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Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health,
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore – which is the top ranked university in Asia – is
recruiting full-time Assistant Professors for the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
(SSHSPH). The positions are tenure-track appointment (i.e. appointees are given fixed
contracts for up to 7 years, with the goal of obtaining tenured appointments at the end of
this period). In additional to an attractive salary and benefits package, new faculty members
are eligible for a start-up grant to initiate their independent stream of research and
subsidised university accommodation.
The positions are specifically for faculty to work in the Health Systems & Behavioral
Sciences Domain of SSHPH. Researchers active in one or more of the following areas are
particularly encouraged to apply:
• Health services research in primary care, health systems research, chronic disease
management, novel care models and care integration in a background of a rapidly
ageing population;
• Social and behavioral science research on factors affecting prevention, control and
mitigation of chronic and acute communicable and non-communicable diseases in
populations; and on development of innovative community and national strategies
and interventions to impact on socio-behavioral and health outcomes;
• Economic analyses on improving the design, capacity, financing and costeffectiveness
of public health systems and health care systems;
• Comparative effectiveness analysis and health technology assessment;
• Telemedicine, including research in e-health, use of mobile devices, and large scale
information system analysis;
• Implementation research and delivery system research in health care to accelerate
the improvement of systems of care and practice.
Requirements:
a) Recognized Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline with strong post-doctoral
research records;
b) Track record of publishing in high-impact international peer-reviewed journals;
c) Experienced in leading independent research studies or a component within larger
research programs;
d) Ability to generate and maintain an independent stream of research funding;
e) Ability to teach public health courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels;
f) Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams;
g) Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include:
• establishing an independent research agenda through extramural funding;
• developing collaborative, multidisciplinary research;
• curricula design and teaching;
• graduate student advising,
• and contributing to policy/community development in the field of public health.
To apply, please submit a cover letter specifying your research and/or teaching interests
and experience, your curriculum vitae, names and contacts of 3 references, and a
completed NUS Personal Data Consent for Job Applicants form to:
Ms Low Pei Chin
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
National University of Singapore
MD1, 12 Science Drive 2
#10-01, Singapore 117549
Email: ephlpc@nus.edu.sg
For more information on NUS please visit: www.nus.edu.sg. For more information about the
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health please visit www.sph.nus.edu.sg.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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