CIBR Postdoctoral Research Workstation 2025 Recruitment Admission

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Ⅰ Introduction of CIBR

Established on March 22, 2018, the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing (CIBR, Beijing) is jointly built by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. CIBR aims to target the cutting-edge frontiers of global brain science and address the strategic needs of China's brain research field. By innovating mechanisms and systems, integrating advantageous resources in the brain science domain, establishing comprehensive laboratories and technical facilities, and attracting top-tier talents and research teams from around the world, CIBR endeavors to achieve significant original innovation outcomes in brain science, promote international exchanges and cooperation, and build itself into a world-class brain science institute facing the forefront of science.

The institute focuses on four major research directions: fundamental principles of the brain, brain disorders, neuroscience methods, and neural computation and neuroengineering. Spanning a total area of 62,000 square meters, CIBR has completed the construction of 37 laboratories and 11 core facilities. On June 12, 2024, CIBR, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, officially inaugurated the Beijing Institute for Brain Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Institute for Brain Research, Peking Union Medical College.

In October 2018, with the approval of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Postdoctoral Management Committee, CIBR officially established a postdoctoral research station. Since 2019, it has recruited more than 100 postdoctoral researchers, all of whom graduated from top domestic and international universities (including 4 foreign nationals). In April 2020, CIBR, based on its own circumstances, explored and established a "self-recruitment postdoctoral" mechanism, referring to the national standards and requirements for recruiting postdoctoral fellows and conducting talent training in accordance with the postdoctoral training model. In October 2021, the postdoctoral research station was approved to independently recruit postdoctoral researchers. The institute warmly welcomes outstanding domestic and international doctoral graduates to join CIBR Postdoctoral Research Station.

Ⅱ Postdoctoral Recruitment Requirements
1.Requirements for Postdoctoral Entry

(1)Applicants should hold a doctoral degree and qualification from well-known universities at China or abroad, be of good character and academic excellence, physically and mentally healthy, and not older than 35 years;

(2)The doctoral degree must have been obtained within the past 3 years;

(3)During the doctoral studies, applicants must have published papers as the first author in SCI-indexed journals;

(4)Applicants must be able to commit full-time to postdoctoral research during their stay;

(5)The applicant’s research plan must be related to the research topics of the collaborating supervisor.

2.Requirements for Self-Recruited Postdoctoral Researchers
Applicants should hold a doctoral degree, have solid research training, and be able to commit full-time to postdoctoral research while on the job. CIBR encourages recruiting returned overseas students or foreign nationals who obtained doctoral degrees abroad to conduct postdoctoral research.

Ⅲ Benefits and Compensation

1.Competitive salary packages domestically and internationally (specific conditions depend on individual research background, experience, research ability, and evaluation by the collaborating supervisor);

2.Full social insurance and housing provident fund contributions according to salary;

3.Housing subsidies for eligible postdoctoral researchers;

4.Provision of supplementary medical insurance, free physical examinations, paid leave, meal allowances, and more;

5.Assistance with obtaining Beijing household registration for postdoctoral researchers in accordance with national policies (self-recruited postdocs follow CIBR’s staff requirements);

6.Eligible postdoctoral researchers may competitively apply for national programs such as the “Bo Xin Plan” and international exchange projects (except self-recruited postdocs);

7.Assistance with enrollment of postdoctoral researchers’ children in schools and kindergartens (self-recruited postdocs follow CIBR's staff standards);

8.Priority employment after completion of the postdoctoral period, with assistance in obtaining permanent Beijing residence permits for the postdoctoral researcher and accompanying family members according to national policies (except self-recruited postdocs).

Ⅳ Application Procedure

Applicants interested in the research directions of CIBR’s PIs should send their application emails directly to the PIs. Contact information for each PI can be found on the CIBR’s official website under the Groups section (https://www.cibr.ac.cn/#/cibrTeam/team). Suggested application materials include a personal statement, recommendation letters from experts, research achievements, etc.

Ⅴ Contact Information

Postdoctoral policy inquiries contact: Ms. Li

Phone: 010-81912669

Email: lixia@cibr.ac.cn

Address: Room 123, Building B, No. 3 Yard, Medical Road 9, Changping District, Beijing.

Ⅵ CIBR Environment
(1) Office Environment