Assistant / Associate Professor in Social Sciences and Health

EURAXESS Ireland; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore, a leading research-intensive university, invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences and the Centre for Health, Culture, and Society. The role strengthens health and social science research across Asia, addressing ageing, chronic illness, and shifts toward community and preventive care.

We welcome studies on health determinants, social behaviour, wellbeing, and policy evaluation, with bridging links to Singapore’s health and care

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in a social science discipline relevant to health.
• Specialization in sociology, social epidemiology, public health, health services research, demography, health psychology, health economics, social policy, or medical anthropology.
• research programme speaks to the social determinants of health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and publish internationally recognised research in leading journals and with major academic presses.
• Build and sustain our network of cross‑sector partnerships with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions, and community organisations.
• Pursue internal and external research funding as Principal Investigator and contribute to collaborative bids.
• Supervise postgraduate students and provide mentorship and pastoral support.

Skills

Health research

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in social science (health)

Job description

Organisation/Company NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Research Field Medical sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 15 Jan 2027 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Singapore Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. The University combines technological strength with human creativity to address the significant challenges facing society and draws its faculty and students from across the world.

The College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CoHASS) aims to be Asia’s leading centre for innovative, interdisciplinary humanities, arts and social science teaching and research. It is home to the Centre for Health, Culture, and Society (CHCS), a new interdisciplinary and cross-sector research hub dedicated to advancing research and creative practice at the intersection of health, culture, and society. Central to its vision is the concept of the lifeworld: the dynamic horizon of lived experience, shaped by social, cultural, and historical forces, within which patients, practitioners, and caregivers make sense of health and sickness.

Job Description

The School of Social Sciences and the Centre for Health, Culture, and Society, is seeking an Assistant / Associate Professor who will help contribute to the study of health and society in Asia at a moment when health systems are being reshaped by ageing, chronic illness, and a decisive shift toward community and preventive care. The appointment will strengthen the University’s capacity in the social sciences of health and build a durable bridge between the social sciences and Singapore’s health, care, and community sectors.

• the social determinants of health, with an emphasis on modifiable determinants;
• social and behavioural health research;
• evaluation and impact research in health and wellbeing;
• social biobehavioural research;
• arts and cultural engagement in health;
• medical anthropology;

Applications are also welcome from candidates working on community health, care and health policy evaluation, healthy communities, and diversity and equity in public health.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct and publish internationally recognised research in leading journals and with major academic presses;
• Build and sustain our existing network of cross-sector partnerships with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions, and community organisations;
• Pursue internal and external research funding as Principal Investigator and contribute to collaborative bids
• Supervise postgraduate students and provide mentorship and pastoral support;

Requirements

A Ph.D. in a social science discipline relevant to health. Applications are welcome from candidates trained in sociology, social epidemiology, public health, health services research, demography and population studies, health psychology, health economics, social policy, or medical anthropology, provided the research programme speaks to the social determinants of health.