Total 20 job vacancies by National University Of Singapore

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Job Description

• Support full spectrum finance duties, including but not limited to procurement, payments, accounts receivables in line with hosting institutions and grantor guidelines
• Provide grant management administration, such as grant claims, progress report’s financial reporting and other grant variation request.
• Provide administrative support, such as assets management, filing, phone enquiries, mails collections, stationery orders, etc
• Provide finance and administrative support for Annual Scientific Meeting and assist in pre and post event activities
• Assist in other finance or administrative functions as and when required by team

Qualifications

Degree in Administration, Accounting or Finance, and minimum 2 years of work experiences

• Positive working attitude, proactive and willing to learn
• Good organization and communication skills
• Experience in SAP HANA, Ariba
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office application like Excel, Word, Teams, DocuSign and online communication application is an added advantage

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

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Job Description

NUS Enterprise plays a pivotal role in advancing innovation and entrepreneurship. We are an incubator and venture builder with a comprehensive range of programs, providing mentorship, and support for startups and spinoffs. We are expanding and we need someone to be part of the team to nurture these start-ups and help them reach the next phase in their growth.

As part of the NUS Enterprise Portfolio Management Unit, you will

• Work closely with NUS Enterprise teams on the pipeline of early-stage startups/spinoffs, and identify opportunities for incubation and/or investment.
• Identify opportunities in emerging technologies and industries, supported by in-depth research and working knowledge.
• Manage the entire investment process, from sourcing, to conducting due diligence, deal structuring, terms negotiation, recommendations, legal documentation and funding completion.
• Build and manage external relationships with founders, investors, corporate partners, and internal relationships with NUS Enterprise and other departments, to foster collaboration and leverage collective knowledge/expertise, so as to enhance value of the portfolio of startups/spinoffs.
• Monitor progress of the portfolio and provide timely communication of such progress to Unit head and management.
• Seek exit or M&A opportunities of the portfolio.
• Be responsible for data collection, regular reports, legal documentation and administrative tasks related to your portfolio and the Unit.
• Senior level of appointment (Associate Director & above) would require you to assume leadership responsibilities, eg supervising junior portfolio/investment managers.

Qualifications

• University degree.

Experience:

• Proven track record in early-stage investments, including the management of at least one fund exceeding S$20 million. A strong network in the investment community would be an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to build a strong investment pipeline and identify potential in emerging industries and business models.

Skills:

• Critical and independent thinker, capable of seeing the big picture while maintaining attention to detailed execution.
• Proficient in assessing complex, high-risk proposals and making well-reasoned recommendations despite ambiguities and imperfect information.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in financial analysis, deal structuring, and legal documentation.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, necessary for engaging with external parties and articulating complex, high-risk proposals clearly and convincingly to management or internal stakeholders.

Work Style:

• Self-starter who enjoys hands-on work with founders.
• Resourceful, having a flexible mindset, capable of working within a large organization with established processes and diverse stakeholders.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

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Job Description

To support Finance Lead in the payment workstream, to review and approve payment transactions for the College of Design & Engineering and providing advisory support and ensuring compliance with University’s Financial Policies and Procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Counter-check invoices and Request for Payments (RFP)
• Approve the invoices and RFPs in the system
• Provide advisory on payment policies and procedures
• Other administrative tasks assigned

Qualifications

• O-level or Polytechnic Diploma in any field;
• Preferably with 3-5 years of relevant working experience;
• Meticulous with great attention to details
• A good team player with positive attitude;
• Customer centric mindset and Good communications skill;
• Familiar with MS Office applications;
• Good written and spoken English

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About Asian Institute of Digital Finance

The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a university-level institute in NUS, jointly founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and NUS. AIDF aspires to be a thought leader, a Fintech knowledge hub, and an experimental site for developing digital financial technologies as well as for nurturing current and future Fintech researchers and practitioners in Asia.

We invite applications for the position of Research Associate who will be housed in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC) under Principal Investigator, Professor Liang Zhenkai for research grant ref: NRF/UP#1, titled: “Security and identity management of digital infrastructure for FinTech services.”

