Research Fellow

1 week ago


Singapore CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Who are we?

We are the University of Cambridge research centre in Singapore called Cambridge CARES, sponsored by the NRF CREATE program CAM.CREATE. Health-driven design for cities (HD4) is a collaborative research programme between the University of Cambridge, NTU and NUS within Cambridge CARES.

HD4 sits at the heart of Singapore's global research and development hub and paves the way for a sustainable and healthy city. It will undertake research in the following key areas: characterising the features of the environment that potentially impact health in Singapore; understanding the links between environmental factors, individual behaviours and health outcomes; observing the impact of environmental change on health in Singapore; simulating the impact of potential changes on the health of Singaporeans; and working with government agencies to co-develop data-rich public health tools. A key component of the project is SG100K, a population-based cohort of 100,000 participants with detailed information already collected. The cohort will be measured again in the future and we are therefore also pilot testing new methods of assessment.

The scientific techniques, technologies, tools and most importantly the knowledge gained through the programme will create a comprehensive systems view of how the urban environment affects population health in Singapore.

The programme will train and enrich the talent pool of next generation of researchers, and benefit from local and international expertise and an innovative interdisciplinary research ecosystem. It will provide the basis for a data-rich public health framework, supporting the development of a healthy Singapore.

Who are we looking for?

We have planned a pilot study of 200 participants recruited from the existing SG100K cohort to test the feasibility of various remote assessment techniques that we are considering deploying in the cohort. These include smartphone-based location tracking, dietary assessment, physical activity monitoring, home fitness testing, and home environmental exposures such as temperature, humidity, and air pollution sensors. The overall design is to monitor participants over 7 days, on two separate occasions about 3 months apart. There is basic app and web infrastructure in place, although lacking aspects of local information and integration.

We are looking for three research fellows to execute this study and work out the details, liaising with the SG100K team to select and recruit 200 participants, run focus groups to get user feedback on procedures and concerns, check data flows, analyse the data to inform future large-scale implementation, write up and publish results in peer-reviewed journals. The fellows will closely coordinate the project with each other and the work package leads, however with slightly different foci.

One of the research fellows (this post based at CARES, CREATE Tower) will focus on deploying and retrieving data from smarthome sensors and one (also based at CARES, CREATE Tower) will focus on home fitness assessment; they will both work closely with Soren Brage, Falk Mueller-Riemenschneider and Jason Lee's team at NUS. The third research fellow (based at LKC, NTU) will focus on the location tracking, diet and activity behavior monitoring, and work closely with Soren Brage, John Chambers and Falk Mueller-Riemenschneider. At least one day per week, all fellows will be based at the CREATE Tower to facilitate coordination of the feasibility study as well as with the work in other work packages by the rest of the HD4 team.

What skills will you need?

The Research fellow focusing on home environmental sensing will have a PhD or equivalent experience in a field involving smarthome sensors, in particularly measurement of temperature, humidity and air quality, smartphone-based data retrieval and web server integration, as well as the analysis and academic reporting of such data.

In order to assess the home environment, the outline plan is to deploy two air sensors in each participant's home, one in the main social area and one in the room where they sleep. There is a limited budget for home-based environmental sensors and we wish to find out how such measurements could be scaled up to assessing the home environment of 100,000 participants including how the data may flow into the main study database. It could involve providing cheap wifi-enabled sensors to everyone and/or the sharing of personal data from existing smarthome sensor platforms if a mechanism for personal consent for such could be identified and an approach for data harmonization developed.

What can we offer you?

· A stimulating working-environment with friendly, highly motivated colleagues.

· Opportunities to develop and implement new ideas in a creative environment.

· A competitive salary in line with your skills and experience.

· A comprehensive medical insurance cover as part of your employment.

Please note this post is mainly based in the CREATE Tower at NUS University Town, Singapore.

How to apply?

Please apply by uploading your CV and academic transcript to https://employmenthero.com/jobs/job/96a56594-5e82-46c6-9d39-382f2e4b2648/. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the HR team at recruitment@cares.cam.ac.uk.

Informal enquiries could be sent to the academic leads of the project:

Soren Brage (University of Cambridge)

E-mail: sb400@cam.ac.uk

Falk Mueller-Riemenschneider (National University of Singapore)

E-mail: falk.m-r@nus.edu.sg

Jason Lee Kai Wei (National University of Singapore)

E-mail: phsjlkw@nus.edu.sg

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Biomechanics
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Public Health
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Population Health
Fitness
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Air Quality
Characterization
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