Department: National Taiwan University, Department of Life Science
Posting Date: From now until the end of February 2025
Job Description: The primary duties involve building a seed database for native alpine plants and estimating natural carbon sequestration in grasslands. Key tasks include:
- Surveying genetic resources, seed collection, and carbon sink measurement in arrow bamboo and grasslands at Hehuanshan and central mountainous regions.
- Conducting seedling cultivation, propagation, and fertilization.
- Documenting growth morphology of seedlings.
- Assisting with additional tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated enthusiasm, ability to think independently, communicate, and coordinate project activities, and ability to work with a team.
- Willingness to travel occasionally; experience with field surveys and valid driver’s license for both car and motorcycle are preferred.
- English proficiency (sufficient for basic communication with international students, reading articles, and participating in meetings); ability to draft preliminary research reports and articles.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, with preference for backgrounds in agriculture, life sciences, or natural sciences.
Salary: In accordance with NTU’s standard for full-time research assistants (Taroko National Park).
Contact: Please send a CV via email to Prof. Chun-Neng Wang (leafy@ntu.edu.tw), along with a cover letter explaining your motivation, relevant experience, team leadership skills, and career expectations. Applications will be reviewed starting immediately; only successful applicants will be notified.
Start Date: Effective immediately
Lab Introduction:
Flower Development and Evolution and Pollination Ecology Research Laboratory: https://www.facebook.com/NTU1207
Chun-Neng Wang’s Website： https://ecology.lifescience.ntu.edu.tw/doku.php/zh-tw/cnwang/start
Contact
Prof. Chun-Neng Wang
Tel: (02) 3366-4537
Email: leafy@ntu.edu.tw