We are strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Qualifications

The Research Associate will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects under the NRF grant. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Security
• Systems and Networking

Job requirements:

• Master’s degree with at least 2 years’ relevant work experience;
• Programming skills in C/C++.
• Experience in research.
• Experiences with the following areas will be preferredProgram analysis
  System/OS kernel development
  Audit log analysis
  Trusted hardware programming

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is a leading public policy school in Asia, part of the National University of Singapore. Its mission is to improve governance in Asia, and improve lives for a sustainable world. Its faculty consists of accomplished scholars, educators, and experienced policy practitioners. The school offers several Master's degree programmes, a small PhD programme, as well as executive education programmes for policymakers in Asia and beyond.

The School and the University place strong emphasis on teaching and learning. To serve the educational mission of the School and the University, the Educator Track has been designed to bring together and support the career pathway of outstanding educators. Faculty on the Educator Track will be expected to teach as well contribute to the broader educational mission of the School. At more senior levels, they are expected to lead on pedagogical innovations and in teaching and learning matters. A research background in a primary disciplinary domain is valued. Scholarly research on pedagogy and teaching is a bonus, but not mandated. Although the NUS Educator Track is not a tenurable line, it has a route towards an Associate Professorship on an open contract, along with the possibility of funding for overseas conference travel.

The LKY School invites applications for the following full-time positions on the Educator Track:

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Public Finance & Budgeting (disciplinary field – Economics or Public Administration)
• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics or Advanced Methods/Tools, with an ability to teach R and Python preferred (disciplinary field – Public Administration, Public Management, or Public Policy)

Applicants for Senior Lecturer positions must possess a PhD degree as well as at least five years teaching experience and demonstrated impact in higher education settings. Candidates for Lecturer positions should have a PhD degree, and prior teaching experience in higher education settings would be advantageous.

The appointments of Senior Lecturer and Lecturer will be for an initial period of 3-5 years and 2-3 years, respectively, ideally beginning January 2025, with the possibility of contract renewal based on performance and the school’s teaching requirements.

Application

To apply, please provide a detailed resume and a cover letter describing your background and preparation for the position, your teaching interests, and your potential contributions to the school.

Interested candidates are encouraged to find out more about the National University of Singapore and the LKY School at www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg.

Required Documents

• Detailed curriculum vitae, including details of education, employment history, past experience of teaching and supervision, research activities (including publications) and achievements, honours and awards, and service accomplishments.
• Cover letter.
• Teaching statement.
• A teaching portfolio with sample classroom exercises and recent student or peer teaching evaluations.
• Three letters of reference.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About Asian Institute of Digital Finance

The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a university-level institute in NUS, jointly founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and NUS. AIDF aspires to be a thought leader, a Fintech knowledge hub, and an experimental site for developing digital financial technologies as well as for nurturing current and future Fintech researchers and practitioners in Asia.

We invite applications for the position of Research Assistant who will be housed in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC) under Principal Investigator, Professor Liang Zhenkai for research grant ref: NRF/UP#1, titled: “Security and identity management of digital infrastructure for FinTech services.”

We are strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Qualifications

The Research Assistant will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects under the NRF grant. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Security
• Systems and Networking

Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years’ relevant work experience;
• Programming skills in C/C++.
• Experience in research.
• Experiences with the following areas will be preferredProgram analysis
  System/OS kernel development
  Audit log analysis
  Trusted hardware programming

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Role

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a new university-level research institute in the National University of Singapore (NUS), jointly supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and NUS. SGFIN aspires to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance, provide thought leadership in the sustainability space, and shape sustainability outcomes across the financial sector and the economy at large.

This role is ideally suited for those wishing to work in academic or industry research in the financial sector, particularly in the area of sustainable, responsible, and green investing and valuation. The responsibilities of the role will include designing and developing a framework to distill various information regarding corporate sustainability efforts and performance into various metrics that can be analyzed further to support decision making in the corporate, financial, and societal spheres.

There are no teaching obligations for this position, and the candidate will have the opportunity to develop their research portfolio.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to assume the following responsibilities:

