National University of Singapore Hiring For Research Assistant (Senior) / Research Associate (HSSR/EL) at Singapore Full Time

The Signature Research Programme in Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) in Duke-NUS Medical School is a centre of academic excellence for research and education on the organisation, funding and delivery of health services. The programme’s focus is on public health and clinical service innovation in an increasingly complex and connected world. The major research focus of HSSR is the organisation and delivery of health and social services in the context of an ageing population. Research methods in HSSR include decision science and simulation modelling, survey research, qualitative research, health economics, and implementation science and evaluation. We are also developing a range of education activities for healthcare professionals including short courses, graduate certificates, Masters and PhD programmes.

A Research Assistant (Senior)/ Research Associate position is currently available with a focus on implementation science/ implementation research. The successful candidate will be expected to perform a variety of research and research-related activities which include but are not limited to the following:

• Work with Principal Investigators, clinical and research teams to embed healthcare innovations into routine clinical practice. Innovations may include digital health, AI-enabled health technology, new services/ programmes, service re-design, and new models of care/ clinical pathways.
• Work with Principal Investigators, clinical, and research teams on public health or population health projects which intersect with implementation research.
• Engage in activities which support and enable research, prepare and make research ethics submissions to Institutional Review Boards, and perform project management.
• Recruit research participants, manage participants, collect data, analyse and interpret data, conduct data management, disseminate and present findings, draft manuscripts, and assist in drafting research proposals.
• Participate in the development and/ or delivery of educational strategies, including contributing to educational programmes, workshops, and seminars.
• Engage in selected service activities pertinent to the needs of HSSR or Duke-NUS such as committee work and/ or conference/ symposia planning.
• Any other activities as directed by the Reporting Manager to meet the objectives of HSSR.