Visiting Fellow, Malaysia Studies Programme

2 months ago

Singapur, Singapore Careers@Gov Full time
[What the role is]
The ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute is a leading research centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic development. Applications are invited for:

1. Visiting Fellow – New Trends in Campaign Tactics (2-12 months)
Malaysia’s political context is increasingly fluid and dynamic. The growing number of political parties and coalitions, as well as multi-cornered contests has led to smaller winning margins and more fragile multi-party groupings to forge parliamentary majorities. Increased competition for support has led to more fine-grained and targeted strategies to attract smaller interest groups. Focusing on state and parliamentary elections, this project will focus on how parties and coalitions are seeking to conquer new political terrain through new campaign strategies and messaging.

2. Visiting Fellow – Malaysia’s Foreign Policy (2-12 months)
Malaysia’s foreign policy has traditionally focused on supporting regional institutions, promoting moderate Islam, and maintaining a hedged position vis-à-vis the great powers. In the immediate future, of interest is Malaysia’s positioning on the following issues: the country’s role as the ASEAN chair in 2025, territorial issues pertaining to the South China Sea; and the Palestine-Israel conflict. This project will follow key policy positions on these and other issues that can impact the region.

3. Visting Fellow – Malaysia’s Transition to a Green Economy (2-12 months)
Malaysia is developing initiatives to shift its energy systems from fossil fuel-based to greener and low-carbon systems, while it reconciles this with higher demand for energy due to substantial investment in power-intensive sectors such as semiconductor testing and assembly, as well as data centres. Energy transition levers include energy efficiency, renewable energy (primarily solar PV in place of coal), hydrogen, bioenergy, green mobility (EVs, public transport), and carbon capture utilization and storage. This project will examine government policies and industry trends as they pertain to the country’s energy transition.

4. Visiting Fellow – The Peninsular North (2-12 months)
The northern states of Peninsular Malaysia have had differing political trajectories, with Kelantan long a bastion of the Islamist party, PAS, Perlis the impenetrable fortress of Barisan Nasional (BN), and Terengganu and Kedah experiencing episodes of BN and opposition rule. In recent years, however, the political realities of these states have converged, with all now governed by Perikatan Nasional. Research under this project will analyse salient political trends in this region, including: the track records and policy initiatives of state government administrations; intra-party dynamics or inter-party relations between UMNO, PAS, and Bersatu; or local-level political dynamics in one or more of these states.

5. Visiting Fellow – Future of Malay-based Political Parties (2-12 months)
Once the preserve of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), peninsular Malaysia’s constituency-rich Malay heartland is increasingly being disputed by a number of Malay-focused parties. This project will explore the strategies and tactics employed by Malay-focused political parties, seeking to understand how they compete in terms of issues, constituencies, age group, candidate selection, narratives, and media outlet/platforms.

6. Visiting Fellow – Political Islam (2-12 months)
Observers are divided on the degree to which the ‘Green Wave’ – referring to the political momentum enjoyed by Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the past parliamentary and state elections – is due to the programmatic appeal of PN or deeper, structural changes in Malaysia such as increasing religiousity, particularly among younger voters. This project will analyse the role political Islam plays in Malaysia, and specifically how religious entities, narratives, and concepts are used.

7. Visiting Fellow – Political developments in Sabah (2-12 months)
Once a heartland for Barisan Nasional and UMNO, Sabah has become an increasingly disputed state. Multi-party coalitions are increasingly fluid, due to local level dynamics as well as the increasing linkages between parties in Sabah and on the peninsula. In contrast to Sarawak, which is more solidly controlled by a state-based coalition, the context in Sabah is more contested – with two state elections in rapid succession in 2018 and 2020. With the next state election due by the end of 2025 at the latest, party strategists are turning to Sabah. This project will study the key drivers for change in the state and enable a deeper understanding of state-level dynamics in the run-up to the next state election.

[What you will be working on]

Responsibilities

Depending on the expertise of the candidate, he or she will be conducting one or two projects related to the themes listed above. In so doing, Visiting Fellows are expected to contribute to ISEAS in the following ways:

  • Write for a range of research products for the Institute such as Fulcrum commentaries, ISEAS Perspectives, and ISEAS Trends.

  • Monitor economic, political and/or social trends in Malaysia/Southeast Asia.

  • Where relevant, contribute to ISEAS's collective research efforts

[What we are looking for]

Requirements

  • Applicants should have a PhD degree in an area of the humanities or social sciences (especially political science/government, economics, sociology, demography, or business studies). Alternatively, applicants with a Masters’ degree and commensurate experience in government, the private sector, think tanks or civil society organizations are also invited to apply.

  • Successful applicants are expected to start during the 2025 calendar year.

  • Fluency in English is a must. For research on Malaysia, working knowledge of Malay is a bonus.

Fellowship Benefits

  • An all-inclusive and fixed monthly stipend commensurate with qualifications and experience.

  • A monthly housing subsidy (applicable to non-Singaporeans only and those based in Singapore).

Application
Applications should include a Cover Letter, a full CV, two Reference Letters, and a Research Plan. Research Plans should be 2-3 pages in length and address: the research question; methodology; as well as timeline and expected output.

Applications focussing on an ongoing or future manuscript will not be viewed favourably.

The closing date is 31 December 2024.

Applicants will be notified if they are shortlisted within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)

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