Our lab welcomes highly motivated research scientists and talented students at all stages of their academic career. We highlight the motivation equally with research experience while seeking the candidates.

In our lab, you will become part of a collaborative and supportive international research team with interdisciplinary expertise in food science, biomaterials, biophysics, chemistry and environmental science. You will have access to and enjoy the state-of-the-art instrumentation within the lab and accross NUS. You will aslo have the support to connect the teams worldwide for collaborations.

Let us work together! 
 

Postdoctoral research fellow

We are now recruiting two fully-funded postdoctoral research fellow in our group!

The projects for postdoctoral fellows focus on the area of protein nanofibril based biomaterials and novel food products. We are looking for self-motivated candidates with:
     - Ph.D. degree in material science, physics, chemistry, or related fields.
     - Research experience on biomaterials, biophysics, food science, polymer chemistry or related fields, demonstrated with a record of publications.
     - Technical experience on AFM, confocal and fluorescence microscopy, is preferred but not required.
     - Motivation for independent research.

Interested candidates should provide your up-to-date CV with the publication list, a brief reseasrch summary and proposal, and the contact information of three references to Dr. Jiangtao Zhou (jiangtao.zhou@hest.ethz.ch).

In addition, we also welcome and support the applications for applying postdoctoral fellowship funding. The opportunity of postdoctoral fellowships in the group will be prioritied to those are willing to apply the fundings of postdoctoral fellowship. The possible fundings sources for postdoctoral feare listed below:
     - China Scholarship Council
     - Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral fellowship
     - SNSF Postdoc. Mobility
     - Marie Curie Global Fellowship
     - SG Academies South-East Asia Fellowship (SASEAF) Programme

PhD students

We regularly take PhD students each semester/year in our group! The students will be fully funded by NUS Research Scholarship. We are looking for self-motivated PhD candidates with:
     - Bachelar and Master degree in material science, food science, physics, chemistry, or related fields.
     - Research experience is preferred but not required.
     - Motivation for independent research.

Interested candidates should provide your up-to-date CV with the publication if you have, a brief reseasrch interest and proposal, and the contact information of three references to Dr. Zhou (jiangtao.zhou@hest.ethz.ch).

In addition, we welcome and support the applications for applying PhD scholarships. The possible funding sources for graduates are listed below:
     - NUS President's Graduate Fellowship
     - Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship  
     - Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 
     - A*STAR Graduate Scholarship

Visiting Researchers and students

We are always welcoming and happy to host visiting researchers and PhD students. Candidates with the background of material science, food science, biophysics, polymer chemistry, biology and relevant fields are preferred. There are fundings such as Chinese Scholarship Council and other sources available.

Please send your CV (and transcript for visiting PhD students) to Dr. Zhou (jiangtao.zhou@hest.ethz.ch).

Undergraduates and Master students

We are always welcoming the undergraduate and master students from the departments of food science, chemistry,  material science, physics, biology and relevant fields to conduct the final year project.

Please send your CV, transcript and motivation letter describing your research interest to Dr. Zhou (jiangtao.zhou@hest.ethz.ch).