Heat Health Research Assistant (Lab & Field)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for the role of Research Assistant with the Heat Resilience & Performance Centre (HRPC) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. This position focuses on studying human responses to heat in lab and field settings, contributing to practical interventions and policies for hot environments.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team of physiologists, clinicians, data scientists, and engineers to plan studies, collect and manage data,

Qualifications

• Strong interest in heat health and performance research.
• Familiarity with qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.
• Experience with data collection involving human participants.
• Ability to manage, clean, organise, and analyse research data.
• Knowledge of statistical or data visualization tools such as SPSS, R, Python or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine research ideas with investigators.
• Conduct literature searches and identify research gaps.
• Design and implement qualitative and quantitative studies.
• Perform laboratory-based climatic chamber studies and wet lab analyses.
• Support field-based data collection in real-world settings.
• Collect, manage, and analyse research data and datasets.
• Prepare reports, summaries, and project documentation.
• Present findings to teams, collaborators and stakeholders.
• Contribute to conference presentations and manuscripts for publication.
• Collaborate across projects and assist with ethics processes.

Skills

Qualitative & quantitative methods

Data collection with humanparticipants

Statistical analysis tools (SPSS/R/PY)

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science

Physiology

Biomedical Science

Public Health

Related discipline

Tools

SPSS

R

Python

Power BI

Job description

The National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for the role of Research Assistant with the Heat Resilience & Performance Centre (HRPC) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. This position focuses on studying human responses to heat in lab and field settings, contributing to practical interventions and policies for hot environments.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team of physiologists, clinicians, data scientists, and engineers to plan studies, collect and manage data,