Job Description

The Research Office, under the Office of the Deputy Chief Executive (Research) oversees and drives strategic partnerships for A*STAR with the local and international scientific and business communities. It ensures excellence in research to achieve meaningful and impactful outcomes in A*STAR to benefit the economy and society. The office is also responsible for upholding research ethics to ensure high standards of research integrity in A*STAR scientific research are maintained and further enhanced through education and training.

The role of the Assistant Head involves overseeing and administering internally funded projects. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Administering internally-funded projects on project management system from project initiation to project closure
• Communicating with relevant stakeholders pertaining to the internally-funded projects
• Staffing of Steering Committee Meetings for internally-funded projects
• Monitoring, reporting and analysis of internally-funded projects applications, including success rates
• Monitoring and tracking of project progress and status

The officer will also manage the end-to-end operations of the A*STAR Digital Library, including but not limited to fronting negotiations with the vendors, overseeing procurement for journal subscriptions (SVP, ITQ and Tender), budgeting and cost allocation, preliminary review of license agreements, handling user enquiries and communications pertaining to the A*STAR Digital Library.

Requirements

• Good tertiary degree
• 3 ? 5 years? experience in public sector policy/planning/governance/research administration
• Experience and/or keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the research & development sector
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Keen interest in cutting edge science & technology
• Good communication skills
• Strong analytical and systems thinking abilities
• Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Type of Employment : Full-Time
Minimum Experience : 3 Years
Work Location : Fusionopolis