"Assistant, Associate, Full Professor (Tenure Track), CVMD Programme"

Job Description

Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), Singapore’s only graduate-entry medical school, was established as a landmark collaboration between two world-ranking institutions of higher education – Duke University and National University of Singapore. Duke-NUS provides innovative education and impactful research to enhance the practice of medicine in Singapore and beyond. The School also has strong research ties with Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), one of Singapore’s major healthcare providers, other major research institutions in Singapore, and with Duke University

The Programme in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders (CVMD) is one of the Signature Research Programmes in Duke-NUS. The overarching aim of the Programme is to define the molecular mechanisms underlying human health and disease and to discover new approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat cardio-metabolic illnesses. More information about CVMD faculty, research activities and facilities can be found at www.duke-nus.edu.sg/cvmd/.

Job Requirements

• Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree with a strong background and proven track record in cellular and systemic metabolism, metabolomics/lipidomics, renal and cardiovascular biology and medicine, and integrative data sciences, including systems genetics and related fields.
• Research independence and demonstrated leadership in managing a productive research team.
• Exceptional track record in securing competitive research funding and publications in high impact scientific journals.
• Prior experience in translating research towards pre-clinical or commercial applications is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to mentor and train graduate students and postdoctoral research staff

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a summary of research accomplishments and outline of research plans or programs, as well as arrange to have three (3) letters of reference sent in support of their application via email at hr@duke-nus.edu.sg and attention it to: 

Administrative Chair Search Committee, CVMD Duke-NUS Medical School 

Applications will be open until the position is filled. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 

More Information

Location: Outram Campus

Organization: Duke-NUS Medical School

Department: Office of Research

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID: 28864

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