The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization in Anhui Agricultural University is one of leading teaching and research center of tea science in China. This tea science program was originally established as the Tea Specialization Department of Agriculture College at Fudan University in 1939, and was merged into Anhui Agricultural University in 1952. Right now, the key laboratory is only one state key laboratory of tea science in China, and was selected as the World-class Discipline Developmental Plan of Anhui Province and Anhui Province Summit Discipline. At present, the laboratory focuses on four main research areas, including but not limited to physiological ecology and germplasm innovation of tea plant, secondary metabolism and quality chemistry of tea plant, health benefits and mechanism of tea, and quality & safety and processing & utilization of tea.

The laboratory has the first-class scientific research environments, has 12,000 m2 research spaces and equipped more than hundred of millions RMB of instruments and equipments The laboratory has also built ten research facility centers, including molecular biology, bioinformatics analysis, metabolomics, separation and structure identification, cytological analysis, laboratory animals, quality and safety testing technology, quality control technology, physiology and nutrition, and spectral analysis. The laboratory also has the first-class scientific research team. Currently, the laboratory has 65 research faculties, including 30 professors, 3 national-level talents and 27 PhD supervisors. Among them, 28 faculties were recruited from abroad. Now, the laboratory has gathered multidisciplinary research teams, and has been approved as one of provincial science and technology innovation team in Anhui Province, 115 industrial innovation team of Anhui Province, the Ministry of Education innovation team, province's top ten excellent industrial innovation tea, and the fifth National Advanced Collective of Professional and Technical Talents. In addition, the laboratory's tea chemistry and health team was approved as a key laboratory for international cooperation by the Ministry of Education in 2016. The laboratory was selected as one of the Innovation and Wisdom Introduction Program for Higher Education of China in 2020. Over recent twenty years progress, the laboratory is becoming an important international research center for tea sciences, a place where outstanding scientific and technological talents gather, and a base for cultivating high-level talents in tea science.

Due to the laboratory expanding, we are recruiting talents and postdocs at home and abroad.

I．Introduction for talents application

Background in synthetic biology, tea processing and deep processing, plant secondary metabolism, developmental biology of horticultural plants (tea trees, etc.), physiological ecology of tea plant, plant protection, intelligent machinery, food flavor chemistry, nutritional health and other related disciplines are welcome to apply.

We are special interested in recruiting the following desired Talent.

Level 1

Outstanding talents have very high authoritative reputation, academic achievements and social influence in their discipline, and can lead the relevant research teams to reach the global advanced level.

Level 2

Leading talents who are very active in scientific research, have outstanding achievements recognized by peers both at home and abroad, and whose age generally does not over fifty-five years old.

Level 3

Talents who are able to make impressive contribution to tea sciences and technology, international cooperation, social service and other sectors, and whose age generally does not over forty-five years old.

Level 4

Talents have worked as assistant professor (or equal to) in foreign famous universities or scientific research institutions, or who have high-level professional techniques. Researchers are from national scientific research institutions or associate researchers with outstanding achievements. Professors are from domestic famous universities or with important achievements. Other talents have published high-impacted papers as the first author or corresponding author, and whose age generally does not over forty years old.

We offer competitive salary and benefits. Please refer to Anhui Agricultural University's Implementation Measures for the Introduction of High-level Talents for detail (https://rsc.ahau.edu.cn/info/1010/2421.htm). If there is any changes, the latest policy of Anhui Agricultural University shall prevail, and the specific agreement shall be made according to "one person, one case" policy.

How to apply?

(1) Please send your resume and academic research representative works to guan@ahau.edu.cn ；

(2) For those who pass the preliminary examination, the laboratory together with human resourse department of the university will organize experts to interview, assess and evaluate the applicant's political and ideological performance, scientific research ability and academic level.

(3) Please visit laboratory website at http://tealab.ahau.edu.cn

(4) Contact number: 0551-65780360

II. Introduction for Postdoctoral application

1. Qualifications

(1) No bad records such as academic integrity and violation of laws and disciplines.

(2) Be interested in research and have a strong team spirit and a strong sense of responsibility.

(3) Having a doctor's degree related to the research interests of the key laboratories.The applicants should be under 35-year old generally;

(4) Applicants should have published academic papers in internationally recognized high-quality journals or achieved the other high-level academic achievements as the first author.

(5) Applicants should have good English listening and speaking skills, proficiency in reading professional literature, and strong Chinese and English writing skills.

(6) Be able to carry out full-time academic research.

2. Job duties

(1) Complete the research work assigned by the cooperative supervisor or independently undertake the relevant topics.

(2) Assist team leader in runing specific laboratory.

3. Salary and benefits

(1) Annual salary will be more than 250,000 RMB depending on the academic performance. Please see detail information for the salary and benefits of selected outstanding post-docs at the web page http://rsc.ahau.edu.cn/info/1052/1836.htm

(2) Those have outstanding performance during the post-docs may be given priority to be hired as permanent researchers of the key laboratory.

(3) Postdoctoral researchers who have not obtained professional and technical titles can apply to participate in the evaluation of the corresponding professional and technical titles organized by the university.

(4) The university provides a apartment for the postdoctoral fellows during the two years of their stay, and the rent and utilities fees are in accordance with the relevant regulations of the university.

(5) Based on the national postdoctoral management policies, the university will assist in finding the job for spouse and selecting school for children.

4. Application process

(1) Applicants should send their CVs, research profiles, representative papers and contact information of three referees to the e-mail: guan@ahau.edu.cn

(2) After receiving the application materials, the key laboratory will quickly organize a group of experts to assess the applicant's scientific research ability and academic level through an interview, and then work together with the University Human Resourse Office for employment

(3) Check detailed research interests and contact information of Professors in the following.

Research Interests are listed as following:

1. Innovations in tea tree biology and ecology and seed quality

Wei Chaoling (weichl@ahau.edu.cn)

Li Yeyun（lyy@ahau.edu.cn）

Xia Enhua （xiaenhua@gmail.com）

Zhang Zhaoliang （zhlzhang@ahau.edu.cn）

Fei Yue （yfei@ahau.edu.cn）

2. Tea tree secondary metabolism and quality chemistry

Wan Xiaochun （xcwan@ahau.edu.cn）

Gao Liping （gaolp62@126.com）

Song Chuankui （sckfriend@163.com）

Bao Guanhu （baoguanhu@ahau.edu.cn）

Ling Tiejun （lingtj@ahau.edu.cn）

Deng Weiwei （dengweiwei@ahau.edu.cn）

Zhang Liang （zhangliang@ahau.edu.cn）

3. Healthy functions of tea and its action mechanism

Zhang Jinsong （zjs@ahau.edu.cn）

Li Daxiang （dxli@ahau.edu.cn）

4. Quality & safety and processing& application of tea

Xia Tao （xiatao62@126.com）

Ning Jingming （ningjm@ahau.edu.cn）

Du Xianfeng （dxf@ahau.edu.cn）

Gao Xueling（sharling@ahau.edu.cn）

Zhou Yu （microbes@ahau.edu.cn）

Hou Ruyan （hry@ahau.edu.cn）

Cai Huimei （chm@ahau.edu.cn）