• Design research projects in close collaboration with the Institute’s Directors (Prof. Sumit Agarwal / A.Prof Johan Sulaeman / A.Prof Weina Zhang) and Research Affiliates
• Take ownership and responsibility for the successful delivery of research projects, ensuring they are completed within the required deadline and allocated budget, and meeting/exceeding project specifications and targets
• Participate in pre-project activities such as identifying required resources to ensure project completion including staffing and organizational needs of the project team, and preparing high-level project plans with project timeline and resource requirements
• Development of research hypotheses
• Plan and perform the collection and organization of corporate financial and sustainability disclosures
• Plan and perform the collection and organization of information regarding government policies and regulations in the sustainability space
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of existing frameworks, to extend existing frameworks to develop a more comprehensive framework
• Monitor progress of research projects and provide necessary interventions to ensure smooth completion of each project
• Manage and coordinate project deliverables, ensuring their quality
• Manage the collaborations with research and industry stakeholders, including providing periodic progress updates and deliverables for grant funding body or project sponsors
• Manage industry partners’ expectation by understanding their needs and providing realistic expectations and scope of each project
• Preparation of results for industry communications, presentations, and academic articles for journal publications
• For Research Fellow position: guide, mentor, and supervise research analysts and associates on the project team
• Work closely with the rest of the SGFIN team to support SGFIN’s activities and objectives

Requirements

• Academic background in the following subjects is preferred: finance, accounting, economics, business, sustainable/green finance, sustainability management, or related disciplines. A bachelor’s degree is required, a master’s degree in one of these subjects is preferred, with a PhD degree required for the Research Fellow position.
• Basic understanding of financial sector (banks and other financial institutions), financial markets, corporate financial statements, and credit risk analysis, is required.
• A thorough knowledge of the research field of sustainable economics or finance is highly preferred.
• Quantitative analytical and/or financial econometric skills, including knowledge of advanced statistical software packages, are highly desired, along with experience with empirical research methods, including developing, conducting and supporting research and data analysis of research projects.
• Proactive in problem solving.
• Good time management and planning skills with a commitment to delivery.
• Strong project management skills, with ability to manage several projects concurrently.
• Strong delivery management experience, with proven track records in managing and steering projects towards smooth execution and on time delivery.
• Adaptive to change with a positive work attitude.
• Enthusiastic team player who is self-driven, committed, and willing to take initiative.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, effective in coordinating stakeholders, fostering teamwork, and leading high performance project team.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, along with strong written communication skills.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Role

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a new university-level research institute in the National University of Singapore (NUS), jointly supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and NUS. SGFIN aspires to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance, provide thought leadership in the sustainability space, and shape sustainability outcomes across the financial sector and the economy at large.

This role is ideally suited for those wishing to work in academic or industry research in the financial sector, particularly in the area of sustainable, responsible, and green investing and valuation. The responsibilities of the role will include designing and developing a framework to distill various information regarding corporate sustainability efforts and performance into various metrics that can be analyzed further to support decision making in the corporate, financial, and societal spheres.

There are no teaching obligations for this position, and the candidate will have the opportunity to develop their research portfolio.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to assume the following responsibilities:

• Design research projects in close collaboration with the Institute’s Directors (Prof. Sumit Agarwal / A.Prof Johan Sulaeman / A.Prof Weina Zhang) and Research Affiliates
• Take ownership and responsibility for the successful delivery of research projects, ensuring they are completed within the required deadline and allocated budget, and meeting/exceeding project specifications and targets
• Participate in pre-project activities such as identifying required resources to ensure project completion including staffing and organizational needs of the project team, and preparing high-level project plans with project timeline and resource requirements
• Development of research hypotheses
• Plan and perform the collection and organization of corporate financial and sustainability disclosures
• Plan and perform the collection and organization of information regarding government policies and regulations in the sustainability space
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of existing frameworks, to extend existing frameworks to develop a more comprehensive framework
• Monitor progress of research projects and provide necessary interventions to ensure smooth completion of each project
• Manage and coordinate project deliverables, ensuring their quality
• Manage the collaborations with research and industry stakeholders, including providing periodic progress updates and deliverables for grant funding body or project sponsors
• Manage industry partners’ expectation by understanding their needs and providing realistic expectations and scope of each project
• Preparation of results for industry communications, presentations, and academic articles for journal publications
• For Research Fellow position: guide, mentor, and supervise research analysts and associates on the project team
• Work closely with the rest of the SGFIN team to support SGFIN’s activities and objectives

