Research Fellow (Biological Sciences)

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NUS Career Portal link: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Research-Fellow-%28Biological-Sciences%29/33656-en_GB/?st=4706073F326B4F0DF3F1FACC9493846FCAA67CC2

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Job Description

The successful candidate will work with Prof Christoph Winkler and Dr Matan Golan under a multidisciplinary research program funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and administered by the Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE).

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Conduct research and provide technical expertise in fish neuroendocrinology, developmental biology and genetic engineering. 
• Analyse research findings and disseminate data.
• Achieving project KPIs, guiding researchers through training, and publishing research articles in alignment with the grant objectives.
• Coordinate with external collaborators on project development.
• Document, collate, analyse and interpret data.
• Carry out procurement, including liaising with vendors, sourcing for materials, equipment and testing, and raising purchase requests.
• Document and track project issues, expenses and budget tracking.
• Mentor students involved in final year projects, internships, short-term work attachments, and similar programmes.
• Plan experiments and prepare progress reports for regular project updates.
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the project leader and co-project leaders.

Qualifications

PhD in Fish Developmental Biology, Neuroendocrinology, Aquaculture-related Endocrinology or Molecular Biology/ Genetics/ Genomics.

Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with people at all levels.
• Possess sound planning, organising, good multi-tasking skills, with a strong sense of responsibility for completing assigned duties on time.
• Proficient in IT skills.
• Good documentation skills, laboratory techniques, and research and data analysis skills.

Experience:

• Relevant experience as demonstrated by scientific publications in the areas of expertise.