NHG Health Clinician Scientist Fellowship (CSF)

Applicants should hold a primary appointment at NHG Health institutions. Residents in their final year of the NHG Health Residency Programme will be required to submit additional documents indicating continuation in NHG Health.

All applicants should also fulfil the eligibility of the following:
a) NMRC Research Training Fellowship (RTF); and
b) LKCMedicine PhD by Research Programme.

The applicant’s Department should be able to make provisions for the applicant’s research commitments during the course of PhD and continue to facilitate his/her career pathway as a clinician scientist beyond.

Emphasising innovation, collaboration and excellence, the LKCMedicine PhD by Research programme aims to cultivate the next generation of pioneering researchers and leaders in medical science, by providing a transformative educational experience where cutting-edge research and medical knowledge advance. For more information, please visit the School's webpage.

Students are expected to commit approximately 0.5FTE - 0.8FTE towards the PhD to complete the programme in 4 years. The PhD candidature is a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 years.

Applicant must nominate a main supervisor and may nominate up to two co-supervisors who fulfil the criteria below.

Main supervisor

• A main PhD supervisor must hold a full-time primary faculty appointment at LKCMedicine (Full Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor); and

• A main PhD supervisor must have a PhD degree or an equivalent doctoral research degree; and

• A main PhD supervisor should possess a strong foundation and knowledge in research.

Co-supervisor

• A co-supervisor for a PhD student must have a PhD degree or equivalent doctoral research degree; and

• NTU faculty who are Full Professors, Associate Professors, or Assistant Professors, including those with joint, adjunct, or visiting appointments, qualify; or

• A co-supervisor may also be from another school or from outside NTU, provided they are a full-time faculty member.

• A co-supervisor should possess a strong foundation and knowledge in research.

• Appointments that do not fulfill the above criteria may be considered and approved by Dean, Graduate College in consultation with the Deans of Academic Colleges on a case-by-case basis.

At least one supervisor (Main or Co-) should have PhD supervisory experience.

Postdoctoral fellows do not qualify for appointment as co-supervisors.

Students are required to serve a bond of up to 5 years with their respective NHG Host Institution upon completion of the PhD training. Bond duration will be commensurated with amount of salary support provided by CSF. For students receiving sponsorship from CSF and NMRC RTF for their PhD programme, the CSF institutional bond* will run concurrent to the NMRC RTF government bond upon completion of the PhD training.

*Please refer to NHG Health HR Policy (NHG-HR-H5 Training Bond & Minimum Service Period (MSP)) for guidelines.

The Call for Applications is open throughout the year. Please contact the CSF Secretariat to indicate your interest in applying for the CSF.