Funding Oppurtunities

Call For Applications NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022 is now OPEN for Applications

The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPF), aims to provide the opportunity for outstanding early career researchers from Singapore and around the world, to conduct independent investigations in any discipline at NTU. This Fellowship provides research funding over two years. There is personal development opportunities coupled with mentorship in an established research group. These conditions will empower the Fellows to strive for research excellence and impact and enable them to meet their ambitions as global research leaders.

PPF BENEFITS: The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship provides:

  • A two-year tenure with a salary of SGD 80,000 per year.
  • A research grant of up to SGD 100,000 per year.
  • A housing grant of SGD 18,000 per year with eligibility for subsidized apartment accommodation (subject to availability).
  • Relocation expenses of up to SGD 4,000 (if eligible).
  • Mentorship and support in an established research group.
  • Opportunity to work with faculty in mentoring graduate students.
  • Exposure to the most dynamic and diverse global growth regions.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

  • Within 5 years of obtaining Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
  • Demonstrable intellectual excellence.
  • Maturity and capacity to begin an independent research career.
  • Desire and potential to develop as a future academic leader.
  • Submit a thoughtful and realistic research proposal.
  • Be available to take up the position no later than 31 Dec 2022.

RESEARCH TOPICS: In Nanyang Business School, we are looking for candidates who will be working with our faculty mentors on the below research topics:

  • Sustainability, Climate risk, and Pandemic risk
  • Healthcare innovation
  • Fintech, big data and machine learning
  • Digital transformation
  • Applied economics

To look for potential mentors for your application, please visit https://www.ntu.edu.sg/business/academic-divisions to read more about our faculty and their research interest.

HOW TO APPLY: The application is open from 20 January 2022 to 18 April 2022 (Singapore Time, UTC/GMT+8). Only applications in electronic format are accepted. Please follow the link below to submit the online application- https://venus.wis.ntu.edu.sg/POAL/OnlineApplicationModule/frmOnlineApplication.aspx

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information on the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022, please visit http://www.ntu.edu.sg/tracs/ppf