Senior Research Fellow, Population and Global HealthLKCMedicine

1 week ago

Singapore NTU (Nanyang Technology University- MainOffice-HR) Full time
The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) trainsdoctors who put patients at the centre of their exemplary care. TheSchool, which offers both undergraduate and graduate programmes, isnamed after local philanthropist Tan Sri Dato Lee Kong Chian.Established in 2010 by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,in partnership with Imperial College London, LKCMedicine aims to bea model for innovative medical education and a centre fortransformative research. The School's primary clinical partner isthe National Healthcare Group, a leader in public healthcarerecognised for the quality of its medical expertise, facilities andteaching. The School is transitioning to an NTU medical schoolahead of the 2028 successful conclusion of the NTU-Imperialpartnership to set up a Joint Medical School. In August 2024, wewelcomed our first intake of the NTU MBBS programme, that has beenrecently enhanced to include themes like precision medicine andArtificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, with an expanded scopein the medical humanities. Graduates from the five-yearundergraduate medical degree programme will have a strongunderstanding of the scientific basis of medicine, with an emphasison technology, data science and thehumanities.

Nanyang Technological University LeeKong Chian School of Medicine (NTU LKCMedicine) is seeking toappoint a full-time Senior Research Fellow to work on theHealth-Driven Design for Cities (HD4) study. Jointly led by ProfNick Wareham at University of Cambridge and Prof John Chambers atNTU LKCMedicine, HD4 is a large-scale population study aiming todevelop the evidence base for interventions that impact theupstream determinants of health in cities. It exploits a uniqueopportunity to work synergistically with the SG100K cohort study,augmenting it with data characterising the individual environmentalexposures of the cohort participants.

SG100K,spearheaded by Prof. John Chambers, is a landmark population cohortstudy of 100,000 Singaporeans of diverse ethnic background. Thecohort has completed recruitment of >80,000 participants at thepoint of this posting. With comprehensive behavioral, phenotypic,and multi-omic data, and electronic health record linkage enrichedbaseline phenotyping and evaluation of prospective outcomes, thestudy represents a state-of-the art platform for researchers tounderstand the etiology and pathogenesis of diverse diseaseoutcomes in Asia, and to generate insights that have the potentialto improve health outcomes for Asian populationsglobally.

The appointee shall work under thedirection of the HD4 team, e.g., Professor John Chambers, AsstProfessor Marie Loh, etc. A highly experienced senior researchfellow will support coordination and integration of activitiesacross themes. The appointee will have a unique opportunity to workwith a leading interdisciplinary team of epidemiologists,clinicians, scientists, engineers and architects to investigate howindividuals move in space and time in Singapore, theircorresponding exposure to risk factors that intersect with urbanenvironments, and how this influences their behaviour and health.There may be opportunities of sponsored travel to University ofCambridge. This role will be based primarily in the Population andGlobal Health Department NTU LKCMedicine in Singapore.

The Senior Research Fellow will play a key rolein supporting both Professor Chambers' and the team, mainly in, butnot limited to, the followingroles:
  • Developing statistical analysisplans and implementing analysis
  • Leading andcontributing to the writing of research protocols, ethicsapplications, and publications in peer-reviewedjournals
  • Liaising with researchers fromcollaborating institutes
  • Presenting atinternational conferences
  • Critically reviewingthe work of other members of the research team and mentoring lessexperienced members as necessary
  • Contributingto data pipeline and administration, which may include data clean,linkage, and qualitycontrol
Candidates shouldhave:
  • PhD in a relevant area (e.g.epidemiology, biostatistics, environmentalhealth).
  • Expertise in behavioural epidemiology(particularly in physical activity and/or diet) or environmentalepidemiology.
  • A proven track record in researchand publication.
  • Experiences of analyzinglarge-scale population data.
  • Experiencesworking with electronic health records(desirable).
  • Understanding of clinicalinformatics approaches (e.g., machine learning, Bayesianstatistics) and spatial data processing and analysis skills wouldbe of advantage.
  • Expertise in Stata, R, orother analytic tools.
  • Strong communication(oral and written) and interpersonal skills, experience working ina large research group is desirable.
  • Fluent inspoken and written English.
  • Ability to workindependently and collaboratively, with a pro-active and motivatedmindset, attention todetail.
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