Nanyang Assistant Professorship (NAP)

School of Social Sciences
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Young and research intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities.

The School of Social Sciences (SSS) offers undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in a full range of disciplines and actively promotes interdisciplinary learning and research.

SSS invites applications for the position of Nanyang Assistant Professorship (NAP) in disciplines of the School, including Economics, Public Policy and Global Affairs, Psychology and Sociology.

The Nanyang Assistant Professorship (NAP) scheme provides an opportunity for outstanding early-career researchers and scholars from Singapore and around the world, who wish to build an academic career with us at NTU. Successful NAP awardees will be offered a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment and awarded a substantial start-up grant to lay the foundation for their research work at the university.

Successful NAP candidate will receive up to SGD 1 million startup research grant and scholarships for hiring up to 2 PhD students (SHAPE) and an opportunity to compete for Social Science and Humanities Research Fellowship, 5-year research grant of up to SGD 1 million.

For more details on the NAP scheme, please refer to https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-careers/nanyang-assistant-professorship-(nap).

Applications for NAP can be submitted throughout the year. Interested applicants are welcome to send their CVs and other supporting documents to nanyangprofessorship@ntu.edu.sg

Click here for application guidelines and documents to be submitted. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.