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Research Assistant, Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Modelling Metrics and Digital Health

Employer
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Location
Singapore
Closing date
7 Jun 2022

 

Job Description

Applications are invited for the following full-time position in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health:

Research Assistant x 1 (1 year minimum, up to 3 years)

A research assistant position is available in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health to support a Principal Investigator in research projects in the areas of non-communicable disease (cardiovascular) epidemiology, Modelling Metrics and digital health.

Major duties and responsibility of the post includes managing, extracting, analysing and document data from databases or raw datasets. In addition, candidate is required to do report writing, presentations, and publication of results and findings in peer-reviewed journals. Furthermore, he/she will need to contribute to development and writing of research grant proposals.

Candidate must be an independent mature worker who is well-organized and has an eye for details.

Candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. He/she must possess the ability to work effectively with colleagues to achieve team goals. Good proficiency in the following areas is essential:

  1. Statistical software (R, Stata or Python).
  2. Microsoft Office Applications, particularly MS Word, Excel (preferably with proficiency in Visual Basic)

Good proficiency and experience in the following areas is preferred:

  1. R (preferred), Stata or Python
  2. Scientific writing
  3. Survey design
  4. Desirable: qualitative research
  5. Desirable: knowledge of reading ECG’s or willingness to learn

Recruitment is open immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should send a brief statement of interest, CV, three named references, and other supporting documents during the application.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Qualifications

The successful applicant is expected to possess at least a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Statistics, or a Master’s degree in Public Health with a strong quantitative background. Alternatively, Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Mathematics, with relevant experience in data science may be considered.

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students is one of our utmost priorities and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require significant amount of physical interactions with student / staff / public members. Even for job roles that can be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

With effect from 15 January 2022, based on Singapore’s legal requirements, unvaccinated workers will not be able work at the NUS premises. As such, we regret to inform that job applicants need to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated for successful employment with NUS.

 

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