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Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science/Applied Science/Engineering/Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences

Employer
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Location
Singapore
Closing date
29 Nov 2020

Job Details

Launched in 11 March 2019, NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH) aims to deeply understand the social context of science and technological innovation and its consequences for humanity. Our focus is on impact. We aim to realize real and positive change in the world by unusual combinations of Sciences, Technology, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to tackle complex problems. We engage in team science where scientists, scholars, professionals, government, NGOs and the public work on shared goals. This will shorten the chain from scientific finding or technological innovation to adoption and consequently translating to real world impact. We imagine a time period of 20 years from 2020 to find solutions to the global challenges that society is facing today.

We invite applications for the position of a Postdoctoral Fellow.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage in conversations with researchers across disciplines to ignite/develop ideas for potential collaborations and translation of research to society for impact
  • Provide support in writing research proposals and grant applications to funding agencies
  • Contribute to the NISTH blog on research with strong societal impact
  • Conduct research and literature review on methods and methodologies, mechanisms  or metrics to evaluate societal impact for research
  • Involve in activities to generate impact stories of research that demonstrate interdisciplinarity and strong impact to society or humanity
  • Assist in identifying key communities across disciplines

Job Requirements

  • PhD across all disciplines in basic/applied science, engineering, humanities, arts, and social sciences, medicine are welcome but PhD with interdisciplinary experience in working across two or more disciplines is highly preferred
  • Strong evidence in writing scientific literature
  • Experience in writing research grant proposals is preferred
  • Experience in organising events such as conferences and workshops is preferred

Application Procedures

  • Please apply with a full curriculum vitae, selected publication list (up to 10) and a sample piece of academic writing

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU

Company

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is placed 11th globally, and 1st among the world's top young universities for six consecutive years (QS university rankings). It is also ranked No.2 among the world's elite young universities (aged 50 and under) that have excelled in producing high-quality research (Nature Index Young Universities).


We invite you to be part of this world-class university through the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdocotoral Fellowship programme. 

About Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)

The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF) was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund. The Fellowship supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers to realise their full potential in the areas of Engineering, Science, Humanities, and Medicine.

The Fellowship will be awarded concurrently with the candidate's appointment as a research staff in NTU.

Please click here for the detailed list of research areas available in the respective Colleges/Schools/Research Centres.

Eligibility: 

• Excellent academic records and research potential.
• Recent PhD graduates, or with at most 1 postdoctoral training from a reputable university. 

Terms and Conditions: 
• The Fellowship will be tenable for a period of 3 years.  
• In addition to an attractive remuneration, the successful candidate will be awarded a research grant of S$180,000 for research consumables and research related expenditure. 

Application Procedure:

Please click here for more information.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 

Application Closing Date: 28 February 2020

Company info
Telephone
+(65)67911744
Location
50 NANYANG AVENUE
SINGAPORE
639 798
SG

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