招聘 | 德国明斯特大学Jörg Kudla课题组招聘CSC博士研究生

德国明斯特大学--植物分子遗传和细胞生物学--Prof. Dr. Jörg Kudla课题组

Jörg Kudla教授不仅是德国明斯特大学教授，也是长江学者特聘教授，目前作为中国农业大学和华中农业大学的讲席教授，同时也是中国科学院国际人才计划杰出学者（PIFI），自2014年起连续被评为“全球高被引学者”。目前，Kudla实验室中有多位中国博士生在研，可以为新生的个人和科研生活提供帮助。在过去的十年里，许多得到中国国家留学基金委（CSC）的支持的学生已成功获得了他们的博士学位。

此外，在2025年的CSC奖学金申请期间，Kudla教授与组内经验丰富的学生将乐意协助您申请为期四年的CSC博士奖学金。更多信息请参考https://www.csc.edu.cn/chuguo。

课题组主要研究方向：

我们的课题组主要研究植物钙感受蛋白以及与之互作的蛋白激酶信号网络的功能。我们曾是最早发现Calcineurin B-like (CBLs) 蛋白的团队，同时鉴定出与CBLs蛋白相互作用的蛋白激酶CIPKs (CBL-interacting protein kinase)。此外，我们对CBLs/CIPKs复合物在植物生长发育和逆境胁迫方面的功能进行了系统性解析。同时，我们运用系统生物学的方法研究了在不同逆境胁迫下植物体内钙离子信号的特异性。除此之外，我们还专注于运用遗传学相结合的方法来提高作物的非生物逆境抗性，通过分子遗传学的手段对作物品种进行驯化，培育新的品种以提高作物的营养价值与逆境适应。

我们的实验室以其在现代细胞生物学成像领域的尖端专业知识而闻名，尤其擅长利用荧光标记蛋白。实验室研究的模式植物包括拟南芥、番茄、棉花、水稻和椰枣。如果您想了解更多关于实验室和相关科研信息，请访问以下网址：https://www.uni-muenster.de/Biologie.IBBP/agkudla/index.html。

实验室论文发表情况：

我们已经发表了超过150篇学术论文，这些论文总共被引用了超过两万次。其中，一部分论文发表在国际著名期刊，如Nature、Science、Cell、Nature Biotechnology、Developmental Cell、PNAS等。这些论文中，大约有36篇被评为高被引文章。

招生要求:

申请者应具有高度的上进心和对科学的执着，并具有超高的执行力和目标导向的工作作风。我们希望申请人对植物信号转导有浓厚的兴趣，并尽可能多地掌握分子生物学和分子遗传学知识，当然丰富的分子生物学技术与经验必不可少。此外，我们希望您具有良好的沟通技巧并愿意使用英语进行交流。如果您希望深入了解我们的实验室或者讨论申请的具体细节，您可以在准备申请材料之前联系Changyun Liu（liuch@uni-muenster.de）。

如果您对加入Kudla实验室感兴趣，请您务必在2024年12月1日之前将申请材料发送至以下电子邮件地址：cscinfo@uni-muenster.de。您的申请应包括一份个人简历、简单的研究经历介绍，以及您的本科和硕士成绩单（这些成绩单可以是中文的）。我们也希望能收到两封教授推荐信。随后，我们将向所有申请人发送收件通知，并将对他们进行个人面试，面试可能会通过视频通话进行，并计划在12月中旬进行。

明斯特大学简介：

明斯特大学位于德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦州。它是德国最大和最著名的大学之一。该大学是德国U15联盟的成员，2015年在U.S. NEWS报道的德国大学排名中位居第15位。明斯特大学有7个学院和15个系。学校的历史可以追溯到1588年，17世纪已经在这所学校进行哲学和神学讲座。从1780年开始，它正式作为大学招收学生。欲了解更多有关明斯特大学的信息，请访问以下网站：https://www.uni-muenster.de/de/。

明斯特被誉为德国的自行车之都。这座城市维护着广泛的自行车网络，包括受欢迎的“长廊”，它环绕着城市，骑自行车是最快、最环保的方式到达目的地。明斯特是一座可爱而便捷的城市，有许多亚洲和中国餐馆以及超市。还有一个名为“Aasee”的湖，那里有很多人跑步、散步或野餐。此外，明斯特是一座融合了丰富历史和国家现代化感的城市。有许多博物馆可供参观。在这里，您可以享受文化的盛宴，度过美妙的学习时光。

欢迎来到明斯特！

Possibility to pursue PhD research in Germany

with a CSC scholarship

Host Professor:Prof. Dr. Jörg Kudla
Host Lab: Molecular genetics and cell biology of plants, University of Münster, Germany.

