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Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community. CTIC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights in developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building largescale experimental systems, developing theories and policies for effective management of information systems in organizations, and improving the well-being 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.

The Research Assistant will work closely with the Principal Investigators, Professor Lee Mong Li and Professor Wynne Hsu, to conduct research in misinformation. Research output is expected to be high, suitable for publication at top conferences and journals.

Requirements

• A Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science or related field with good grades
• Relevant coursework or projects in machine learning or computer vision.
• Good speaking and writing ability in English.
• Experience in research would be an advantage.

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Job Description

• Provide administrative support in payment and procurement process.
• Liaise with vendors and the Central Finance Office on all invoicing and payment matters.
• Manage applications and process payments for interns, within NUS and externally.
• Submit and process staff claims/ travel requests in NUS system.
• Prepare agenda and minutes-taking for monthly operation meetings, where needed.
• Support onboarding administration for new staff.
• Keep track of AICET's assets and facilitating the annual asset verification exercise.
• Plan and execute key AICET publicity events
• Coordinate event logistics, manage timelines, and ensure successful delivery of each event
• Assisting in any other ad-hoc duties assigned by the Reporting Manager.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in any field with 5 to 10 years of relevant working experience.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications
• Resourceful with good communication skills, and a team player.
• 1 year employment contract will be offered, subject to renewal of contract

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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Job Description

The person shall provide administrative, operational and liaison support to ensure effective development and administration of the:
• MOH-NUS Fellowship Programme, and
• collaborative working model with the health professional bodies to support the coming mandatory CPE requirement in ethics and professionalism and its learning activities

This person will also assist in managing the grant that supports this project and provide adhoc administrative support on other CENTRES deliverables. A sliver of the administrative work will be department related.

The position is for one year, with the possibility of annual renewal for up to two more years if performance is satisfactory.

Responsibilities include:

1. Coordinates and provides administrative support for all aspects of our Fellowship Programmes. This work includes (not an exhaustive list):
a. Manage the recruitment portfolio for the Fellowship Programme including but not limited to developing recruitment strategies, communicating with candidates and partners, planning, and implementing information sessions, and working closely with senior staff on identifying future partnerships.
b. Support the pre- and post-selection for fellow recruitment, including producing promotional materials, drafting instructions and correspondences, scheduling meetings, communicating with selection panel, and making logistics arrangement.
c. Works closely with the Director to manage of external contacts' databases and distribute information through mailers and other means of distribution including compiling and analysing scores and reporting the shortlist results.
d. Ensures that goals and objectives specified for the programme are accomplished in accordance within priorities, time and funding limitations, or other specifications.

2. Coordinates and provides administrative support for all aspects of developing the collaborative working model with the health professional bodies to support the coming mandatory CPE requirement in ethics and professionalism and its learning activities. The work includes (not an exhaustive list):
a. Coordinates and liaises with the Healthcare Ethics Capability Committee (HECC) representatives to schedule meetings, book venues, book catering, and conduct consultation meetings and negotiations with stakeholders.
b. Drafts the minutes of meetings, circulates them to the various stakeholders for feedback and finalises the minutes with guidance from the Deputy Director.
c. Coordinates and provides administrative support to the Deputy Director in preparing the proposal.
d. Coordinates and provides administrative support to the Deputy Director to manage the continuation and transition of existing HECC-endorsed CBmE training programmes in ethics and professionalism to be aligned with the future programmes. This work also includes collecting, analysing and maintaining comprehensive records of our programmatic activities for reporting.
3. Processes payments and prepares comprehensive and accurate quarterly financial and administrative reports, including understanding the terms of grants for expenditure deviation.
4. Assists in drafting and updating standard operating procedures to enable the smooth conduct of our programmes and the efficient management of our financial accounts.
5. Perform other related duties incidental to this job description.

Qualifications

• A degree in any discipline, with at least 3 years working experience.
• Experience in budgeting and grant management principles preferred.
• Experience in running educational courses preferred.

