{"id":481,"date":"2023-06-09T04:56:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2023-06-29T05:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T05:34:40","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"481\" class=\"elementor elementor-481\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2462b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2462b33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-866c09e\" data-id=\"866c09e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b62e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b62e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>PhD\/Master (MSc) Positions in Synthetic Biology and Intelligent Control<\/b><\/p><p><b>Description<\/b><\/p><p>The Chemical Engineering Program (Group of Peng Xu), Synthetic Biology and Intelligent Control Laboratory (SBIC-Lab, \u5408\u6210\u751f\u7269\u667a\u80fd\u63a7\u5236\u8bfe\u9898\u7ec4), is looking for 3-4 PhD\/MS students annually to pursue their graduate study in:<\/p><ul><li>Metabolic Engineering \/ Green manufacturing<\/li><li>Synthetic Biology \/ Bio-Intelligence and bio-computing<\/li><li>Feedback control theory \/ Biochemical reaction network<\/li><li>Bio-mathematical modeling \/ Microbiome interactions<\/li><\/ul><p>\u5408\u6210\u751f\u7269\u667a\u80fd\u63a7\u5236\u8bfe\u9898\u7ec4\u5f81\u62db3-4\u00a0\u4f4d\u7855\u58eb\u00a0\/\u00a0\u535a\u58eb\u751f\u4ece\u4e8b\u4ee5\u4e0b\u8bfe\u9898<\/p><ul><li>\u4ee3\u8c22\u5de5\u7a0b \/ \u7eff\u8272\u5236\u9020<\/li><li>\u5408\u6210\u751f\u7269\u5b66 \/ \u751f\u7269\u667a\u80fd\u4e0e\u751f\u7269\u8ba1\u7b97<\/li><li>\u53cd\u9988\u63a7\u5236\u7406\u8bba \/ \u751f\u5316\u53cd\u5e94\u7f51\u7edc<\/li><li>\u751f\u7269\u6570\u5b66\u6a21\u578b \/ \u5fae\u751f\u7269\u83cc\u7fa4\u4e92\u4f5c<\/li><\/ul><p>Contract duration: 2 years for MS, 3 + 1 years for PhD.<\/p><p><b>About the University \uff08\u5b66\u6821\u7b80\u4ecb\uff09<\/b><\/p><div data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\">Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) was officially established in December 2016 with the approval of the Ministry of Education. It began admitting students in 2017 and offers full-time undergraduate, master&#8217;s, and doctoral programs in accordance with the law. GTIIT is the first Sino-foreign cooperative university in China with independent legal entity to introduce high-quality higher education resources from Israel, and it serves as the Chinese campus of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p>Master&#8217;s and doctoral students enrolled at GTIIT are registered with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Students will receive guidance from both GTIIT and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology dual supervisors, with the main research and study conducted at GTIIT in Guangdong. Master&#8217;s and doctoral students will also need to complete one semester and two semesters of study, respectively, at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. After successfully defending their research, they will ultimately receive degrees from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, which are recognized by the Ministry of Education and internationally.<br \/><br \/><\/p><div data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\">\u5e7f\u4e1c\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u4e8e2016\u5e7412\u6708\u7531\u6559\u80b2\u90e8\u6279\u51c6\u6b63\u5f0f\u8bbe\u7acb\uff0c2017\u5e74\u5f00\u59cb\u62db\u751f\uff0c\u4f9d\u6cd5\u5f00\u5c55\u672c\u79d1\u3001\u7855\u58eb\u7814\u7a76\u751f\u53ca\u535a\u58eb\u7814\u7a76\u751f\u5168\u65e5\u5236\u5b66\u5386\u6559\u80b2\uff0c\u662f\u6211\u56fd\u7b2c\u4e00\u6240\u5f15\u8fdb\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u4f18\u8d28\u9ad8\u7b49\u6559\u80b2\u8d44\u6e90\u7684\u5177\u6709\u72ec\u7acb\u6cd5\u4eba\u8d44\u683c\u7684\u4e2d\u5916\u5408\u4f5c\u5927\u5b66\uff0c\u4e5f\u662f\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u6821\u533a\u3002<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"margin-bottom: 28px\">\u5e7f\u4e1c\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u6240\u62db\u6536\u7684\u7855\u58eb\u3001\u535a\u58eb\u751f\u5b66\u7c4d\u6ce8\u518c\u5728\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u3002\u5b66\u751f\u5c06\u63a5\u53d7\u5e7f\u4e1c\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u548c\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u53cc\u8fb9\u5bfc\u5e08\u7684\u6307\u5bfc\uff0c\u4e3b\u8981\u5728\u5e7f\u4e1c\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u5b8c\u6210\u7814\u7a76\u548c\u5b66\u4e60\uff0c\u7855\u58eb\u7814\u7a76\u751f\u548c\u535a\u58eb\u7814\u7a76\u751f\u5c06\u9700\u8981\u5728\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u5206\u522b\u5b8c\u6210\u4e00\u4e2a\u5b66\u671f\u548c\u4e24\u4e2a\u5b66\u671f\u7684\u5b66\u4e60\uff0c\u901a\u8fc7\u7b54\u8fa9\u540e\u6700\u7ec8\u83b7\u5f97\u4ee5\u8272\u5217\u7406\u5de5\u5b66\u9662\u7684\u5b66\u4f4d\uff0c\u6240\u83b7\u5f97\u5b66\u4f4d\u53d7\u6559\u80b2\u90e8\u53ca\u56fd\u9645\u8ba4\u53ef\u3002<\/div><\/div><p><b>Project