Group of Chengkuo Lee

NUS Lab of Sensors, MEMS and NEMS

for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications

One research assistant position and Ph.D. scholarship with relevant experience on Si Photonics, Nanophotonics, Mid IR technology and Thermoelectric sensors at Centre for Intelligent Sensors and MEMS (CISM) at National University of Singapore (NUS)

For EDB PhD scholarship candidate, he/she should have earned his/her Ph.D. from top tier engineering/physics schools in the world with the 1st class honor or 2nd upper honor. He/she needs to be Singaporean or Singapore PR. Candidate who is applying Singapore PR now and will get it soon will be qualified for this scholarship as well.

In the case of Research Assistant (RA) candidate, he/she should possess a Master degree or equivalent hands-on experience in the design and measurement of devices such as photonics devices, Mid IR photonics and thermoelectric sensors and thermoelectric power generators. Candidates with sound knowledge of photonic theories will be given higher priority. We highly recommend the successful RA candidate to pursue his/her Doctoral degree in our group as part-time Ph.D student.

In general, the successful candidate is expected to speak and write in English fluently, and is committed to working hard.

NUS regularly ranks amongst the top 25 universities in the world and is Singapore's only comprehensive university. NUS is currently ranked as the number 22 (QS report) and 25 (Times report) in the world universities, and as the number 13 in the world top engineering and technology universities based on the 2013-2014 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (QS Ranking) (Times Ranking).

ECE Department is one of the largest departments in NUS, with a tenure-track or tenured faculty size of approximately 100, supported by approximately 180 staff. Prof. Chengkuo Lee leads a few research projects with awarded research budget exceeding 7 M SGD.

Interested applicants are invited to send detailed CVs, transcripts, list of publication and contact details of appropriate referees to: Prof. Chengkuo Lee by e-mail (elelc@nus.edu.sg). Applications and all supporting materials should be received by July 15, 2015, to receive full consideration; however, the position will remain open until filled or the search is closed.