The Senior/Research Fellow provides evidence for the hypothesis, performs experiments and data analysis for research projects under the programme which has a focus on mental health, behavioural health, and population health. He/She will collaborate and assist Principal Investigator(s) as well as external stakeholders, in their research projects and provide necessary assistance within the Team / Department as well as external stakeholders in the operation and maintenance of research equipment and infrastructure.
He/She must be detail-oriented, organised, independent and capable of balancing workload by prioritising tasks and requests according to the project goals and deadlines in a timely manner. He/She will guide and mentor junior staff, and other researchers within and outside of the team. He/She is to provide regular progress update as well as to handle other ad-hoc duties as deemed necessary by the Supervisor.
The Senior/Research Fellow is expected to work closely with the supervisor to drive the process of research projects including project design, execution and completion and ensure the operationality of the research/laboratory team.
Scientific knowledge and abilities
- Stimulates new knowledge; may make outstanding breakthroughs.
- Mentoring students, research coordinators and research officers. Has outstanding analytical abilities.
- Asks the pertinent questions and designs projects that challenge traditional thinking in general and progress research themes.
- Makes imaginative leaps of understanding across disciplines/research areas/agendas and beyond academia.
Research skills
- Creates new models and hypotheses, research designs, data collection and analysis techniques; and applying in inter-disciplinary settings.
- Educates, advises and guides others in information seeking, evaluation, analysis and interpretation, as appropriate.
- Uses a range of appropriate resources for literature search and proficiently manage bibliometrics and citations.
- To take up challenging projects that meets the goals of the PI and department
Safety Research Ethics
- Educates, trains and guides the team in health and safety and, chemical and biological safety compliances.
- Manages and takes responsibility for research and ethics compliance within the department and project teams.
- Directs local policy, advises all staff and contributes to institutional policy.
- Ensure good working condition of assigned equipment.
- Train end-users on basic operation and use of research equipment.
Leadership/ Management
- Able to analyse unexpected outcomes and demonstrates flexibility to change processes.
- Is influential in setting standards and devising criteria to define the skills required of researchers.
- Actively acquires information and feedback on matters affecting the direction of research area and on colleagues and researchers in relation to their professional development.
- Proactively build relationships in own team and different parts of the organisation and effectively uses contacts to achieve results.
Education, training & development
- Facilitates continuing professional development including assessing performance and planning a series of effective learning experiences.
- Develops staff and facilitates relationships.
Other Job Functions
- Supervises and takes responsibility for projects and activities which support the goals of the PI's lab and department.
Quality improvement
- Participate in quality improvement activities.
Education, Training And Experience
- PhD in Life Science, Health Services Research, Psychology/Neuropsychology, Behavioural Science.
- At least 2 years post-doc experience for Research Fellow and 7 years post-doc experience for Senior Research Fellow post.
- Proficient in use of standard statistical or qualitative software e.g. STATA, SPSS.
- Good scientific writing skills as demonstrated by track records of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Passionate about mental health, brain health and harnessing digital technology for healthcare
