The Youth Scholars’ Frontier Forum on Life Science will be held by School of Life Science and Technology (SLSB), SJTU from April 26th to 28th, 2019. The forum aims to gather outstanding young scholars in life science all over the world to discuss frontier science & technology and research hot topics, to promote the communication and collaboration among young scholars, and to explore for a better future of human being together.

Qualifications to Receive the Invitation 

1.The applicant is required to have a Ph.D. degree from world-class universities and international research work experience. The applicant should have research breakthroughs or important innovative achievements in life science area, and have equivalent academic capability to assistant professor in any world-class university.

2.No more than 40 years old.

3.Prospective faculty: outstanding young scholars who intends to apply for faculty openings in our school.

Research Field

Biology: 

1.Epigenetics 

2.Metabolic biology

3.Microbiology

4.Developmental Biology

5.Immunology

6.Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

Bioengineering:

1.Gene editing

2.Cell engineering

3.Biocatalytic engineering

4.Synthetic biology

Schedule

April 26th Check-in

April 27th Opening Ceremony and Forum Reports

April 28th School Visiting and Recruitment Interview

Registration

1.Apply: Please email your application (see the link below) and CV to sjtu-bio-hr@sjtu.edu.cn by March 15th , 2019, with subject line "Registration for the Youth Scholars' Frontier Forum on Life Science".

2.Official Invitation Letter: after the primary selection, the official invitation letter will be issued by SLSB in mid and late March 2019.

Transportation & Accommodation

After the Forum, the participants will be reimbursed for economy class airfare for round-trip (reimbursement limit: ￥13,000 per person in European and American countries, ￥10,000 per person in Asian countries, ￥6,000 per person in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan or Mainland). Accommodation during the Forum will be arranged by the organizer, SLSB.

Application Form of Young Scholars Forum