Desired Traits

• Ability to work effectively on own initiative.
• Thrives in an evolving and fast-paced environment.
• Anticipates issues and problems and raises those to senior management.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

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Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant at the Centre for Sleep & Cognition, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The research will involve the development and application of machine learning algorithms to brain MRI data.

Purpose of the post

We seek an enthusiastic and self-motivated research assistant to join our team.

Main duties and responsibilities

The research assistant will be expected to develop and apply machine learning algorithms to brain MRI and other health data. The candidate will also provide support to other projects in the centre.

Qualifications

The applicant should:

1. Have an honors (first class or high distinction or equivalent) in the Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Math or related STEM discipline.
2. Be able to work independently and in a team, have an investigative nature, attention to detail;
3. At least 3 years of research experience in python and deep learning of brain MRI data

Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to A/Prof Yeo Boon Thye Thomas at thomas.yeo@nus.edu.sg.

Formal application: Please submit your application, indicating current/expected salary, supported by a detailed CV, including personal particulars, academic and employment history, complete list of publications/oral presentations and full contacts of three (3) referees to this job portal.

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Job Description

A Programme Manager position is open at the Singapore Hybrid-Integrated Next-Generation μ-Electronics (SHINE) Centre of Professor Aaron Thean and within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS).

The candidate will have a leading role in managing the related research projects, reviewing, and monitoring the execution, leading all aspects of the communication with the involved industrial parties.
The candidate will also have responsibilities in the following areas:
1. Coordinate the setup of the Centre in close collaboration with its Directors and PIs.
2. The Programme Manager is expected to play a leadership role in ensuring a tightly integrated programme where appropriate research activities are clearly collaborative; and to monitor, supervise, and manage the various principal investigators and receive reports on their research projects and specifically to review the progress of the various research activities for their deliverables along pre-determined timelines and make necessary changes, when appropriate, to the programme to achieve the stated goals.
3. Monitor and report on usage of the grant, review, and report expenditure where appropriate.
4. Expected to assist and interact with all partners on reports such as mid-term review reports, annual programme reports, final programme report etc.,
5. Assist on scientific or technical review and shall provide an overall presentation at such reviews.
6. Managing the timeline and deliverables through the programme operations.
7. Interact with the technical teams and industry partners on visits regularly to engage with their home teams to ensure technology relevance.
8. Maintain fixed asset inventory and enforce high standard of document control and record keeping.

Prior experience with project management roles, exposure to different work environments, and a background on Electrical or Computer Engineering are highly valued.

Qualifications

1. Preferably a PhD degree from a reputable university, ideally in Electrical Engineering or related (e.g., Computer, Communication, or Information Engineering).
2. Knowledge and experience in managing projects and/or research programmes is highly valued, along with experience in different roles and functions.
3. Good interpersonal, communication and leadership skills are required along with good written and oral communication skills.
4. The candidate needs to have high tolerance for ambiguity and ability to work on multiple sub-projects simultaneously, ability to prepare/disclose/handle information of a confidential nature, as well as to work in a team and positive “can-do” attitude, as documented by prior work experience and reference letters.
5. Open to Fixed Term Contract.

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

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Job Description

The Bezos Centre requires an experienced individual to support Centre Director on sustainable protein program and centre operation. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the administration and managing centre operation.

Qualifications

1. Lead the centre administration and operation, ensure smooth functioning and efficient resources management.
2. Assist Centre Director on strategic planning and developing initiatives to support the centre goals and objectives.
3. Assist in monitoring the deliverables, reporting and communication.
4. Engaging with stakeholders including faculty, researchers, industry partners, and government bodies.
5. Facilitate partnerships with external organizations to enhance funding opportunities and expedite commercialization.
6. Execute tasks related to centre operation including budget management, project coordination, event planning, outreach and publicity.
7. Develop and implement strategies to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

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Job Description

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

To conduct neuropsychological assessments, and to assist in research procedures.