Requirements

• Academic background in the following subjects is preferred: finance, accounting, economics, business, sustainable/green finance, sustainability management, or related disciplines. A bachelor’s degree is required, a master’s degree in one of these subjects is preferred, with a PhD degree required for the Research Fellow position.
• Basic understanding of financial sector (banks and other financial institutions), financial markets, corporate financial statements, and credit risk analysis, is required.
• A thorough knowledge of the research field of sustainable economics or finance is highly preferred.
• Quantitative analytical and/or financial econometric skills, including knowledge of advanced statistical software packages, are highly desired, along with experience with empirical research methods, including developing, conducting and supporting research and data analysis of research projects.
• Proactive in problem solving.
• Good time management and planning skills with a commitment to delivery.
• Strong project management skills, with ability to manage several projects concurrently.
• Strong delivery management experience, with proven track records in managing and steering projects towards smooth execution and on time delivery.
• Adaptive to change with a positive work attitude.
• Enthusiastic team player who is self-driven, committed, and willing to take initiative.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, effective in coordinating stakeholders, fostering teamwork, and leading high performance project team.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, along with strong written communication skills.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About Asian Institute of Digital Finance

The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a university-level institute in the National University of Singapore (NUS), jointly founded by The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and NUS. AIDF aspires to be a thought leader, a FinTech knowledge hub, and an experimental site for developing digital financial technologies as well as for nurturing current and future FinTech researchers and practitioners in Asia.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting AIDF’s research efforts by maintaining AIDF’s IT infrastructure and enhancing the Institute’s IT capabilities. This job role will include:

• Optimisation and maintenance of AIDF’s servers, hardware, websites and database subscriptions to meet our core objectives
• Provide IT infrastructure and software systems assistance for AIDF colleagues and research partners
• IT support for research and office administration
• Event support: Help with IT set-up and other tasks as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Networks and Telecommunication or related fields
• Knowledge of Basic Server Management a plus
• 2 years of minimum experience

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About Asian Institute of Digital Finance

The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a university-level institute in NUS, jointly founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and NUS. AIDF aspires to be a thought leader, a Fintech knowledge hub, and an experimental site for developing digital financial technologies as well as for nurturing current and future Fintech researchers and practitioners in Asia.

We invite applications for the position of Research Assistant who will be housed in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC) under Principal Investigator, Professor Liang Zhenkai for research grant ref: NRF/UP#1, titled: “Security and identity management of digital infrastructure for FinTech services.”

We are strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Qualifications

The Research Assistant will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects under the NRF grant. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Security
• Systems and Networking

Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years’ relevant work experience;
• Programming skills in C/C++.
• Experience in research.
• Experiences with the following areas will be preferredProgram analysis
  System/OS kernel development
  Audit log analysis
  Trusted hardware programming
  

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Asian Institute of Digital Finance

Department : FinTech Research

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal.

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Role

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a university-level research institute in the National University of Singapore (NUS), jointly supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and NUS. SGFIN aspires to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance, provide thought leadership in the sustainability space, and shape sustainability outcomes across the financial sector and the economy at large.

This role is ideally suited for those wishing to work in academic or industry research in the financial sector, particularly in the area of sustainable, responsible, and green investing and valuation. The responsibilities of the role will include providing administrative leadership for SGFIN, ensuring ample support to meet the finance, human resources, and administrative needs of the Institute’s operation.

Responsibilities

Administrative Leadership and Collaborations

• Plan, lead, and oversee the operations of the Institute
• Lead a team, comprising of a small number of direct reports (administrative staff), as well as indirect reports (researchers, student assistants) and temporary staff hires, to ensure the smooth operations of the Institute
• Develop a strong framework for internal (within NUS) collaborations with various NUS units and departments,
• Promote an inclusive external engagement strategy, with the Institute’s leadership team, to promote active collaborations and sponsorships with the industry, including managing the communications with speakers and attendees of the Institute’s academic and industry activities
• Assist in the preparation of project proposals and research grant applications

Finance

• Oversee the Institute’s financial matters, including performing financial planning and projections, and preparing annual reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the Institute’s income sources and expenditures, aligning them with SGFIN strategic priorities.
• Foster and maintain cross-function collaboration with business partners to facilitate greater efficiency and clarity in financial processes.

Human Resources

• Oversee the Institute’s HR matters, in close collaboration with NUS HR team, to establish good practices in hiring and retention, including developing a fair and equitable compensation structure to attract new hires and retain outstanding staff.
• Promote professional development for the Institute’s staff.

