AI Scientist in Pathogen Genomics & Outbreak Preparedness

National University of Singapore; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Duke-NUS invites applications for a senior research position at the COP-CBDS joint appointment to advance research and platform development at the interface of AI and pathogen genomics, strengthening outbreak preparedness across Asia.

You will lead applied research, design AI-enabled genomic analysis methods, build collaborations with public health partners, contribute to grants, publish high-impact work, and mentor researchers, with emphasis on responsible, translational outcomes.

Formación

• PhD or equivalent doctoral qualification in AI/ML/genomics/biomedical data science or related field.
• Minimum experience: Senior Research Fellow — typically 5+ years postdoctoral; Principal Research Scientist — typically 6+ years with leadership; Assistant Professor (Practice Track) — evidence of teaching/mentorship.
• Demonstrated expertise in AI/data science methods applied to genomics, omics, infectious diseases, surveillance or related domains.
• Strong skills in machine learning, statistical learning, scalable pipelines, software engineering, cloud/HPC, federated/privacy-preserving analytics, knowledge graphs, LLMs or multi-modal data integration.
• Track record of high-quality research outputs, technical delivery, grant/proposal development, team science and effective communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop applied research at the interface of AI, pathogen genomics and outbreak preparedness in collaboration with COP and CBDS faculty and partners.
• Design, develop and evaluate AI-enabled methods for pathogen genomic analysis, including variant detection, lineage classification, AMR prediction, outbreak clustering, genomic representation learning, and multi-modal data integration.
• Build collaborations across Duke-NUS, SingHealth, national public health agencies, regional partners and international organisations.
• Contribute to grant proposals, research strategy, donor engagement and externally funded programmes in AI and pathogen genomics.
• Publish high-quality scientific papers, technical reports and policy briefs to advance the field and translate into public health practice.
• Support robust, reproducible, ethically governed analytical workflows with attention to data quality, privacy and sovereignty.
• Provide scientific and technical leadership to research staff, data scientists, students and collaborators, including supervision and mentorship.
• Contribute to education and training in AI, computational genomics and outbreak analytics for Duke-NUS learners and regional partners.
• Translate analytical outputs into practical insights for surveillance, preparedness, outbreak response and policy decision-making.
• Perform other related duties as required by COP and CBDS leadership.

Conocimientos

AI / data science methods

Genomics / pathogen genomics

Public health surveillance

Multi-modal data integration

Privacy-preserving analytics

Knowledge graphs

LLMs

Cloud / HPC

Educación

PhD or equivalent doctoral qualification in AI, ML, computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, infectious disease modelling, biomedical data science, statistics, computer science or related field

Descripción del empleo

Duke-NUS invites applications for a senior research position at the COP-CBDS joint appointment to advance research and platform development at the interface of AI and pathogen genomics, strengthening outbreak preparedness across Asia.

You will lead applied research, design AI-enabled genomic analysis methods, build collaborations with public health partners, contribute to grants, publish high-impact work, and mentor researchers, with emphasis on responsible, translational outcomes.