Candidates will gain training and exposure to research skills (running study, data collection, data analysis and communication skill).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(A) SPECIFIC (80%)

1. Conduct neuropsychological assessment and follow-up of patients and subjects for research purposes/clinic
2. Assist in data entry and data analysis of research projects
3. Obtaining additional or confirmatory clinical data by interviews with caregivers

(B) GENERAL (20%)

1. The Research Assistant will carry out other duties as specified by their Reporting Officer.

Qualifications

(A) EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

1. BSc, BA, BA (Psych) or relevant Background. Candidates in their final year of studies are welcome to apply.

(B) LANGUAGE

1. Must be able to speak English and Mandarin. (We are recruiting personnel to perform Chinese Language cognitive assessment for pure mandarin speaking elderlies)

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About Centre for Governance and Sustainability

Founded in 2010, the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) is housed at the National University of Singapore Business School. We are the go-to hub for corporate sustainability (CS) and corporate governance (CG) insights. Our research pillars are as diverse as they are profound, covering initiatives in sustainability reporting, climate and nature-related reporting, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI), ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) and more.

Our research empowers leaders, organisations and regulators in making informed decisions related to CS and CG. We bridge knowledge with industry needs, enabling organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC), including ASEAN and Singapore, to go further in their sustainability journeys.

Our flagship initiatives include the Sustainability Reporting Review (SRR), Climate Reporting in ASEAN and Nature-related Reporting in APAC, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index, and the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). These initiatives assess and analyse corporate disclosures on the respective stock exchanges. The Singapore Exchange commissioned CGS to conduct the SRR while the ACGS review is an appointment by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

CGS also organises events such as public lectures, industry roundtables and academic conferences on topics related to sustainability and governance. For more information, please visit: https://bschool.nus.edu.sg/cgs/

CGS has multiplied its research efforts over the years and is advancing rapidly in its sustainability and governance endeavours. We are looking for a qualified candidate to be part of the dynamic team of researchers at CGS.

Job Description

Lead and conduct sustainability and governance projects under the guidance of Principal Investigators (faculty members).

Specific responsibilities include:

• Prepare research grant
• Lead research project
• Craft research proposals, methodologies and frameworks
• Write research reports and journals
• Prepare briefs, press release and presentations
• Conduct statistical analysis
• Supervise a team of student assistants
• Engage stakeholders and project partners
• Monitor project budget
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Principal Investigators

Qualifications

1. PhD in the fields of Accountancy, Business, Economics, Environmental Studies or equivalent
2. Familiarity with corporate governance and corporate sustainability
3. Familiarity with company documents such as annual reports preferred, though not required
4. Proficient in spreadsheet, database, and basic data analysis
5. Strong command of the English and Chinese language, particularly writing ability, to be able to write, understand and translate the peojects' documents and reports as well
6. An independent team player who is meticulous and responsible

For selection purposes, please submit the following:
(1) Cover letter with photo
(2) CV

(3) Academic transcripts

Application closes on 30 November 2024 or until the position is filled.

Please note that 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.

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Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for Research Assistant for “Medical Education Research on real time teaching and learning data collection and reporting system (BLUE)” in the Centre for Medical Education (CenMED), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The Centre for Medical Education (CenMED) at NUS focuses on promoting professionalism and excellence in medical education through faculty development, educational policy support, and scholarship in teaching and learning. Known for its professional development programs tailored to clinical teachers and its annual Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), CenMED aims to enhance the teaching skills of faculty and optimise student learning. Established in 2002 and expanded in 2014, CenMED is dedicated to creating an educational environment that produces competent, caring medical practitioners. You can find out more about CenMED here: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cenmed/index.html

Appointments will be made on an annual contract basis in the first instance, with the possibility of extension up to 31 Oct 2027.

