S. News rankings)
Age: no older than 35 years old on the application date
Professional background: solid research experience in plant molecular biology and bioinformatics big data analysis
Priority recruitment: applicants with direct research experience in wheat or rice functional genomics, molecular regulation and crop improvement
Good English communication skills for lab work, paper writing and international academic exchanges
What We Offer You
First-class research conditions: Integrated platforms including high-throughput sequencing systems, bioinformatics computing clusters, molecular test laboratories and field phenotyping bases for wheat & rice materials cultivation.
Full academic funding: Financial support for participating in international conferences, overseas academic exchanges and experimental material procurement.
One-stop life & administrative service: Free guidance on work visa, residence permit application; matched housing allowance, routine medical security and convenient international community resources in Beijing.
Promising career prospect: Excellent postdocs have priority to apply for formal permanent research posts in BAAFS after the 2-year fellowship, together with access to Beijing municipal high-level talent settlement and subsidy policies.
Open international lab culture: Efficient management, less trivial administrative procedures, collaborative research atmosphere with domestic and overseas scholars.
Application Materials
Detailed academic CV
Abstract of doctoral dissertation
List & full texts of representative published papers
Three recommendation letters from doctoral supervisors or senior professors
Brief personal research plan (1–2 pages for postdoctoral research)
Submission Information
Recruitment Mailbox:
[email protected]
Email subject format: International Postdoc Application_Name_University_Major
Contact Person: Gao PHD. | Tel: +86-010-81127959
