JOB DESCRIPTION:

We are looking for a qualified individual who is highly motivated, passionate for science, and committed to laboratory ethics, to be employed for the role of Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow. The candidate will work with a dynamic team to screen, identify and validate potential candidates targeting metabolic pathways, with the aim to develop novel therapeutic strategies targeting obesity and its associated complications, including cancer and heart failure.

The successful candidate will:

• Conduct in vitro wet lab experiments (e.g. cell culture, molecular biology and assays, microscopy etc)
• Conduct in vivo animal experiments (e.g. diet/treatment regimes, body weight & composition analyses, metabolic phenotyping, blood sampling etc)
• Conduct end-point animal experiments (e.g. terminal blood collection, tissue collection and sample preparation, whole tissue/organ imaging, serum measurements etc)
• Analyze collected data and maintain accurate monitoring and reporting of experimental set-up, results and research findings Interact and collaborate with and assist other researchers and collaborators on related projects
• Communicate regularly with supervisor and join discussions with Principal Investigator and rest of the lab to discuss scientific progress and direction
• Assist in the preparation of grant applications and grant process reports
• Present findings both orally and in written form via presentations and publication in peer-reviewed journal
• Assist in the preparation of figures and manuscripts on the research projects for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Contribute to other program-related projects and organizations and with the general scientific community across A*STAR

Job Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Life Science, Biomedical Science or related field with solid publication / preprint record
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Candidates with prior animal study experience would be an advantage
• Excellent critical thinking, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to both work in teams and independently and enjoys collaboration
• Highly motivated and willing to learn