Purpose of the post

The school is transiting out of a legacy student feedback management system into a real-time feedback collection system in clinical training environment and is complementing this transition with three-year medical education research, to study the datapoint collected to better understanding the complexities of the local clinical training environment. We seek an enthusiastic and self-motivated research assistant to join our dynamic team, to be responsible for, and to work closely with the Principal Investigator and the Deanery Education Division feedback team to ensure the successful completion of the 3 year system roll out. This role requires expertise in design-based methodology to interface effectively with partners and users from two of the three major healthcare clusters, to identify systemic barriers, and collate user feedback and use these to refine system setups. The research team will also analyze and gather insights to build AI enabled capabilities using data collected, which can then be used to inform and improve clinical training outcomes.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The research fellow will be expected to

• Manage new feedback system:​Maintain user account in the system for the campuses in his/her charge​
  Receive information about clinical posting schedule and student rotation for feedback events creation​
  
• Interface with Partners and Users: Engage with stakeholders from healthcare cluster to:​Onboard posting directors and admins from new pilot sites on how to use the system for feedback events set up, submit data rectification, and retrieve management reports ​
  Onboard tutors and students on how to participate in the new workflow​
  Identify limitations and barriers that hinder the rollout of new workflows​
  
• User Feedback/Requirement Gathering:​Gather and compile feedback/reporting wishlists from users to inform the core team and vendor for system setup, automation enhancements, and reporting capabilities​
  

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Report Design and Setup based on user needs and team insights:​Develop and continuously enhance reporting functionalities (with text analysis engine) in our new feedback systems and​
  Develop and continuously enhance reporting functionalities in Power BI​
  
• AI Model Development: By mid to late project phases, contribute to developing, testing, training, and implementing AI models in Microsoft environment to detect, categorize, and manage preemptive measures for data rectifications.​
• Report writing and Dissemination:​Contribute to literature searches, preparation of reports, anaylsis, research papers, and presentations.​
  Assist in the dissemination of research findings through various channels, including conferences and publications.​
  Ensure that by the end of the third year, system setup is properly documented for handover to operation.​
  

Qualifications

The applicant should:

1. have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or related disciplines with a background in Social Science, Psychology or Behavioral Science preferably with experience in axial coding;
2. be able to work independently and in a team, have an investigative nature, attention to detail and excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;
3. proficient in Microsoft Office, familiarity with Microsoft services and Power BI will be advantageous, or a willingness to acquire new digital skills;
4. Strong organizational and time-management skills, with some previous research experience will be preferred.

Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Ms Ng Sue Chia at suechia@nus.edu.sg.

Formal application: Please submit your application, indicating current/expected salary, supported by a detailed CV (including personal particulars, academic and employment history, complete list of publications/oral presentations and full contacts of three (3) referees to the NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) is an academic research centre in Duke-NUS Medical School. Drawing on its multidisciplinary expertise and collaborations across medical, social, psychological, economic, and environmental perspectives, CARE’s research is situated in eight broad thematic areas: Population Health, Family Caregiving, Community-Based Health and Social Care Services, Productive Ageing, Falls, Ageing and the Environment, Health Communication, and Social and Psychological Aspects of Ageing.

CARE is a vibrant centre with individuals from diverse academic and personal backgrounds, and values the energy, passion, and thought leadership of promising scholars who desire to achieve health, social inclusion, and a high quality of life for older adults in Singapore. At Duke-NUS, CARE works closely with the Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Signature Research Programme, a centre of academic excellence for research and education on the organisation, funding and delivery of health services, and a focus is on public health and clinical service innovation in an increasingly complex and connected world.

We are seeking a full-time Research Assistant to join the team. The selected candidate will work across research projects, with the primary responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

• Perform data management including data cleaning, quality and consistency checks, and preparation of codebooks.
• Work with other researchers on interpreting and analysing quantitative data.
• Contribute to preparation of reports, policy and research briefs, presentations, and research papers.
• Conduct follow-up assessments of study participants over the phone.
• Support other project management tasks.
• Assist with other initiatives at CARE where required.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Epidemiology, Gerontology, Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, or other related disciplines.
• Prior work experience in quantitative data analysis will be advantageous.
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to take initiatives to learn on the job and manage assigned tasks.
• Motivated and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as with others in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Candidates with relevant work experience may be considered for a Research Assistant (Senior) position.

