Head, Research

Head, Research & Partnership page is loaded## Head, Research & Partnershiplocations: NTU Main Campus, Singaporetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) in NTU is a World-leading school in sustainability. CEE plays an integral role in advancing research innovations and providing professional services in a number of key disciplines in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with the objective of contributing to the technological and economic advancement of Singapore and beyond.**Job Purpose:**The **Head, Research & Partnership** leads and oversees the administrative matters under the Associate Chair Research’s Office, managing the research portfolios of the school.This role is responsible for working with University Administration on Research initiatives and on implementation of new systems/changes in research to school. This role also provide support to Chair and Associate Chair (Research), in ensuring the school alignment with University Research Drivers, providing the strategic oversight and perspectives for principal investigators, and managing the National/University level initiatives.The role will be responsible to nurture and build the relationships with ecosystem stakeholders such as academia, industry and government agencies, as well as strengthening existing partnerships and seeking new opportunities with Principal Investigators for partnership for both education and industrial alliance.**Key responsibilities:*** Lead the operation of the Research Office within the unit.* Support the school management in the strategic planning and development to grow research portfolios.* Facilitate business setup and continuity in the school related to research grants and project matters.* Oversee coordination and manage relationship with key stakeholders for the management of research grants, and research agreements.* Oversee research manpower matters for the unit.* Serve as the primary contact for collation, analysis, and reporting of research data and statistics.* Serve as key support to school management for research-related publicity materials.* Enhance and promote school’s research capabilities through coordinating seminars, workshops, courses, and engagement sessions with both internal and external parties.* Represent the school in various initiatives as assigned.**Requirements:*** A recognized Degree/Masters/PhD with 5 years of relevant experience in research grant administration or management within educational or research institutions.* Understand the research grant management and administration processes, research ecosystem and proven track record in grant management and experience in higher education sector will be added an advantage.* Strong leadership skills with excellent interpersonal abilities across various organizational levels and the ability to work effectively within a diverse community.* Demonstrate ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.* A self-motivated individual with the ability and flexibility to handle complex business, interpersonal and intra-organizational challenges.* Resourceful and capable of working independently under tight timelines* Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.* Strong numerical aptitude and attention to detail.* Strong planning and organizational skills.* Able to maintain high standards of confidentiality with sensitive information.* Proficient in MS Office, with a willingness to learn and adapt to new IT software and applications as needed.We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.Hiring Institution: NTUNTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU ( ).Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district.Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.For more information, visit#J-18808-Ljbffr