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The Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at National Taiwan University's College of Life Sciences seeks applicants for an assistant professor position in plant ecology or plant physiological ecology. Required materials: cover letter, CV with publications list, teaching/research plans, Ph.D. proof and transcripts, and PDFs of publications from August 1, 2019 onward. Submit documents via email to Miss C.Y. Lin (chuanya@ntu.edu.tw) by January 4, 2026. For detail, please download the file: In English or Chinese.

Highlighted Student Research: The editorial board of TAIWANIA recommends the following students' achievements in Biodiversity research

2025

Identifying characteristics of post-landslide habitats and potential native herbaceous species for revegetation after landslides across Taiwan - Kai-Chi Hsu

2024

A new species and a new record of genus Descolea from Indian Himalaya - Shikha Choudhary

Mapping distribution of woody plant species richness from field rapid assessment and machine learning - Bo-Hao Perng

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Taiwania (ISSN: 0372-333X) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal with no subscription charges or Article Processing Charge (APC). Taiwania articles are published both online (at https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw) and in the traditional printed format issued quarterly, with one volume per year. The Journal publishes original research articles, scientific notes, and invited or submitted reviews on all aspects of biodiversity, including taxonomy, phylogeny, morphology, genetics, ecology and evolutionary biology, at all levels of organization from molecular, organismal, community to ecosystem.

Taiwania has been indexed Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), BIOSIS PREVIEWS & Zoological Record (in Web of science); CABI; EBSCO; ProQuest; Ingenta;Scopus and Ulrich's Periodical Directories.

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