Dear Friends, HKU’s Faculty of Science is on a hot-streak and we are seeking to fill 30 positions across the board. Specific to this audience are positions in Earth and Planetary Science, Ecology & Biodiversity, and Molecular and Cell Biology. Several of the positions will be connected to our Swire Institute of Marine Science which is undergoing a major renovation and expansion.
The job advert is here: http://jobs.hku.hk/jd.php?id=201701228 The University supports central facilities (Stable Isotope Lab, Animal House, Greenhouses) and we have our own Genomics Sciences Centre as well as incredible capacity in the private sector for advanced NGS and all-you-can-omics platforms. We are also developing cross-border research facilities with SUSTech in Shenzhen, China. The funding climate in HK is superior to many other places. We have ~40% success rate for government (NSF-style) grants in Physical Sciences and about 25% success in the Biological Sciences and access to funding via other government agencies, NGOs and contract research. Just recently, the new government administration announced a plan to triple funding to University research and development. If anyone has questions about the positions or life in HK I am happy to answer them. —Dave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David M. Baker, Ph.D. Assistant Professor The Swire Institute of Marine Science School of Biological Sciences The University of Hong Kong Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PRC [email protected] www.thelifeisotopic.com <http://www.thelifeisotopic.com/>
