Job Description

The Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) at Duke-NUS Medical School is seeking a Research Fellow to support the ongoing “Future Health Technologies” (FHT1) research programme. FHT1 is dedicated to developing innovative, scalable digital solutions aimed at screening and assessing cognitive decline, falls risk, and fracture risk among older adults in Singapore. The programme involves the design, implementation, and coordination of a community-based falls intervention, working closely with clinicians, allied health professionals, researchers, and community partners to reduce the adverse impact of injurious falls in a feasible manner. In the following phase, the successful candidate will play a key role in health policy analyses to demonstrate cost-effectiveness of interventions and understand the short-term and long-term impacts of implementing such falls prevention programmes at a national level.

The successful candidate will lead and coordinate data collection efforts for cost-effectiveness analyses, including obtaining and harmonising healthcare utilization data from existing studies with national medical records. He/She will also be directly involved in conducting in-depth interviews with clinical trial participants, caregivers, and trainers as part of the feasibility assessment for the community-based falls intervention. This process also includes verifying and coding verbatim transcripts from these interviews to maintain data integrity and support robust qualitative analysis. He/She will support the development of the FHT1 policy brief, contributing to knowledge translation and policy engagement. Other responsibilities include validating and cleaning clinical trial data to ensure accuracy and readiness for analysis, as well as performing systematic checks and data management for missing or inconsistent data. The candidate will also be expected to contribute to academic outputs such as papers and presentations, and participate actively in CARE’s seminars, workshops, and grant applications. The position will be offered for a 2-year period initially and may be extended based on performance

About CARE

Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) is an academic research centre based in Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. Drawing on its interdisciplinary expertise and collaborations across medical, social, psychological, economic, and environmental perspectives, CARE conducts research on the social and medical determinants of successful ageing, and actively engages with government and industry partners to identify needs and strategies to enhance the experience of ageing in Singapore. CARE is a vibrant workplace with individuals from diverse academic and personal backgrounds and range of interests, and we value the energy, passion and thought leadership of promising scholars who desire to achieve health, social inclusion, and a high quality of life for older adults in Singapore.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• PhD in Clinical Sciences, Gerontology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Economics, or any other relevant fields, with experience in health research.
• Prior experience in systems dynamics modelling and cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Research / clinical training or experience in the falls among older persons will be an advantage. 
• Possess strong skills in both quantitative and qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Have excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• A team player with strong organizational and interpersonal skill

Interested applicants can fill up the online application available on the Duke-NUS website. Please attach your CV, letter of interest, names and contact information of 3 academic referees. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.