Job Description

The Yeow Laboratory at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI), National University of Singapore, is seeking an outstanding and highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to lead mechanistic research in areas including ubiquitin biology, chromatin and gene regulation, molecular immunology, mitosis and genome stability.

The successful candidate will take intellectual and experimental ownership of a project within the laboratory’s broader research programme (https://csi.nus.edu.sg/researcher/peteryeow/). The specific direction of the project will be shaped by their expertise and strengths.

Candidate profile
Applicants should have:

• A PhD, or be close to completing a PhD, in cancer biology, cell biology, molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, genetics or a related discipline.
• At least one substantive first-author or co-first-author original research paper arising from their PhD research that has been published or accepted for publication.
• Clear evidence of intellectual and experimental ownership of a research project.
• The ability to formulate mechanistic questions and design experiments that distinguish between competing hypotheses.
• Strong experimental, organisational, communication and collaborative skills.

Applicants from adjacent fields who wish to bring complementary expertise to the laboratory are also encouraged to apply. Experience in bioinformatics or in the analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic or imaging datasets would be advantageous.

Application
Please send the following materials to zyyeow[at]nus.edu.sg:

• A curriculum vitae, including a publication list.
• A brief description of your previous research and your personal intellectual and experimental contributions to it.
• A short statement describing the research questions you would be interested in pursuing in the Yeow Laboratory.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Apply here.

Job Description

The Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) Postdoctoral Fellowship seeks outstanding early-stage postdoctoral fellows who are interested to develop their career as independent, tenure-track faculty. The awardees will be hosted within established research labs at CSI Singapore to develop their independent research programs. They will receive a competitive base salary of up to SGD$93,000 per year (not including benefits such as CPF, bonus, medical, insurance) with an annual research grant of up to SGD$25,000 per year and equipment grant of SGD$5,000. Access to state-of-the-art core facilities will be provided. The fellowship funding period is up to three years.

Qualifications

• Open to all nationalities.
• Soon-to-be PhD graduates or have graduated within four years from their respective PhD programs at the time of application. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Received at least two years of graduate training outside of Singapore (either overseas PhD training or postdoctoral training)
• Work in any discipline of cancer research
• Excellent track record of research accomplishments
• Keen to embark on exciting and innovative projects in experimental and/or bioinformatics laboratories
• Aspire to be leaders in biomedical research
• Be available to take up position within six months of notice of award (for candidates who are based overseas) and within three months of notice of award (for candidates who are based in Singapore)

Application

Application closes on 31st May 2026, Singapore time.

Please check back for updates when the next Postdoctoral Fellowship application cycle opens.