He is now a associate Professor, Key Laboratory of Archaeological Sciences and Cultural Heritage, and Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He also serves as Secretary of the Chronology Committee and Secretary-General of the Zooarchaeology Committee under the Chinese Society of Archaeology. His research focuses primarily on archaeological chronology and prehistoric subsistence economy. He has presided over multiple national and provincial research projects, including 2 National Social Science Fund Projects, 3 sub-projects of Major National Social Science Fund Programs. As a core principal investigator, he has participated in subsistence and chronological research sub-projects of the "Chinese Civilization Origin Exploration Project", a key R&D program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology. He has been consecutively listed in the Top 1% Highly Cited Chinese Researchers by CNKI for the years 2024 and 2025.