Research Fellow (Musculoskeletal Health)
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2 days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are looking for a candidate who will be responsible for conducting research on musculoskeletal injury risk and mitigating factors in various work environments as well as design implement and evaluate exercise-based prehabilitation programmes to optimize human work performance through improvement of musculoskeletal health and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The successful candidate will be part of an active research team led by Asst. Prof. Bryan Tan from Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore (RRIS).
Responsibilities:
- Lead and conduct mixed-methods research on musculoskeletal health in occupational and community settings.
- Design and implement cohort-wide studies using questionnaires interviews and real-time task observations.
- Collect multimodal data via motion-capture physiological and environmental sensors.
- Assess human performance capacities using multidomain outcome measures.
- Analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to generate actionable insights.
- Develop implement and evaluate exercise-based prehabilitation programmes.
- Produce scientific reports peer-reviewed publications and practitioner-friendly guidelines.
- Contribute to grant writing stakeholder briefings and knowledge translation.
- Mentor junior staff and foster collaborative team culture.
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Exercise Science Physiotherapy Kinesiology Ergonomics Occupational Health or related field.
- At least 1 year of experience in mixed-methods research with sensor-based and qualitative approaches.
- Strong skills in quantitative/qualitative analysis ethics compliance and data governance.
- Proficiency in SPSS Python R or MATLAB for data analysis and visualisation.
- Experience in designing and evaluating exercise/prehabilitation programmes.
- Track record of publications and ability to communicate findings to diverse audiences.
- Willingness to travel and conduct fieldwork including in environments involving motion (e.g. sea travel)
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Hiring Institution: NTU
Key Skills
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- R
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
- Flow Cytometry
- Microscopy
About Company
Nanyang Technological University is one of the top universities in Singapore offering undergraduate and postgraduate education in engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, social sciences, education and medicine.