Please attach a cover letter and a CV, with names and contact information of 3 referees. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

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

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Job Description

The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) prepares its undergraduate and postgraduate students for higher education and the workplace by equipping them with academic communication, professional communication, and other 21st century skills. CELC offers courses that range from basic academic literacy courses to writing and critical thinking, and workplace communication courses.

Aligned with NUS’ mission “to educate, inspire and transform” and in response to the demands of the evolving national and global contexts, CELC courses are explicitly designed to meet the needs for students to be digitally fluent, to be collaborative and engaged with the community, and to be disposed towards lifelong and independent learning.

CELC invites applications for the following full-time non-tenure educator track teaching position.

Position of Lecturer

Applicants for the position of lecturer must meet the following selection criteria:

1. A doctoral degree in any academic area, preferably in applied linguistics.

2. The equivalent of two years of full-time teaching experience in higher education, with evidence of expertise in the teaching of academic writing, science communication or workplace communication.

3. Experience in course design, material development, and/or assessment.

4. Evidence of reflective and scholarly teaching, which could be presented in the teaching or research statement.

5. Familiarity with the use of IT for teaching and administrative purposes.

Applicants who do not meet the selection criteria 2-4 may be considered for the position of instructor..

Other considerations:

• Research expertise and contributions in one or more the following specific areas will be viewed favourably: second language writing, EAP/ESP, genre-based approaches, science communication, workplace communication, corpus methods, language testing, digital technologies for teaching.
• Contributions to services in ELT, academia, or higher education will be viewed favourably.
• Scholars in the final, writing stage of their doctoral program will be considered.

How to apply

If you meet the selection criteria for the lecturer position, we invite you to submit a complete application with the following items preferably compiled as a single PDF document:

1. A cover letter that addresses the selection criteria.

2. A curriculum vitae detailing (in the given order):

a. Tertiary academic qualifications and the year of award for each degree.

b. Employment history in academia within the last five years and how that constitutes the equivalent of two years of full-time teaching in higher education.

c. Courses or areas taught.

d. Participation in course design and material development.

e. Familiarity with the use of IT for teaching and administrative purposes.

f. Other achievements in teaching (e.g., teaching awards).

g. Publications and other achievements in research.

h. Service in ELT or education.

i. Current and expected salaries in SGD.

j. Names and contact details of three, preferably academic, referees.

3. A teaching statement detailing your teaching philosophy, approaches, innovations, accomplishments, impacts and reflections (1,500 words); up to 5 appendices to support the teaching statement may be included.

4. A research statement detailing your research interests, accomplishments, publications, and plans (1,500 words); sample papers may be included as appendices.

5. Student and peer evaluations of your teaching from the last three years.

Applications with missing items may not be processed.

Other Information

The starting salary will be commensurate with the applicant's qualifications and experience. Successful candidates will commence work in July or December.

Because of the sheer number of applications, CELC regrets that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Candidates who applied in the last two years need not reapply unless there have been significant developments in their teaching qualifications or 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 Centre for Governance and Sustainability

Founded in 2010, the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) is housed at the National University of Singapore Business School. We are the go-to hub for corporate sustainability (CS) and corporate governance (CG) insights. Our research pillars are as diverse as they are profound, covering initiatives in sustainability reporting, climate and nature-related reporting, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI), ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) and more.

Our research empowers leaders, organisations and regulators in making informed decisions related to CS and CG. We bridge knowledge with industry needs, enabling organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC), including ASEAN and Singapore, to go further in their sustainability journeys.

Our flagship initiatives include the Sustainability Reporting Review (SRR), Climate Reporting in ASEAN and Nature-related Reporting in APAC, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index, and the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). These initiatives assess and analyse corporate disclosures on the respective stock exchanges. The Singapore Exchange commissioned CGS to conduct the SRR while the ACGS review is an appointment by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

CGS also organises events such as public lectures, industry roundtables and academic conferences on topics related to sustainability and governance. For more information, please visit: https://bschool.nus.edu.sg/cgs/

CGS has multiplied its research efforts over the years and is advancing rapidly in its sustainability and governance endeavours. We are looking for a qualified candidate to be part of the dynamic team of researchers at CGS.

