About SingaporeSingapore is a dynamic centre for the pursuit of science, technology, and innovation, and the vibrant city-state is known for its commitment to academic excellence and research. Singapore aims to be a global centre for academic excellence in higher education and research, and this strategic goal and direction has been supported by major public sector investments. Uniquely situated in an emergent and vibrant Asia, Singapore combines the eastern and western approaches to governance, education, and lifestyle. Having forged lasting and synergistic business and academic relationships with China, India, other Asian countries and beyond, Singapore sits at the crossroads of cultures and peoples.
About Nanyang Technological UniversityNanyang Technological University (NTU) is a young, research-intensive university on a rapid global rise. It has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the colleges of Engineering, Business, Science, and Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. In partnership with Imperial College, London, NTU Singapore has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. It is also home to world-class autonomous entities such as the
National Institute of Education (NIE),
]S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS),
Earth Observatory of Singapore(EOS), and
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) as well as various leading research centres including the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) and the Institute of Asian Consumer Insight (ACI).
About Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI)Singapore views water as a strategic resource and is strongly committed to research and innovation as the means to achieve water self-sufficiency as well as position Singapore as a Global Hydrohub, which now comprises a vibrant water industry ecosystem hosting about 180 water companies. NEWRI is NTU's — and Singapore's — flagship research institute leading Singapore’s R&D effort in environmental and water technologies, and catalysing the development of the water industry in Singapore., Launched in 2008, NEWRI unifies more than two decades of university efforts in academia, research and new applications in the environmental and water industry. Its 400 researchers engage in pioneering projects, bringing together different groups across the university so as to leverage their strengths. The multi-centre institute also plays a leading role in grooming talents to strengthen Singapore's global standing in the field. With its solid funding from agencies such as Singapore's National Research Foundation, Economic Development Board and PUB, NEWRI's ultimate goal is to translate research in cutting-edge environmental and water technologies into industry-relevant applications that benefit society and the community at large.
NTU offers the successful candidate a highly competitive salary package including comprehensive benefits, subsidized on-campus housing and childcare.
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae accompanied by a cover letter describing briefly your background experience and leadership philosophy, to the Chairman of the Search Committee, Professor Alexander J.B. Zehnder (
newri_search@ntu.edu.sg) not later than 15 April 2017.
All applications and materials submitted will be held in strict confidence.
