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