Research Assistant, Dept of Finance

Company Description
The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore.

Job Description
The Economics Department and Business School hire full-time pre-doctoral ("pre-doc") research assistants each academic year. The exact details of each position are determined by the faculty member(s) hiring the pre-doc but the positions typically start around June-August and contracts are typically written for a year.

Pre-docs work full-time for one or several faculty members and get "hands-on" training in conducting cutting-edge research. The positions are excellent starting points for those looking to start a graduate program in Economics or related fields. Previous pre-docs have gone on to PhD programs at Princeton, Columbia, Stanford GSB, NYU, and NUS.

We are reviewing applications for pre-doc research assistant positions on a rolling basis. Anyone is welcome to register their interest for a pre-doc position, and different faculty members are looking for different skills and backgrounds, but in general, we are mostly interested in candidates with an undergraduate or master's degree in economics or other quantitative social sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics/Physics/Engineering. We welcome applicants from any background or nationality.