The National University of Singapore (NUS) invites talented young academics with excellent research track records in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to apply for appointments as NUS Presidential Young Professors.
Successful candidates will receive
A tenure-track position with an attractive salary package as an assistant professor at NUS
Up to SGD 1 million in a start-up research grant +Scholarships to hire PhD students*
An award of SGD 250,000 in white space funding
An opportunity to compete for the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, which comes with a five-year research grant of up to SGD 3 million
Recruiting in the following research areas but experts in other Lifesciences areas are welcome to apply
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Vector biology and host-pathogen interaction (joint appointment with Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme (ID TRP), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore)
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Computational biology
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Biotechnology (e.g. applied fish biology, plant pathology, etc)
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Nature-based climate solutions (impact of climate change and solutions)
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Biodiversity and evolutionary biology
How to apply
Please send your application package to
Chair, Search Committee (c/o Ms. Norizan binti Selamat)
Department of Biological Sciences
Email: dbsnori@nus.edu.sg
Application documents required
- Cover letter
- CV
- Research Statement
- Teaching Statement
- 6 referees including PhD/Post-Doc supervisor