{"job":{"jobId":2461185,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":483,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"Research Assistant, Neuropsychology (MACC)","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Job Description</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">To perform academic research on cognition in study cohorts, conduct data analysis and write scientific manuscripts and grant applications.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">To provide supervision to junior staff in academic and non-academic duties. Additional duties include administration and neuropsychological assessments.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Candidates will gain extensive training and exposure to research skills (study conduct / planning, data analysis, and scientific writing) as well as supervision skills.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Contact Persons</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">A/Prof Christopher Chen\nDirector of MACC</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Email address: </strong><a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:phccclh@nus.edu.sg\" rel=\"no-follow\">phccclh@nus.edu.sg</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Duties and Responsibilities</strong></p>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Perform academic research on cognition and its determinants in Memory Aging & Cognition Centre observational and clinical trial cohorts</li>\n<li>Provide supervision to research assistants / students</li>\n<li>Validate cognitive rating instruments in the Singaporean population.</li>\n<li>Provide cognitive rating services for clinical trials and collaborative projects.</li>\n<li>Work with investigators to develop culturally sensitive cognitive interventions, and thereafter provide interventions as a service for clinical trials.</li>\n<li>Provide neuropsychological and neurobehavioural assessments for mood, anxiety, stress, resilience, personality traits, behavior / habits, and emotional and social intelligence.</li>\n<li>Provide expertise to work with users on design of consent forms, case report forms and protocols.</li>\n<li>Provide training for Neurocognition core users (seminars, workshops and tutorials) and to train junior staff to provide rating services for clinical trials.</li>\n</ol>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><u><b>Qualifications</b></u></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>(A) EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE</strong></p>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>BSc, BA, BA (Psych) or relevant Background. Final year students are welcome to apply.</li>\n<li>Previous working experience in clinical/research settings administering neuropsychological assessments and clinical interviews;</li>\n<li>A good track record of scientific publications and achievements, preferably in biomarkers of cognitive impairment and dementia (neuropsychology, imaging, fluid)</li>\n</ol>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>(B) LANGUAGE</strong></p>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Fluency in English is mandatory;</li>\n<li>Fluency in Chinese (including dialects), Malay or Tamil will be an added advantage as there may be interactions with non-English speaking patients.</li>\n</ol>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Formal application: </strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Please submit your application, indicating current/expected salary, supported by a detailed CV (including personal particulars, academic and employment history, complete list of publications/oral presentations and full contacts of 3 referees. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Covid-19 Message</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><u><b>More Information</b></u></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Location</strong>: Kent Ridge Campus\n<strong>Organization</strong>: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine\n<strong>Department </strong>: Pharmacology\n<strong>Employee Referral Eligible:</strong> No\n<strong>Job requisition ID </strong>: 15122</p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Singapore","location1":"아시아","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/Kent-Ridge-Research-Assistant-Neuropsychology-%28MACC%29-Kent/8512944/","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Permanent","salary":null,"original_id":"UNI|315318","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/315318","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2022-12-04T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":null,"managerEmail":"phccclh@nus.edu.sg","managerName":"NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Singapore","log_hit":9,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2022-11-04T17:17:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2022-11-04T17:17:25.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":483,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"National University of Singapore","name_en":"National University of Singapore","name_alt":",","introduction":"<p>As Singapore’s flagship university and among Asia’s best, the <a href=\"http://www.nus.edu.sg/\">National University of Singapore (NUS)</a> offers a global approach to education, research and entrepreneurship, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise.</p><p> </p><p>Our 17 faculties across three campuses in Singapore – Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram – provide a rigorous broad-based curriculum underscored by cross-faculty enrichment. We have pioneered many innovative academic programmes which include student exchange, entrepreneurial internships at <a href=\"https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/educate/nus-overseas-colleges\">12 NUS Overseas Colleges</a>, as well as double, joint and concurrent degree programmes with some of the world’s best universities. Close to 40,000 students from 100 countries enrich our vibrant and diverse campus community.</p><p> </p><p>The University’s multidisciplinary and real-world approach to education, research and entrepreneurship enables us to work closely with industry, governments and academia to address crucial and complex issues relevant to Asia and the world. 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