Job Description

Lead and conduct sustainability and governance projects under the guidance of Principal Investigators (faculty members).

Specific responsibilities include:

• Craft research proposals, methodologies and frameworks
• Write research reports and journals
• Prepare briefs, press release and presentations
• Conduct statistical analysis
• Supervise a team of student assistants
• Engage stakeholders and project partners
• Monitor project budget
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Principal Investigators

Qualifications

1. Master’s degree in the fields of Accountancy, Business, Economics, Environmental Studies or equivalent
2. Familiarity with corporate governance and corporate sustainability
3. Familiarity with company documents such as annual reports preferred, though not required
4. Proficient in spreadsheet, database, and basic data analysis
5. Strong command of the English and Chinese language and particularly with strong writing ability, to be able to write, understand and translate the projects' documents and reports as well
6. An independent team player who is meticulous and responsible

For selection purposes, please submit the following:
(1) Cover letter with photo
(2) CV

(3) Academic transcripts

Application closes on 30 November 2024 or until the position is filled.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the Visiting Professor position with the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, School of Medicine.

Purpose of the post

We seek outstanding academics with an international reputation as leaders in their research fields to take on a professorship position. We are particularly keen to develop our strengths in social psychological work in human interactions with AI technologies, preferably using an interdisciplinary approach.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Lead research publications involving staff
• Contribute to papers of relevant interest by staff
• Contribute to research grants involving the Centre
• Give public or professional lectures
• Support doctoral students and mentor junior staff
• Teach a requisite number of graduate classes
• Contributes to future programmes of the Centre

Qualifications

• A PhD in a field relevant to bioethics, eg philosophy, bioethics, sociology, anthropology, etc
• Strong track record (relative to career opportunity) of good quality research and publication in bioethics and/or fields relevant to this position.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong organisation and management skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude for collaborative as well as independent working.

Knowledge of computer applications, e.g. SPSS, MS office, and PowerPoint.

Remuneration will commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and 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.

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 looking to appoint a Research Assistant at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS).

The Centre for Biomedical Ethics was established in September 2006 in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine through a generous gift by the Chen Su Lan Trust. CBmE, directed by Prof Julian Savulescu, is a thriving centre for learning, teaching and research relating to ethical and legal aspects of healthcare and biomedical sciences. We are responsible for the development and delivery of the Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism programme through all five years of the undergraduate medical curriculum in addition to the postgraduate and continuing professional education courses in bioethics. You can find out more about CBmE here: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cbme/. The goal of the new Director is to make CBmE a world leading Centre of medical ethics with a vibrant culture and strong international, particularly Asian, presence.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Research Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will carry out research assistance for Associate Professor Brian Earp, in addition to some general project management and administrative support for his work at CBmE, notably for the Centre’s moral psychology and experimental bioethics lab.

A/Prof Earp’s work brings philosophers together with psychologists to conduct experimental studies in moral psychology and bioethics, contributing to substantive normative and philosophical debates in ethics. Specifically, the lab investigates the contributing factors and psychological processes that shape:

• Moral intuitions, judgements and reasoning
• Moral agency, moral action and moral motivation
• The structure and application of (bio)ethical concepts

Specific research topics and themes include:

• Human-AI relationships
• Artificial intelligence, privacy, and consciousness
• Credit and blame for AI-generated content
• Personalised large language models and the ethics of “digital doppelgangers”
• Impartial beneficence and effective altruism
• The moral psychology of relationships and special obligations
• Personal identity, dementia, and consent

• Sex, gender, identity and bodily integrity
• Medicalization; treatment vs. enhancement
• Moral enhancement; relationship enhancement
• Love and transformative experience
• Ethics of psychedelic-assisted therapies
• Children’s rights

Job Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the candidate are:

• Provide research assistance and general project management support as required by A/Prof Brian Earp, at his direction.
• Undertake structured literature searches and reviews (including scoping reviews and preparation of necessary protocols); prepare high-quality manuscript drafts to be submitted for publication
• Contribute to collaborative research publications, book chapters and reviews, as requested.
• Assist with research study designs, including drafting study materials and programming it into Qualtrics (or other relevant survey platforms); draft pre-registrations as directed; clean and analyse data using ‘R’ or similar programming language according to pre-registrations; stay abreast of, and conform to, best practices in data analysis and open science.

