Postdoc, RA, PhD positions

Established in 1928, National Taiwan University (NTU) is the top and oldest university in Taiwan. NTU encompasses 16 colleges across medicine, agriculture, life science, and more. With over 35,000 students, including 6,000+ from 77 countries, NTU is a vibrant global academic community.

#Postdocs, #ResearchAssistants, #PhD with Dr. Hao-Xun Chang to work on Plant-Soil Microbiome and Beneficial Microbes for Soilborne Disease Suppression

#Major Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to interdisciplinary research projects

Develop and standardize experimental protocols and computational pipelines

Execute wet-lab and/or dry-lab experiments

Perform data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation

Actively contribute to scientific publications and career development

#Research Focus

Deciphering the ecological functions of microbial communities

Identifying key microorganisms with plant growth–promoting and/or antagonistic traits

Elucidating molecular mechanisms by which microbiomes suppress soilborne diseases in soybean and Arabidopsis

#Approaches and Methodologies

Illumina/ONT/PacBio sequencing, 10x Genomics single-cell and spatial omics, and Hi-C

Multi-omics platforms: proteomics, metabolomics, and culturomics

Bioinformatics and multivariate statistics

Molecular cloning, qPCR and dPCR quantification

Genetic transformation in bacteria, fungi, and plants

Microbial and plant genetics/genomics

#Postdoctoral Fellows

Ph.D. degree in plant science, plant microbiology, plant pathology, genomics, or related fields

Publication record in Q1/Q2 journals

Initial appointment: 3–6 months, with up to 15% salary bonus (per university policy)

Renewal contracts may include up to 30% salary bonus (per university policy)

Support for international conferences (travel and registration) starting from the second year

#Research Assistants

Master's degree in related fields such as plant science, agronomy, microbiology etc

Fluency in English and Mandarin reading and communication

Initial appointment: 3–6 months, with up to 15% salary bonus (per university policy)

Renewal contracts may include up to 30% salary bonus (per university policy)

#Ph.D. Students

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related fields such as life science, agronomy, genomics etc

Competitive 4-year stipend for Ph.D. period