Research Fellow (1-year contract), Longevity Societies and Economies Institute

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Principal Investigators in developing research proposals, grant applications, and concept papers related to ageing and longevity societies.
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize evidence from economics, health economics, public policy, management, social sciences, data science, and related disciplines.
• Assist in data acquisition, management, and apply data analysis, and interpretation using quantitative and qualitative methods, predictive modelling, machine learning, optimisation, and related analytical approaches where appropriate.
• Support research on healthy ageing, workforce participation, caregiving systems, social connectedness, retirement adequacy, health and wellbeing, and longevity economies.
• Prepare research papers, policy briefs, reports, presentations, charts, diagrams, and dissemination materials.
• Coordinate research activities across projects and facilitate collaboration among faculty, researchers, industry, government, and community stakeholders.
• Organise seminars, workshops, conferences and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support institute-level strategic initiatives and new research opportunities.
• Any other duties assigned.

• PhD in any related field: Economics, Health Economics, Public Policy, Public Health, Data Science, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Gerontology, Demography, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, etc.
• Strong interest in ageing, longevity societies, health and social policy, workforce transformation, anddemographic change.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous literature reviews and synthesize findings across disciplines, with afocus on identifying and synthesizing high-quality publications, including those from SMU's A* journal andconference list.
• Strong quantitative research and analytical skills, including experience working with large complex datasets.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, predictive modelling, causal inference, optimisation methods, machinelearning, or related analytical approaches.
• Experience in data management, data visualisation, and evidence-based policy analysis.
• Proficiency in drafting and refining research proposals, including the preparation of cost estimates, budgetjustifications, and statements of work.
• Capable of supporting Principal Investigators in the development of large-scale research proposals, including MOE Tier 3 submissions, and in piecewise related research as and when required for a short-term basis.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, communication, organisational, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within interdisciplinary research teams.
• Willingness to work with faculty members from diverse disciplinary backgrounds across the University.

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