The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research announced recently it would seek leading global scientists in plateau research to work on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the world’s highest.

　　The CAS institute is providing ten senior research positions, whose annual salaries range from 80,000 to 150,000 yuan (9,700 to 18,000 US dollars) and include other perks.

　　The invited researchers are expected to focus on geodynamics, environmental and climate change, as well as atmosphere and earth face circles.

　　Successful candidates must hold doctoral degrees, be under the age of 45 and have a minimum of eight years’ relevant research experience. They should also have published at least four academic papers in journals cited by the Science Citation Index, said a human resources official with the institute.