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Job Description

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites talented academics with excellent research track records in science, technology and engineering to apply for appointments as NUS Presidential Young Professors.

Successful candidates will receive:

• A tenure-track position with an attractive salary package as an assistant professor at NUS
• Up to SGD 1 million in a start-up research grant + Scholarships to hire PhD students
• An award of SGD 250,000 in white space funding
• An opportunity to compete for the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, which comes with a five-year research grant of up to SGD 3 million

Applications

Applications for the NUS Presidential Young Professorship can be submitted throughout the year. Interested applicants are welcome to submit their CVs and supporting documents to the NUS Career portal. You can also contact us at the same e-mail address if you require more information.

About the University

Consistently ranked as one of the top universities in Asia and the world, NUS is internationally respected for its high-quality multi-disciplinary research that addresses complex and critical issues facing Asia and the world. NUS was placed 8th in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2025.

About the College

The College of Design and Engineering (CDE)'s 10 Departments and Division as well as 14 corporate laboratories and research centres build on the convergence between the disciplines of engineering, architecture, and design to offer a distinctive interdisciplinary educational experience for our students and foster a cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research environment for our researchers.

To learn more about our College and department, please visit:

• https://cde.nus.edu.sg/
• https://cde.nus.edu.sg/ece/

Qualifications

Candidate should have/is completing a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field, preferably with teaching and post-doctoral research experience.