Assistant Professor (CBDS)

Job Title: Assistant Professor (CBDS)

University-Level Unit: Duke-NUS Medical School

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Office of Research

Employee Category: Tenurable Faculty

Location_ONB: Outram Campus

Posting Start Date: 19/06/2026

Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), Singapore’s only graduate-entry medical school, is a landmark collaboration between two world-ranking institutions of higher education – Duke University and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Duke-NUS provides innovative education and impactful research to advance medicine and improve lives. Through our strategic partnership with Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), the largest public healthcare cluster in Singapore, the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre fosters cutting-edge collaborations in translational and clinical research, driving discoveries and solutions to global healthcare challenges.

The Duke-NUS Centre for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) serves as a central hub for Duke-NUS faculty specialising in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other quantitative and data-driven sciences. CBDS functions as a strategic platform for cutting-edge research, education, and services in Precision Medicine, data science, AI, and biomedical computation, building on existing institutional initiatives such as DAISI.

CBDS is seeking to fill a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an innovative research programme in AI/ML, with applications in Precision Medicine, clinical research, omics, imaging, or population health.
• Translate and implement advanced analytic approaches (e.g., multimodal AI) into clinical/biomedical settings with SingHealth/NUS collaborators.
• Engage in collaborative research with clinicians, biomedical researchers, and statisticians across SingHealth, NUS, Duke University, and national initiatives such as Singapore’s National Precision Medicine Programme and Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE).
• Mentor and supervise PhD students, promoting local capacity and excellence in methodology and translational AI.
• Actively contribute to grant acquisition, research leadership, and dissemination of results through high-impact publications.
• Support teaching in Biostatistics, Health Data Science, and related program.

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline, with strong evidence of applying AI in biomedical/clinical contexts or relevant industry experience in biopharma or related sectors.
• Proven publication record in reputable journals and recognition for methodological and/or applied contributions in healthcare AI.
• Demonstrated track record in securing and contributing to research grants as both Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate effectively across disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience with multidisciplinary projects, particularly at the intersection of method development and clinical/population health application.
• Prior teaching and supervision experience at the graduate level is preferred.

Faculty recruits will be provided with a competitive salary, research space, and start-up funding commensurate with their rank and proposed research programme.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and the names of three referees in support of their application via email at ***email_hidden*** and attention it to:

Administrative Chair

Search Committee, CBDS

Duke-NUS Medical School

Applications will be open until the position is filled. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

More Information

Location: Outram Campus

Organization: Duke-NUS Medical School

Department : Office of Research

Employee Referral Eligible: No