Assistant/associate Professor

**Assistant/Associate Professor (Occupational Health) - Practice Track**
**Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore**

The National University of Singapore - the top ranked university in Asia - is recruiting full-time Practice
Track faculty at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor ranks for the Centre for Environmental
& Occupational Health (CEOH), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. The positions are non
- tenure-track appointments with a standard teaching load but with a focus on developing, leading, and
implementing programmes and projects. While research is not part of the core terms of reference,
research opportunities exist and are supported. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits
package, new faculty members are eligible for subsidised university accommodation.

The School has a small Occupational Health (OH) programme with an Occupational Health track within
the MPH Programme and hosts the only Occupational Medicine Residency programme in Singapore.
Our focus areas are on the occupational health of workers and health promotion at the workplace. The
School was instrumental in designing the Total Workplace Safety & Health programme, which is
currently being rolled out as the national approach to comprehensive workplace health. The School is
also designated as a WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health.

The focus for the new faculty will be on OH educational activities (at all levels - undergraduate,
postgraduate, and lifelong learning), OH policy advocacy at the national level, regional outreach in
ASEAN, and capacity-building programmes in collaboration with various Asian countries.

Professionals and faculty experienced in one or more of the following areas are particularly
encouraged to apply:

- Occupational health and safety
- Workplace health promotion and corporate health management
- Teaching of students and professionals in workplace risk control strategies and health
- programmes- Development of innovative national or corporate strategies and interventions in workplace
- health- Evaluation of and implementation research on workplace programmes and projects including
- economic analyses- Experience in research on prevention and control of exposures of working populations or

surrounding communities as well as health promotion programmes

**Requirements**:
a) Recognised doctoral degree in a relevant discipline with a strong post-doctoral professional
and/or academic record; **OR** qualified medical professional with postgraduate specialisation
in occupational health, occupational medicine, or preventive medicine.

b) Experience in developing, leading, implementing and evaluating projects and programmes
c) Ability to teach courses at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, and lifelong learners)
d) Experience in adult education
e) Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
f) Ability to work with and teach culturally diverse audiences

An ability to generate an independent stream of project funding, and/or a track record in research and
publishing on relevant topics are additional advantages.

**Responsibilities**:
Responsibilities include:

- Developing and leading capacity building programmes for the School’s regional and

international collaborations in ASEAN
- Develop approaches to the evaluation and improvement of workplace health and health

promotion programmes
- Designing curricula and courses, teaching and advising students
- Contributing to policy development in the field of public health and specifically workplace

health

To apply, please submit a cover letter specifying your research and/or teaching interests and
experience, your curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three references and a completed NUS
Personal Data Consent for Job Applications to:
Ms Chua Wen Xi, Sophie
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
National University of Singapore
Tahir Foundation Building
12 Science Drive 2 #10-01
Singapore 117549