Assistant Professor: Energy Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Location National University of Singapore, Singapore

Job Title: Assistant Professor – Energy Policy

Job Description

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.

Successful talented early career candidates with excellent research track records will be considered for the NUS Presidential Young Professorship (PYP) scheme. Successful candidates will receive:

• A tenure-track position with an attractive salary package as an assistant professor at NUS
• Up to SGD750,000 in a start-up research grant including scholarships to hire PhD students
• An award of SGD250,000 in white space funding

Job Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• A completed PhD by 2025 in energy policy;
• Publications in top journals in the field and a strong pipeline of ground-breaking research / working papers;
• Demonstrated ability to teach core specialized courses in energy policy; and
• A willingness and ability to mentor graduate students.

Application

Please submit your application package in electronic form (PDF) to the Hiring Committee via CHRS link.

The package should include:

• A research statement that outlines your publications at the very top journals, your current research interests, and pipeline of working papers.
• A teaching statement detailing courses taught, your pedagogical philosophy and practices, along with any available evidence of teaching effectiveness.
• Names and contact information for three referees.
• Up to two writing samples.

The review of applications will begin in January 2025 and continue until positions are filled. Inquiries can be submitted to lkysppjoinus@nus.edu.sg.

Additional Information

About Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

LKYSPP is a leading public policy school in Asia, attracting an internationally diverse, world-class faculty and student body to engage and address the world’s most pressing challenges. Its mission is to inspire, improve lives, and take central positions in the policy and governance conversations within Asia and beyond. We do this by working hard on two planks: pursuing academic and intellectual excellence, and crafting lessons for meaningful public policymaking. The school is housed within the National University of Singapore, the highest ranked university in Asia and 8th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024).

LKYSPP offers highly competitive research funding, salary, relocation and housing support, and other benefits. The teaching load (typically three per academic year; two for first contract assistant professors) allows faculty to focus on providing quality instruction while maintaining their research excellence.