Communication

• Oversee the reliable delivery of the Institute’s websites and collaterals, including the publication and circulation of the Institute’s research communications
• Coordinate promotional events such as media interviews and invited speeches representing SGFIN (via social media, newspapers, TV channels, radio interviews)

Requirements

• Recognised University degree
• Resourceful, motivated, self-driven individual with a high level of initiative
• Excellent organizational skills, including interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills, including writing skills
• Relevant prior working experience in the administrative and managerial roles, including a track record of leading a team of motivated staff members
• Able to multi-task well with clear follow-through
• Meticulous, with an eye for details
• Competent in Microsoft Office tools - Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Role

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a new university-level research institute in the National University of Singapore (NUS), jointly supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and NUS. SGFIN aspires to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance, provide thought leadership in the sustainability space, and shape sustainability outcomes across the financial sector and the economy at large.

This role is ideally suited for those wishing to work in academic or industry research in the financial sector, particularly in the area of sustainable, responsible, and green investing and valuation. The responsibilities of the role will include designing and developing a framework to distill various information regarding corporate sustainability efforts and performance into various metrics that can be analyzed further to support decision making in the corporate, financial, and societal spheres.

There are no teaching obligations for this position, and the candidate will have the opportunity to develop their research portfolio.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to assume the following responsibilities:

• Design research projects in close collaboration with the Institute’s Directors (Prof. Sumit Agarwal / A.Prof Johan Sulaeman / A.Prof Weina Zhang) and Research Affiliates
• Take ownership and responsibility for the successful delivery of research projects, ensuring they are completed within the required deadline and allocated budget, and meeting/exceeding project specifications and targets
• Participate in pre-project activities such as identifying required resources to ensure project completion including staffing and organizational needs of the project team, and preparing high-level project plans with project timeline and resource requirements
• Development of research hypotheses
• Plan and perform the collection and organization of corporate financial and sustainability disclosures
• Plan and perform the collection and organization of information regarding government policies and regulations in the sustainability space
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of existing frameworks, to extend existing frameworks to develop a more comprehensive framework
• Monitor progress of research projects and provide necessary interventions to ensure smooth completion of each project
• Manage and coordinate project deliverables, ensuring their quality
• Manage the collaborations with research and industry stakeholders, including providing periodic progress updates and deliverables for grant funding body or project sponsors
• Manage industry partners’ expectation by understanding their needs and providing realistic expectations and scope of each project
• Preparation of results for industry communications, presentations, and academic articles for journal publications
• For Research Fellow position: guide, mentor, and supervise research analysts and associates on the project team
• Work closely with the rest of the SGFIN team to support SGFIN’s activities and objectives

Requirements

• Academic background in the following subjects is preferred: finance, accounting, economics, business, sustainable/green finance, sustainability management, or related disciplines. A bachelor’s degree is required, a master’s degree in one of these subjects is preferred, with a PhD degree required for the Research Fellow position.
• Basic understanding of financial sector (banks and other financial institutions), financial markets, corporate financial statements, and credit risk analysis, is required.
• A thorough knowledge of the research field of sustainable economics or finance is highly preferred.
• Quantitative analytical and/or financial econometric skills, including knowledge of advanced statistical software packages, are highly desired, along with experience with empirical research methods, including developing, conducting and supporting research and data analysis of research projects.
• Proactive in problem solving.
• Good time management and planning skills with a commitment to delivery.
• Strong project management skills, with ability to manage several projects concurrently.
• Strong delivery management experience, with proven track records in managing and steering projects towards smooth execution and on time delivery.
• Adaptive to change with a positive work attitude.
• Enthusiastic team player who is self-driven, committed, and willing to take initiative.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, effective in coordinating stakeholders, fostering teamwork, and leading high performance project team.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, along with strong written communication skills.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

We are recruiting 2 researchers to work on a major research project on building trust and digital resilience:

https://ctic.nus.edu.sg/ctic.moeT3 and https://ctic.nus.edu.sg/igyro

We are seeking applications for two full-time postdoctoral researcher/research fellow positions to work on building a theoretical framework to examine factors that affect public trust in digitalization, alongside trust in government and public institutions to manage associated risks. Through multi-city large scale surveys and online experiments, the study seeks to understand public attitudes towards technology, the digital information pipeline, and the role of government. This research will contribute to policy design and the implementation of digital technologies in a way that is sensitive to public concerns and expectations.

The two positions are available from Q3 2024 (reasonably earlier or later start date is negotiable) for 3 years each. The researchers are expected to have significant experience in designing and conducting survey research with a focus on digital technologies, platforms, AI, public trust, or other closely related areas. The project using a policy design lens will contribute to the literature on building trust in digitalization through mixed-method research in multiple phases. The project will conceptualise trust in digital information and examining factors such as trust in technology and trust in government.

