Job Postings for the Laboratory of Memory and Cognition

2025.09.15

GDIIST——Job Postings for the Laboratory of Memory and Cognition

Group Introduction and Personal Profile

Laboratory of Memory and Cognition

The research is pursued along two lines to explore the mechanisms of learning and memory. One line is focused on different types of glutamate receptors and their intricate regulation by several proteins. Genetically modified zebrafish are generated for behavioural studies of learning and long-term memory. The other line of research aims to resolve the evolution of important neuronal gene families in vertebrates, especially in relation to the genome doublings at the origin of vertebrates.

Zebrafish reporter gene constructs and single-cell RNA-seq analyses will identify cell populations and genes involved in long-term memory. Spatial transcriptomic analyses will identify key molecules expressed in the brain regions relevant to learning and memory. Molecular interactions between proteins will be studied using cultured cells.

The evolution of neuronal gene families is investigated with a combination of sequence-based phylogenies, species distribution, synteny comparisons across species and analysis of chromosome duplications. The emphasis is on vertebrates, using non-vertebrate deuterostomes and protostomes as outgroups. Special focus is on the gene family evolution in relation to the basal vertebrate genome doublings (tetraploidizations) and the subsequent evolution of novel or more specialized functions.

Dan Larhammar Ph.D. ,Distinguished Professor at GDIIST, Doctoral Supervisor

Personal Profile

Dan Larhammar received his PhD degree in medical science at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, in 1984. He then studied neuropeptide Y (NPY), a multifunctional neuropeptide with strong stimulatory effect on appetite. After one year as visiting scientist at the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California, his work focused on cloning and molecular pharmacology of receptors for NPY. His laboratory discovered several NPY receptors. His research then broadened to exploration of the molecular evolution of eyes in vertebrates and the origin of rods and cones in the retina. Numerous neurotransmitters and hormones and their receptors have been investigated with regard to their evolution in vertebrates. One project concerned the dopamine receptors involved in Parkinson's disease. Since several years he studies the molecular mechanisms for learning and long-term memory. Key players in this machinery are glutamate receptors of the AMPA and NMDA families and several proteins that regulate or are affected by these.

Dan Larhammar was appointed professor of molecular cell biology in the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University in 1994. He was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2007 and served as president of the Academy 2018-2022. He is a fellow of the International Science Council and a member of the European Academy. He has a strong interest in the distinction of science versus pseudoscience and has also investigated research fraud.

URL:

https://www.gdiist.cn/en/research/team_detail/73

Postdoctoral fellow

(2 positions)

Responsibilities

1. Perform evolutionary analyses as outlined above;

2. Actively apply for research projects, such as the National Natural Science Foundation and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, collaboratively undertake significant research projects with the group leader, and publish papers in important SCI journals in the related fields;

3. Assist other lab members in conducting related research projects;

4. Complete other tasks assigned by the group leader.

Qualifications

1. PhD in relevant field such biology or bioinformatics (with emphasis on "bio");

2. The candidate should ideally be familiar with the ENSEMBL and NCBI databases and performing protein and nucleotide sequence alignments, calculating phylogenetic trees for protein and gene families, and making synteny comparisons across species;

3. Published research articles containing phylogenetic analyses;

4. Good English reading and writing skills, good communication abilities and a spirit of teamwork.

Benefits

Postdoctoral living allowances will enjoy the overlap of favorable policies from national, provincial, and municipal levels. It will fund for two years. The total personal annual income of salary and living allowance for postdoctoral researchers starts at 520,000 RMB (pre-tax).

