Job Description

Assist Vice Dean (Research) to support the full spectrum of initiatives and programmes of the Office of Vice Dean (Research) at the Faculty of Law.

Faculty Research

• Research Grants, Funding, Awards and Fellowships
• Research Conferences, Symposiums, Seminar Series, Research Workshops and Research Blogs
• Research Initiatives and MOU-related Collaborations
• Faculty Publications and Journals
• Research related HR, Finance and General Administration
• Research Website and Intranet

Programmes

• Doctoral Programme
• Post-Doctoral Programme
• Visiting Scholars and Researchers Programme

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the Doctoral Programme which includes overseeing the publicity, facilitating candidate selection and orientation, supporting the students\' academic needs and well-being, tracking their milestones to ensure that they meet their graduation requirements, administering the students\' research funding, scholarships and prizes and organising activities to create a vibrant graduate research community.
• Manage the Post-doctoral Programme which includes overseeing the publicity, facilitating candidate selection and orientation.
• Oversee Research Grants, Faculty Research and Conference Funding, Leadership Team Research Allowance, Chair Funds, Awards and Fellowships Administration.
• Primary liaison point for faculty members on research maters and support Principal Investigators\' research projects from application, approval, tracking, student researchers, events to final reports.
• Organize research seminars, workshops and conferences.
• Prepare various management reports to the Faculty Research Commitee and the University\'s Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology) and NUS Graduate School.
• Facilitate research policy maters and change in processes.
• Oversee the dissemination of Faculty Research opportunities and initiatives through the website.
• Oversee the administrative aspects of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies.
• Plan manpower and resource allocation for administration of the programmes and cover work duties of team members, when needed.
• Perform staff development, training, appraisal and coaching of the administrative team members.
• Provide secretariat support for the Vice Dean (Research) and her administrative commitees as assigned by Vice Dean (Research).

Qualifications

• Possess a recognized university degree
• At least 10 years of relevant working experience, preferably in a senior managerial position
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software especially Excel & MS Word
• Excellent analytical, writing, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills with a high degree of stress tolerance
• Meticulous, independent, resourceful, responsible, responsive and adaptable to changes
• Positive work attitude
• Enjoys working on a variety of tasks

More Information

Location: Bukit Timah Campus

Organization: Law

Department : Dean\'s Office (Law)

Employee Referral Eligible:

Job requisition ID : 23379

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