~ Singapore: Online Resources
General Information
Country Profile
· BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1143240.stm
· CIA Factbook www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html
· Economist www.economist.com/countries/Singapore/
· Foreign & Commonwealth Office www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/asia-oceania/singapore/
· Goinglobal http://www.goinglobal.com/en/guide-detail/?guide_id=21
Government and working in Singapore
· Contact Singapore http://www.contactsingapore.sg/
· Singapore Government www.gov.sg/pol_man.htm
· Ministry of Education: Higher Education www.moe.gov.sg/about/org-structure/hed/
· Singapore Expats www.singaporeexpats.com/guides-for-expats/career-in-singapore.htm
Job search resources
Academic jobs are advertised on individual university websites or the A*STAR website: www.a-star.edu.sg which lists career opportunities in the following research institutes/organisations:
· Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
· Bioinformatics Institute
· Institute of Medical Biology
· Biomedical Sciences Institutes
· Institute of Microelectronics
· Bioprocessing Technology Institute
· Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
· Data Storage Institute
· National Metrology Centre
· Experimental Therapeutics Centre
· Neuroscience Research Partnership
· Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd
· Science and Engineering Institutes
· Genome Institute of Singapore
· Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
· Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
· Singapore Immunology Network
· Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences
· Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences
· Institute of High Performance Computing
· Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
· Institute for Infocomm Research
· Singapore Stem Cell Consortium
Online job sites
Best Jobs Singapore www.bestjobs.com.sg/bt-job-SC005-1-Education_University_jobs.htm
BioMed-Singapore http://www.edb.gov.sg
It provides all the information required to find a job in science, including listings of employers
CareerJET http://www.careerjet.sg/
GlobalEdge http://globaledge.msu.edu/academy/globaledge-job-bank/
Jobs.com.sg http://www.jobs.com.sg/
Singapore Recruit Net http://singapore.recruit.net/search-faculty+-jobs
C.A.T.S Classified http://www.st701.com/
For more information on global job resources see Global Resources document.
Funding and Grants Information
The following organisations offer researchers early and mid-career grants and fellowships. Citizenship restrictions apply – please read eligibility link on sites.
Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR) www.a-star.edu.sg/
A*STAR is Singapore’s lead government agency fostering scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based economy. A*STAR works in the development in Biomedical Sciences, and Physical Sciences & Engineering, and oversees 20 research institutes.
For information on Research in Singapore visit the National Research Foundation www.nrf.gov.sg/nrf/default.aspx or for Research Industry brochure http://view.vcab.com/?vcabid=geaSeapnpSgjhhr
Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitors Programme
Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship
http://www.scholarshipnet.info/postdoc/singapore-lee-kuan-yew-postdoctoral-fellowship/
National Research Foundation
· Fellowship www.nrf.gov.sg/nrf/otherProgrammes.aspx?id=142
· Competitive Research Programme Funding Scheme www.nrf.gov.sg/nrf/otherProgrammes.aspx?id=168
National University of Singapore
· (Senior) Research Fellowships
· One-Year Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships
· Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/article_view.asp?id=261
National University Health System: Singapore Millennium Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Other sources of funding
For more information on global funding resources see Global Resources document.
University Ranking websites
For more information on global rankings see Global Resources document.
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