招聘岗位：副研究员1名

岗位职责：

（1）以科学研究工作为主，按研究组的计划完成研究项目；

（2）申请国家自然科学基金等其它科研项目，在领域内重要刊物和知名国际会议上发表论文；

（3）协助研究中心指导博士后和研究生的课题研究；

（4）完成研究组内其它科研任务。

应聘条件：

（1）具有应用数学、计算机科学、脑科学、金融学等相关专业博士学历学位，并在相关领域有博士后/助理研究员/其它科研工作经历；

（2）具有在一流国际期刊/会议上良好的论文发表记录；

（3）专业基础扎实，学术能力优秀，能独立设计研究方法和撰写论文；

（4）责任心强，热爱科研，追求卓越，善于团队合作，团队领导能力强。

福利待遇：

（1）采用年薪制，65万起（税前）；

（2）提供为期一年的园区人才公寓一套，作为周转住房；

（3）给予足够的职业发展空间，支持申报各类项目基金；取得的科研成果等，按院内相应规定给予奖励。

招聘岗位1：博士后2-3名

岗位职责：

（1）以科学研究工作为主，能独立按计划完成博士后研究任务；

（2）积极申请国家自然科学基金、中国博士后科学基金等科研项目，与课题组长共同承担重要的科研课题，在领域内SCI重要刊物上发表论文；

（3）协助实验室其他成员开展相关课题研究。

应聘条件：

（1）已获得或即将获得生物、医学或生物信息学相关专业博士学位，在相关领域以第一作者发表SCI研究论文；

（2）对神经系统研究有浓厚兴趣，具备独立工作的能力，乐于接受新事物，科研思维活跃；

（3）具有较好的英文读写能力，具备较强的沟通能力和团队合作精神；

（4）具有在体离体电生理、单细胞测序相关经验者优先。

待遇：

依据珠海市《横琴新区博士后管理办法》（珠横新办〔2019〕23号）文件精神，给予博士后的支持政策：

（1）博士后的生活补贴享受国家、省、市等优惠政策的叠加，资助期限为 2 年。博士后待遇包括工资（研究院）和生活补贴（珠海+横琴）共 47 万元（税前）起。

（2）提供完备的博士后资助体系：博士后有机会申请中国博士后基金、国家基金委项目、广东特支计划“科技创新青年拔尖人才”、广东省博士后创新创业基金等各种资助。

（3）对博士后在站期间获得国家级、省（部）级科学技术奖励、在国际顶级学术期物等发表论文、获得“中国专利金奖”等科研成果的均给予一定的奖励。

待遇

1．薪酬：

实行年薪制，研究助理20万起（税前）。按照广东省相关政策为员工缴纳养老保险、医疗保险、失业保险、生育保险、工伤保险和住房公积金等，其个人应缴部分由智能院每月从薪资总额中代扣代缴。其他福利、待遇等均按照国家有关规定执行。

2．退税奖励：

依据相关规定，在横琴粤澳深度合作区缴纳个人所得税的员工均享受一定比例的退税优惠政策。具体以横琴粤澳深度合作区相关政策为准。

3．租房和生活补贴：

按照珠海市《横琴新区引进人才租房和生活补贴暂行办法》的规定，根据员工的学历、专业技术职称以及国家职业资格等差别分别给予2-15万元补贴。

单位将协助解决园区内的人才公寓的租赁，并依据单位规定和员工职级提供租金的补偿。

备注：具体补助细则和奖励金额，以横琴粤澳深度合作区最新人才政策为准。

福利待遇

招聘岗位1：博士后2-3名

岗位职责：

（1）以科学研究工作为主，能独立按计划完成博士后研究任务；

（2）积极申请国家自然科学基金、中国博士后科学基金等科研项目，与课题组长共同承担重要的科研课题，在领域内SCI重要刊物上发表论文；

（3）协助实验室其他成员开展相关课题研究。

应聘条件：

（1）已获得或即将获得生物、医学或生物信息学相关专业博士学位，在相关领域以第一作者发表SCI研究论文；

（2）对神经系统研究有浓厚兴趣，具备独立工作的能力，乐于接受新事物，科研思维活跃；

（3）具有较好的英文读写能力，具备较强的沟通能力和团队合作精神；

（4）具有在体离体电生理、单细胞测序相关经验者优先。

待遇：

依据珠海市《横琴新区博士后管理办法》（珠横新办〔2019〕23号）文件精神，给予博士后的支持政策：

待遇

1．薪酬：

2．退税奖励：

依据相关规定，在横琴粤澳深度合作区缴纳个人所得税的员工均享受一定比例的退税优惠政策。具体以横琴粤澳深度合作区相关政策为准。

3．租房和生活补贴：

按照珠海市《横琴新区引进人才租房和生活补贴暂行办法》的规定，根据员工的学历、专业技术职称以及国家职业资格等差别分别给予2-15万元补贴。

单位将协助解决园区内的人才公寓的租赁，并依据单位规定和员工职级提供租金的补偿。

备注：具体补助细则和奖励金额，以横琴粤澳深度合作区最新人才政策为准。其他

Other Beniefits

1. Social Insurance

In accordance with relevant Guangdong Province policies, the institute will pay the pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work-related injury insurance, and housing provident fund for employees. The employee's personal contribution will be deducted from their monthly salary by the institute. Other benefits and treatment will follow national regulations.

2. Tax Refund Incentive

According to relevant regulations, employees paying personal income tax in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin are eligible for a certain percentage of tax refund benefits.

3. Household Registration and Children's Education

In accordance with relevant regulations, the institute will assist in obtaining Zhuhai/Hengqin household registration and help with the arrangement of children's schooling.

Contact Us

Please provide a complete personal resume, degree certificates, representative research papers, a summary of past research achievements combined into one PDF document, full electronic versions of published papers, and materials proving your academic/professional competence. Candidates who meet the requirements will be scheduled for an interview. Please note that application materials will not be returned, and confidentiality will be maintained by the Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology (GDIIST).

Applicants should send their materials to the email address:

wangshuang@gdiist.cn. The subject of the email is suggested to described as "Laboratory of Memory and Cognition - Postdoctoral Fellow - Name".

For an introduction to Hengqin, please click the attached "Hengqin Guidebook.pdf".Hengqin Guidebook.pdf

This recruitment notice will remain valid until the positions are filled.