Details<\/b><\/p><p>The SBIC-Lab, led by Professor Peng Xu, focuses on applying chemical engineering analysis, control theory, molecular tools and computational models to decode biological intelligence, drive the convergence of synthetic biology and artificial design for green manufacturing, better health and medicine. The research team will focus on (1) Decoding biological intelligence for cellular design and computation; (2) Microbial metabolic engineering for manufacturing value-added compounds; (3) Understanding the interplay of antimicrobial resistance and gut microbiota; (4) Microbiome, natural products and precision medicine\u00a0<i>et al<\/i>.<\/p><p>The research topics of the positions include:<\/p><ul><li>Chemical biology, molecular biology and genetic engineering;<\/li><li>Feedback control theory, gene circuits and bio-intelligent design;<\/li><li>Bio-computing based on biochemical reaction network;<\/li><li>Yeast genome engineering and genome evolution;<\/li><li>Natural product synthesis and human\/animal gut health;<\/li><li>C1 feedstock utilization.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Keywords<\/b><\/p><p>Synthetic biology, Metabolic engineering, Intelligent control, Biocomputing, Natural Products, Human Microbiome, Biochemical reaction network, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Medicine, Oleochemicals, Sustainability, Health, Artificial Intelligence, Computational modeling.<\/p><p><b>Selection Criteria<\/b><\/p><ul><li>BS degree or MS degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Chemical Biology, Mathematical Biology, Molecular biology, Control theory or Machine learning<\/li><li>Strong background in biochemistry and molecular biology (essential)<\/li><li>Strong interest in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering (preferred)<\/li><li>Strong skills in both experimental work and computational simulations (preferred)<\/li><li>Good communication skills, both presentation and writing (essential)<\/li><li>Ability to explore unknows, think out of box, work independently as well as in a dynamic team environment<\/li><li>Self-motivated, curiosity-driven, ready to explore unknowns and face challenges<\/li><\/ul><p>We work in a collaborative English-speaking environment. The selected graduate students will have opportunities for: (1) international collaborations and conference travel to interact with world experts in China, Europe and the United States; (2) industrial partnership and professional development; (3) communication skills training on presentation and writing; (4) publishing original scholarly articles on high impact journals.<\/p><p><b>Application Procedures\uff08\u7533\u8bf7\u6d41\u7a0b\uff09<\/b><\/p><ul><li>MS Application deadline:\u00a0<b>10\u00a0April, 2022<\/b><\/li><li>PhD Application deadline: <strong>Rolling basis and any time in the year<\/strong><\/li><li>Send required documents electronically to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:p%65n%67.%78u%40g%74i%69t%2ee%64u%2ec%6e\">peng.xu@gtiit.edu.cn<\/a><\/li><li>The PhD candidate must fulfill the requirements for admission to the Technion Graduate School and needs to comply with its regulations leading to the PhD\/Master degree:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/prospective-students\/\">https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/prospective-students\/<\/a><\/li><li>Google Scholar page:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=vqLnxtEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=vqLnxtEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/a><\/li><li>Are you seeking a firm footing to change the world with biology, chemistry and engineering? Please don\u2019t hesitate to contact Prof. Xu (<a href=\"mailto:%70%65%6e%67%2e%78%75%40%67%74%69%69%74%2e%65%64%75%2e%63%6e\">peng.xu@gtiit.edu.cn<\/a>) inquiring the positions in SBIC-Lab @ GTIIT.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD\/Master (MSc) Positions in Synthetic Biology and Intelligent Control Description The Chemical Engineering Program (Group of Peng Xu), Synthetic Biology and Intelligent Control Laboratory (SBIC-Lab, \u5408\u6210\u751f\u7269\u667a\u80fd\u63a7\u5236\u8bfe\u9898\u7ec4), is looking for 3-4 PhD\/MS students annually to pursue their graduate study in: Metabolic Engineering \/ Green manufacturing Synthetic Biology \/ Bio-Intelligence and bio-computing Feedback control theory \/ Biochemical &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/join-us\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Join us<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481\/revisions\/1078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/peng-xu-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}