Please provide CV, 3 writing samples (preferably journal articles) and a letter of interest indicating your expertise and experiences in survey methodology as well as potential contribution to research in sphere 3 on regulation and policy considerations for building trust and digital resilience.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a relevant PhD before starting the position. The ideal applicant has a background and interest in multidisciplinary research in public policy with a focus on digital technologies, platforms, AI, public trust, or a closely related area and has a strong publication track record. The applicant must have experience and aptitude for qualitative and quantitative research relevant to this multidisciplinary project particularly in designing and conducting large scale Surveys. Research experience and track record in conducting primary data collection and analysis in Asia is a plus. Strong applicants from social sciences, communications, information science, or related fields, as well as interdisciplinary scholars trained and published in Public Policy with a focus on digital technologies, AI, public trust, or a closely related area are encouraged to apply.

PhD degree and 0-2 years of work experience in a related area aside from years dedicated to graduate studies for postdoctoral researcher position. Applicants with more than 2 years of postdoctoral research experience post PhD will be considered for postdoctoral fellowship or senior fellowship positions based on their research experience and demonstrated capabilities in research excellence, developing research programs and in-depth knowledge, skill and expertise.

Additional requirements
• Expertise in quantitative data analysis methods for surveys
• Relevant programming experience for statistical analysis and visualisations for surveys
• Knowledge of technology adoption and trust research
• Excellent spoken and written English
• The ability to follow instructions, adhere to deadlines and demonstrate attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team
• Time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of ethical considerations in research involving human participants

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal.

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

Predicting Debt Crisis with Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Big Data, an inter-disciplinary project funded by the Asian Institute of Digital Finance, is looking for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow. The Principal Investigators of this project are at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and NUS School of Computing. The candidate will oversee day-to-day activities and the general management of assigned research projects.

These responsibilities include:
• Conducting academic research on topics related to artificial intelligence, macro finance, and interdisciplinary topics.
• Integrating existing literature to propose research ideas and hypotheses, develop and implement empirical analysis using various statistical software. Methodologies used include machine learning, regression discontinuities, difference-in-difference analyses, among others.
• Working with team members to extract, process, and filter information from various text resources and construct new datasets.
• Processing, cleaning, and merging datasets (e.g., using R, Python, Stata, SPSS, and/or SAS).
• Giving presentations and scheduling meetings with external parties that are relevant to the research projects
• Coordinating and supervising research assistants to help in the responsibilities stated above.

Requirements

- A PhD degree in econometrics, economics, finance, or other related fields.
- Experience of conducting interdisciplinary research. Relevant experience in international finance, public finance, and econometrics would be a plus.
- Familiar with statistical software such as STATA, R, or Python, advanced programming skill is a plus.
- Responsible, detail oriented, and perfection-seeking.
- Quick in learning and creative in providing solutions.
- Independent, self-starter with initiative and commitment.
- Enjoys interacting with people and open to new experiences.
- Must have the ability to proactively manage teams of research assistants across on multiple research activities.

The candidate is expected to be physically present in NUS office during the stipulated working hours. Software and tools required for data analysis will be made available.

The earliest start date of the appointment is May 2024. Appointments will be on a term-contract of one year, and renewable when necessary. Salary will commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, track record, potential, experience.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae with complete contact information and any supporting documents.

Should you be shortlisted, a faculty member or an administrator will be contacting you directly for an interview.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

As the Head of Department, the Director shall:

Responsibilities:

1. Direct and review all periodical financial reports, provide timely and accurate financial data to senior management for decision making
2. Implement and monitor a control system and/or other accounting quality management system.
3. Implement and ensure compliance of accounting policies, measures, procedures that are necessary for proper accounting practices, controls and services.
4. Plan and prepare annual and long-term capital and annual budgets for senior management’s approval.
5. Monitor the preparation of cash-flow statements, forecast and interact with the Banks and other external bodies.
6. Oversee purchasing and store to negotiate for best prices without compromising on quality and ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with SOPs.
7. Oversee and ensure that the Jackpot operations comply with appropriate SOPs in the handling of monies.

Requirements:

1. Degree from a recognized University with Accounting related professional qualification.
2. 12 years of relevant experience of which at least 6 years should be in a senior managerial position.
3. Well versed with various aspects of finance and accounting.
4. Well versed with Microsoft Office with special proficiency in Excel.
5. Effective verbal and written communication