Prof. Kudla is not only a professor at the University of Münster, but also is a Chang Jiang Distinguished Scholar currently appointed as professor at China Agricultural University and Huazhong Agricultural University, and an outstanding winner of PIFI (CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative). He has been recognized as “Highly Cited Researcher” since 2014. The lab has a healthy and friendly community of Chinese PhD student brothers and sisters that will happily help you in your personal and scientific life in Germany. During the past decade many CSC supported students have successfully pursued their PhD degree in this lab.

Also, for the 2025 CSC fellowship application period, Prof. Kudla together with experienced students will be happy to help you to apply for a four-year China Scholarship Council (CSC) National PhD Scholarship (see more information at https://www.csc.edu.cn/chuguo).

Focus of research:

The host lab has a strong interest in important aspects of plant biology, like plant stress tolerance and plant nutrition. It has long experience in the functional analysis of a calcium sensor protein/serine-threonine kinase signaling network. The lab discovered CalcineurinB-like (CBL) proteins and identified CIPKs (CBL-interactingprotein kinase) that interact with CBL proteins. The host lab is focusing on a systems biological approach to understand the control of specificity in Ca²⁺-signaling systems. In addition, the group is utilizing combinatorial genetic approaches to enhance abiotic stress tolerance of crops, de novo domestication of plant species to create novel crops, improvement of crop nutritional value and stress tolerance. The lab is well known for special expertise in most modern cell biology imaging approaches using fluorescent reporter proteins. The list of model plants studied in the lab includes Arabidospsis, tomato, rice, cotton and date palm.

For more information on the host lab and research:
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Biologie.IBBP/agkudla/index.html

Publications:

Totally, the lab has published more than 150 papers, which were cited about 20,200 times. Several publications appeared in leading general journals like Nature, Science, Cell, Nature Biotechnology, Developmental Cell, and PNAS. About 36 papers are ranked as highly cited articles.

Requirements:

The candidate should be highly self-motivated and committed to science. He or she should have strong execution ability and goal-oriented work style. We expect the candidate to have a strong interest in plant signal transduction, and have as much knowledge as possible in molecular biology and molecular genetics. Substantial experience with molecular techniques is essential. Moreover, good communication skills and willingness to communicate in English are essential.

If you wish to learn more about the lab or would like to discuss details of your application, you may consider contacting Changyun Liu (liuch@uni-muenster.de) before preparing your application.

If you are interested in joining the Kudla lab, you will have to submit your application latest by 1^stDec 2024 to the following email address: cscinfo@uni-muenster.de.

Your application should include a CV, a short description of your research experience, and your bachelor and master transcript of records (these transcripts can be in Chinese). We would also appreciate to receive two letters of recommendation. All applicants will receive a notification of receipt and will be considered for a personal interview (potentially via video call), which will take place by middle of December.

University of Münster:

University of Münster is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the largest and most famous universities in Germany. The university is a member of the German U15 Alliance and ranked 15^th in the U.S. NEWS German University in 2015. University of Münster has 7 colleges and 15 departments. The history of the school dates back to 1588 and philosophical/theological lectures were already given in this school in the 17th century. From 1780 on, it officially enrolled students as a university. For more information about the University of Münster, please visit the following website: https://www.uni-muenster.de/de/
Münster is known as the bicycle capital of Germany. The city maintains an extensive network for bicycles including the popular "Promenade" which encircles the city, riding is the most fast, green and environmentally friendly way to reach your destinations. Münster is a lovely and convenient city, there are lots of Asian and Chinese restaurants and supermarkets. There is a lake named “Aasee” where lots of people are running or walking or enjoying a picnic. Additionally, Münster is a city which embraces both generous history and a sense of national modernization. There are lots of museums for visiting. You can enjoy a feast of culture and experience a wonderful time of studying here.

Welcome to Münster!