Job Description

Job Title:  Research Assistant (Coastal and Marine Cluster, EMID)
University-Level Unit:  Tropical Marine Science Institute
Faculty/Department-Level Unit:  Coastal Marine Cluster
Employee Category:  Research Staff
Location_ONB:  Kent Ridge Campus
Posting Start Date:  05/06/2026

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist in marine environmental research
  • Regular field trips onboard research vessels that may extend outside conventional office hours
  • Coordination of field trips, logistics and pre-field preparation
  • Post-field processing of samples, including identification of specimens and image processing
  • Purchasing of consumables and equipment
  • General administrative duties
  • General maintenance of laboratories and equipment
  • Curation of reference collection
  • Data management, analysis, interpretation and reporting

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a major in Marine Biology
  • Strong background in coral ecology and/or biostatistics
  • SCUBA Divers with a minimum of Rescue diver certification and/or 100 logged dives will be given priority
  • Experience with LIT survey techniques
  • Troubleshooting and analytical skills
  • Honest, highly motivated, resourcefulness, independence and a desire to learn
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications, LaTeX and R
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • A background in ecological or mathematical modelling is a bonus

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are invited to email their detailed resume and cover letter to:

Email : tmskvc@nus.edu.sg

Attn : Kareen Vicentuan-Cabaitan

 

Candidates who do not hear from us within 8 weeks after the closing date of the advertisement may assume that the post has been filled.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

Closing Date: 15 July 2026

Additional Information

Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience. The appointment will be for a period of one year and extendable depending upon the candidate’s performance. 

Req ID:  33199