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Communications Manager (Radio Free Asia)
Radio Free Asia | Open until filled

Radio Free Asia (RFA) seeks a seasoned Communications Manager to assist in positioning RFA as a key player in the information space, bringing answers, accountability and empowerment to people living in closed media environments under authoritarian rule.

Scientific Manager
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled

The Scientific Project Officer will be responsible for day-to-day management of specific research initiatives and large program grants, requiring excellent interpersonal and writing skills, a high level of organization, diplomacy, focus, ability to work under tight deadlines, and familiarity with biomedical research environments.

Research Fellow (Bioinformatician) - A/Prof. Polly Chen's Lab
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in A/Prof Polly Chen’s groups for a highly motivated PhD graduate with experience in Bioinformatics (computational genomics). The focus of A/P Polly Chen’s lab is on the transcriptome-wide identification of RNA changes (e.g., RNA editing, alterative splicing, altered protein-RNA interactions, etc) in tumors and functional investigation of these changes in cancer.

Laboratory Executive (Telomere Biology)
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled
Postdoctoral Fellow - Prof. Yoshiaki Ito’s lab
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in Prof. Yoshiaki Ito’s lab. The successful candidate will study one of the following on-going projects.

Laboratory Executive
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled

Job Description We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Laboratory Executive to aid in proteomic research and data management for the NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR) Precision Cancer Medicine Theme. This will include supporting mass spectrometry imaging (MSI)-based glycomic and proteomic studies of clinical patient samples at SurgiCAL ProtEomics Laboratory (SCALPEL) at Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), as well as cross-departmental proteomic and clinical data management between iHealthtech and Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI). A variety of cutting-edge techniques and state-of the-art instruments are used in the laboratory, while training and guidance will be provided, a desire to gain independence and good work ethics are essential. Job holder will also assist N2CR PCM Theme with organizing theme-related meetings and events.

Laboratory Executive - Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) Facility
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate as a Laboratory Executive who can provide support to the Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) Facility in terms of facility/laboratory, research and administrative needs. A candidate should be committed, self-motivated, conscientious, and able to work independently.

RESEARCH FELLOW- Dr Dennis Kappei’s Lab (Protein Imaging Mass Spectrometry/Clinical Proteomics)
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Open until filled

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate as a research fellow in the Quantitative Proteomics Core in collaboration with the Kappei lab at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI).

Earth-Life Science: origins, evolution, habitability, and sustainability of living planets. Funded Master-PhD course opportunities.
Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology | Open until filled

Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) will launch a new Master-PhD course on origin-of-life science and astrobiology at Tokyo Institute of Technology. The five-year ELSI course is open for domestic and international students who wish to tackle fundamental questions in natural science such as the origin and evolution of living planets. ELSI will provide financial support (as salary of a research assistant) for all the students, except for ones who are going to be supported by JSPS DC fellowships (Japan) or equivalent fellowships.

2021 Call for applications: TWAS Fellowships for PhD studies and Postdoctoral research
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) | Open until filled

The 2021 TWAS Fellowships call for applications is open for PhD and PDoc programmes in natural sciences and related applied fields to students and researchers from developing countries to gain postgraduate education and research experience at top scientific institutions in the global South.