• Conduct formal qualitative analyses of participant written responses, interview transcripts, and so on.
• Help to develop and implement standardised lab processes and procedures (e.g., pre-submission checklists; onboarding and training materials for new lab members)
• Contribute to wider project planning and other occasional duties as requested by A/Prof Earp, such as event organisation and involvement in the developing of new research grant proposals.
• General administrative support may include managing the lab website and other online systems, and general running of the lab such as scheduling and organising lab meetings and regular seminars, with an ability to efficiently coordinate across multiple time zones.

Criteria

The above list of duties is indicative and not intended to be exhaustive.

The position is a 2-year full-time appointment, with a possible annual renewal up to 5 years. An option to renew the appointment annually will depend on performance and continued funding. Start date is flexible but the successful candidate should ideally commence no later than 01 November 2024. Applicants will be evaluated based on the following selection criteria:

Essential Criteria

• A bachelor’s degree with evidence of distinction in experimental psychology from an internationally reputable university
• Hands-on research experience in cognitive and moral psychology, ideally with specific applications to practical or theoretical debates in (bio)ethics, philosophy, or law (eg., experimental jurisprudence)
• Experience in designing and drafting rigorous experiments in Qualtrics or other similar platforms; strong data analysis skills (e.g., in R, Python); evidence of commitment to open science practices
• Exemplary written English and oral communication skills
• Excellent organisation and management skills
• Demonstrated aptitude for collaborative team work
• Experience working in an international research team, coordinating across multiple time-zones and levels of seniority

Desirable Criteria

• Fluency in Malay or Mandarin as the researchers are involved in interpreting the survey results, which may be in languages other than English.
• Experience with Natural Language Processing (e.g., sentiment analysis), Large Language Model (LLM) analysis
• Experience with protocol preparation for qualitative analysis
• Experience of contributing to research publications
• Experience screening papers and extracting data for systematic reviews using software (e.g., Covidence)

Application

NUS offers highly competitive remuneration packages. The successful applicant will be offered an annual salary plus benefits commensurate with his or her experience and expertise and will have access to travel support to disseminate research outcomes at international academic conferences. Please submit your application containing the following:

• A cover letter with statements that address each of the selection criteria above
• Curriculum vitae with contact details of three referees
• A writing sample
• Current and expected salary

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 looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS).

The Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) was established in September 2006 in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine through a generous gift by the Chen Su Lan Trust. CBmE, directed by Prof Julian Savulescu, is a thriving centre for learning, teaching and research relating to ethical and legal aspects of healthcare and biomedical sciences. We are responsible for the development and delivery of the Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism programme through all five years of the undergraduate medical curriculum in addition to the postgraduate and continuing professional education courses in bioethics. You can find out more about CBmE here: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cbme/. The goal of the new Director is to make CBmE a world leading Centre of medical ethics with a vibrant culture and strong international, particularly Asian, presence.

Job Description

We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our team. The successful candidate will carry out research under the supervision of Associate Professor Brian Earp, in addition to some general project management and administrative support for his work at CBmE, notably for the Centre’s moral psychology and experimental bioethics lab.

