Postdoctoral Fellow (Chinese Political Thought)

About the role

The School of Social Sciences at NTU Singapore, part of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, is offering a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Political Thought. The Fellow joins the research project 1980: The Global Electoral Moment — China and Beyond, hosted at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme (PPGA) and led by Nanyang Assistant Professor Simon Sihang Luo. The project studies the lived experience of electoral founding moments in China and beyond, their political sentiments, institutional visions and ideological contests. The Fellow conducts original archival and textual research on modern and contemporary Chinese political thought, develops an independent research agenda within the project's themes and contributes to publications and working papers.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct original archival and textual research on modern and contemporary Chinese political thought, with particular attention to Chinese-language primary sources
• Develop and advance an independent research agenda aligned with the project's themes of electoral politics, institutional imagination and intellectual history
• Contribute to collaborative outputs such as peer-reviewed publications, working papers and project reports
• Assist in organising project-related academic events, including workshops, conferences and invited speaker series
• Participate in the intellectual life of the PPGA and support grant-related administrative tasks and research documentation as required

Required profile

• PhD in Political Theory, Intellectual History or a related field, with a focus on Chinese political thought
• Strong research record commensurate with career stage
• Native or full professional proficiency in Chinese, essential for data analysis and communication with stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise in archival research, including handwritten Chinese-language primary sources
• Ability to work with comparative and global frameworks in the study of Chinese political institutions

Applications are made online with a CV and cover letter; only shortlisted candidates will be notified.