Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Science Institute

Job Description

The Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) Career Accelerator Postdoctoral Fellowship invites outstanding applicants at the level of early-stage postdoctoral fellows. The awardees will be hosted within established research labs to develop their independent research programs and collaborate with other exceptional researchers. They will receive a competitive salary package with an annual research grant of up to SGD$25,000 per year and equipment grant of SGD$5,000. Access to state-of-the-art core facilities will be provided. The tenure is up to three years.

Qualifications

Applicants should fulfil the following criteria:

• Have a PhD degree within the prior 18 months from the deadline of the application or to have received their PhDs by the time they commence the fellowship,
• Work in any discipline of cancer research,  
• Excellent track record of research accomplishments,
• Keen to embark on exciting and innovative projects in experimental and/or bioinformatics laboratories,  
• Aspire to be leaders in biomedical research.
• Be available to take up position within 6 months of notice of award

Application

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please attach the following in your application.

• Cover letter,
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) including full publication list,
• Official transcript or Degree Certificate in English (PhD’s degree),
• Names and contact information (email and phone number) of 2 – 3 references (including PhD supervisor), and
• Top 3 publications (in PDF), and
• Two-page research proposal (excluding references) summarising the background, significance, and aims and methods of the proposed research.

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