A/Prof Earp’s work brings philosophers together with psychologists to conduct experimental studies in moral psychology and bioethics, contributing to substantive normative and philosophical debates in ethics. Specifically, the lab investigates the contributing factors and psychological processes that shape:

• Moral intuitions, judgments and reasoning
• Moral agency, moral action and moral motivation
• The structure and application of (bio)ethical concepts

Job Description

Specific research topics and themes include:

• Human-AI relationships
• Artificial intelligence, privacy, and consciousness
• Credit and blame for AI-generated content
• Personalised large language models and the ethics of “digital doppelgangers”
• Impartial beneficence and effective altruism
• The moral psychology of relationships and special obligations
• Personal identity, dementia, and consent

Job Description

• Sex, gender, identity, and bodily integrity
• Medicalization; treatment vs. enhancement
• Moral enhancement; relationship enhancement
• Love and transformative experience
• Ethics of psychedelic-assisted therapies
• Children’s rights

​​​​​​​The Fellow will form an active part of a vibrant Centre and while the main focus is research, the Fellow will play a vital role in CBmE’s other activities, which include teaching, graduate supervision, support for CBmE courses, outreach and public engagement.

Job Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the candidate are:

• Work with the PI to identify and analyse appropriate topics for analysis
• Collaborative research will include the provision of research assistance for the Supervisor
• Undertake comprehensive and systematic literature reviews
• Produce as lead author at least four jointly authored publications each year; this should be high-quality research relevant to the goals and proposed outcomes. All co-authorship will comply with the definition of author and co-author as defined by the journal in question and best practice in publication as detailed in guidelines issued by, for example, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/)
• Assist with applying for ethics approval and preparing relevant reports to the Institutional Review Board and funding agencies, as required.
• Contribute to and lead (where appropriate) conceptual research, manuscript development, writing, editing and publication submission.

Job Responsibilities

• Present work for feedback and dissemination at workshops or conferences locally and/or internationally
• From time to time present papers at Centre seminars, national conferences or public meetings to disseminate research findings
• Assist with the planning and organisation of workshops, conferences and other events
• Contribute to public engagement, policy and outreach work, including by writing occasional blog posts, preparing material for websites, etc.
• Support funder relations as requested by the Supervisor, including the preparation of reports
• Fully participate in the academic activities of CBmE, such as attending regular seminars and invited lectures, supporting arrangements for those and the organisation of other events
• Perform occasional duties as requested by the Supervisor such as administration, graduate supervision and teaching, at the overall discretion of the Supervisor

Criteria

The Research Fellow may carry out a limited amount of independent research at the discretion of the Supervisor, on themes of interest to the Project, and subject to satisfactory progress with collaborative research.

The position is a 3-year full-time appointment at the academic rank of Research Fellow. An option to renew the appointment for another 2 years will depend on performance and continued funding. There is the possibility to move to a tenure track depending on performance. Start date is flexible but the successful candidate should ideally commence no later than 01 January 2025. Applicants will be evaluated based on the following selection criteria:

Essential Criteria

• Hold, or be close to completion of, the degree of PhD (or equivalent qualification) in philosophy, experimental psychology, experimental philosophy, empirical or applied bioethics, or another area closely related from an internationally reputable university.
• Proven excellent research skills and ability to draft creative, well-argued manuscripts in a timely manner.
• An outstanding research record appropriate to the present stage of career, with evidence of potential for producing distinguished research.
• Ability to quickly assimilate information and produce accurate summaries of information reviewed, and to critically appraise scientific (empirical) literature.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; excellent English writing skills.
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative research team, ideally across disciplines

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge in experimental design, computer and study programming, statistical analysis (e.g., knowledge of Qualtrics, R, with strong statistical theory).
• Proven track record of publication in the field of bioethics
• Experience in integrating empirical research findings with ethical analyses
• Interest and experience in public/media engagement (e.g., editing videos or podcast material)
• Experience of writing or contributing to successful grant applications.
• Experience of liaising with funding bodies
• Fluent Malay or Mandarin as the researchers are involved in interpreting the survey results, which may be in languages other than English.

Application

NUS offers highly competitive remuneration packages. The successful applicant will be offered an annual salary plus benefits commensurate with his or her experience and expertise and will have access to travel support to disseminate research outcomes at international academic conferences. Please submit your application containing the following:

• A cover letter with statements that address each of the selection criteria above
• Curriculum vitae with contact details of three referees
• A writing sample (sole authored peer-reviewed publication strongly preferred)
• Current and expected salary