Job Description

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine invites applications for:

Research Fellow (Health Services) in the Centre for Population Health Sciences (Prof Josip Car)

We are currently recruiting a Research Fellow who will join the Centre for Population Health Sciences at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a joint medical school between Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

The Centre's focus areas of research include population health, digital health, mHealth, digital education, and health services and outcomes research.

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Reporting to the Director of the Centre for Population Health Sciences, Prof Josip Car, the incumbent is a recognised professional in his field and has a proven track record in health services research and biostatistics. He/she will participate in the Centre's research in digital health, health education and health outcomes research.

Responsibilities include:

Participate in multidisciplinary projects (e.g. health systems science, population health, digital health, mHealth) and has biostatistics expertise

Execute research projects including study design, data collection and analysis, and liaison with collaborators.

Prepare research deliverables including writing progress/final report, drafting and reviewing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, crafting posters/abstracts/presentation slides for local and/or international conferences,

Contribute to writing of research grant proposals including literature searches, obtaining preliminary data

Participating in research seminars and regular team meetings and discussions which may involve internal and external stakeholders

Guiding and coaching junior team members, including teaching graduate students.In addition, the selected candidate will undertake ad-hoc assignments or projects where required, as assigned by the Centre Director.

Qualifications:

PhD in health services research, biostatistics, digital health or related disciplines.

Expertise:

Has established competencies in research design and has excellent biostatistics grounding.

Knowledgeable in medical research, disease management, health systems science, and mobile learning.

An effective communicator to function as a liaison with stakeholders and collaborators.

Research:

Has a strong publication record.

Able to contribute to the development of strong scientific research proposals.

Able to lead on a range of research projects.

Strong project implementation skills including data collection, data management and IRB processes.

Research management competency:

Able to manage research project timelines and deliverables, manage quality issues, write research reports and academic publications.

Meets professional standards in terms of quality, timeliness and research outputs.

Able to effectively lead and train project teams.

Qualities:

Highly motivated, meticulous, and well-organized with good leadership skills.

Able to work independently and collaborate effectively in a highly diverse, multi-cultural and interdisciplinary team.

Adaptable and willing to enter into deep learning in new areas.

Self-motivated to excel.

Articulate, strong language competencies, fluent in written and spoken English with good communication skills.

An effective communicator to function as a liaison with stakeholders and collaborators.

Hiring Institution: LKC

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