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Appointment: Administrative

Organisation: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Job Summary:

Executive (Events) - As an Event Executive, you will play a critical role in planning, coordinating, and executing a diverse range of events, conferences, and workshops hosted by LKYSPP. You will work closely with faculty, staff, and external partners to ensure everything runs smoothly from conception to completion.

Appointment: Research

Organisation: LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus

Job Summary:

The Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS), is looking for a Research Assistant/Research Associate.

Appointment: Faculty / Teaching

Organisation: LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus, SG

Job Summary:

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS), invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment in energy policy. Applicants are expected to have research and teaching expertise in energy policy including renewable energy, nuclear energy and energy transition with relevance to Asia.

Appointment: Research

Organisation: Institute of Policy Studies

Job Summary:

IPS offers paid internships in its different research clusters. Interns will need to assist IPS researchers with data collection, note-taking and administrative tasks. They can expect to gain a deeper understanding of the issues that impact policymaking and benefit from activities that can help to build their knowledge and skill sets.

Appointment: Research

Organisation: LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus

Job Summary:

We are looking for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow to work on projects on international finance, public finance, sustainable finance or household finance. The Principal Investigators of this project are at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Appointment: Research

Organisation: LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus

Job Summary:

We are looking for multiple full-time research assistants to work on topic related to debt crisis and currency crisis. The Principal Investigators of this project are at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Appointment: Faculty / Teaching

Organisation: LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus

Job Summary:

The School invites applications for Assistant Professor positions in the following specializations: (i) International Trade; (ii) Innovation and Technological Change (AI, Digital Economy); (iii) Development Economics; and (iv) Public Finance. We are particularly interested in candidates who conduct applied research using Big Data and Data Science as related to Economics and Public Policy. Candidates for the Assistant Professor position should have a PhD in Economics, Public Policy, or a related field (received by July 2025) and demonstrate strong promise for a scholarly career and ability for teaching.

Appointment: Administrative

Organisation: Institute of Policy Studies

Job Summary:

The Institute of Policy Studies, Social Lab, is a policy research think-tank at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. 

IPS is looking to hire an interviewer to conduct Face-to-Face / Door-to-Door interviews.

Appointment: Faculty / Teaching

Organisation: LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus, SG

Job Summary:

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor appointments, one in International Political Economy (IPE) and the other in Comparative Politics (CP). For the IPE position, individuals with research expertise in emerging technologies, such as AI, biotechnology, cyber, or environmental/climate change are especially encouraged to apply. For the CP position, we have a preference for those who work on East and Southeast Asia, especially the latter. Those with other substantive expertise are also welcome to apply.

Appointment: Research

Organisation: Institute for Environment & Sustainability (IES)

Job Summary:

We are urgently seeking to appoint an exceptional Senior Research Fellow to join IES’s burgeoning Climate Policy Design Lab and contribute to ongoing policy-relevant research projects. The Fellow will join an international and highly interdisciplinary team that focuses on identifying policy pathways leading to effective climate and environmental policy action in Southeast Asia. Particularly, the Fellow will contribute to IES’s focus on understanding policy learning processes that enable for enhancing policymakers’ policy design capacity. The Fellow will lead research projects and contribute to grant development and applications, publish research in high-tier research outlets, take responsibility for project and grant management, and contribute to and support stakeholder liaison and outreach.

Appointment: Research

Organisation: Institute for Environment & Sustainability (IES)

Job Summary:

We are urgently seeking to appoint an exceptional Research Fellow to join IES’s burgeoning Climate Policy Design Lab and contribute to ongoing policy-relevant research projects. The Fellow will join an international and highly interdisciplinary team that focuses on identifying policy pathways leading to effective climate and environmental policy action in Southeast Asia. Particularly, the Fellow will contribute to IES’s focus on understanding policy learning processes that enable for enhancing policymakers’ policy design capacity. The Fellow will lead research projects and contribute to grant development and applications, publish research in high-tier research outlets, take responsibility for project and grant management, and contribute to and support stakeholder liaison and outreach.

Appointment: Administrative

Organisation: Institute of Policy Studies

Job Summary:

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) is a policy research think-tank in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

IPS is seeking to hire a Manager (Administration), to manage its General Administration department. The role will also include human resource and facilities management. Candidates should be skilled professionals and competent in these fields.