Research Fellow (Dept of Biochemistry)

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for Research Fellow for “Mechanistic study of therapy-resistance in gynaecology and its clinical application in molecular prognosis and novel therapeutic strategy” in the Department of Biochemistry and NUS Centre for Cancer Research.  Appointments will be made on a one-year contract basis from 2 Jan 2024 for the possibility of extension for 2 years. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic candidate who is able to work together with the Principle Investigator, research staffs and clinical collaborators to drive a research project independently.

Main duties and responsibilities

The Research Fellow will be able to:

• Manage the planning and executions of the research projects in a research team;
• Train and supervise research staff/postgraduate students recruited to the research project; 
• Able to assist PI in manuscript and grant proposal preparation;
• Maintain the highest standard of professional conduct and record keeping in accordance with policies and procedures. 

Qualifications

• Have a PhD degree in life science and biomedicine related field;
• At least 6 years of research experience in cancer research and is able to work independently and in a team, have an investigative nature, attention to detail, demonstration of writing scientific papers.
• Great skills in cellular/molecular biology and protein chemistry basic techniques including western blotting, cloning, protein expression and purification, viral transfection, qRT-PCR, immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy imaging, etc;
• Candidate with animal experience in mouse model of cancers and tumor organoid development and familiar with various cancer bioinformatics software/tools to integrate systems biology, clinical science, omics-based technology and computational science to improve diagnosis, therapies and prognosis of cancer are preferable.

Interested individuals should send an application including a cover letter (with statement of research interest and career goals), curriculum vitae and the contact information of three referees in one single PDF to Associate Professor DENG Lih Wen (bchdlw@nus.edu.sg). Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department : Biochemistry

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 23005