Employment

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     Principal Investigator Positions in Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
                                   10-15 PI positions are available in WNLO
     Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), founded in November 2003, is one of the five national laboratories sponsored by the China’s Ministry of Science and Technology. It is co-sponsored by China’s Ministry of Education, Hubei Provincial Government, and Wuhan Municipal Government. Located in the center of the Optics Valley of China (OVC, also called Wuhan East Lake High-Tech Development Zone-WEHZD) and with 405,000 ft.2 and 60% of the building devoted to lab space, the WNLO was officially opened in November 2005.
     Supported by Huazhong University of Science and Technology and cooperated by Wuhan Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, Wuhan Physics and Mathematics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Huazhong Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, the research area in WNLO   to the following:

Responsibilities: The primary duty of the Principal Investigator (PI) in each team is to provide the best possible support to scientists and students in the team and ensure that the scientific outcomes offer foundations and breakthrough for WNLO, which is an internationally competitive academic organization. His/her responsibilities include (but not limited to) guiding a research team that focuses on hot topics in optoelectronic fields. Specifically, he/she will be responsible for daily supervision and management oversight of research and team members. Through fund applications and development of infrastructure and services, he/she will lead the team to a top academic level to meet the evolving needs of WNLO. He/she will act as the director for all matters relating to the team he/she will be developing. Aparting from working closely with the director in WNLO, he/she will ensure that the teams work in partnership with the rest of the teams in WNLO to ensure that research resources and capabilities are adequate. As a high-profile scientist in the university, he/she will play an active role in teaching/mentoring postgraduate students and postdoctors.

Qualifications: Ph. D. with experience in optoelectronics and related fields, demonstrated knowledge and track record in optoelectronics research, and a track record in supervision of an academic group. Must be an outstanding scientist who has significant contribution in his/her field, a detail-oriented candidate, a team player, strong leadership and communications skills, skilled in problem solving and multitasking, and interested in participating in the role described above. Must be comfortable operating in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing environment.

For fullest consideration, applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statements of research interests, plan of team development, salary requirement, and the names of at least three references to email: yhb@mail.hust.edu.cn