Research Associate / Fellow – Plant & Molecular Biology

About the role

The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at NTU Singapore is seeking a Research Associate or Research Fellow to investigate the metabolic basis of agronomic and nutritional traits in Brassica crops. Working within a multinational team, the successful candidate will apply advanced metabolomics and multi‑omics integration to link metabolite composition with genetic variation, supporting targeted metabolic engineering for improved crop performance.

Key responsibilities

• Perform metabolite profiling of segregating plant populations to identify compounds linked to disease resistance, quality and shelf‑life.
• Integrate metabolomic and genetic datasets to uncover metabolite–gene relationships.
• Identify candidate metabolic pathways and underlying genes associated with target traits.
• Conduct functional characterization and validation of candidate genes.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Plant Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics or related field (Research Associate) or PhD in Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics, Plant Physiology or related discipline (Research Fellow).
• Strong background in biochemistry, plant genetics and molecular biology.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multinational team.
• Proactive attitude and clear communication skills.

Required skills

• Metabolomics and high‑resolution metabolic profiling.
• Multi‑omics data integration.
• Plant molecular biology techniques.
• Biochemistry laboratory methods.
• Plant genetics analysis.
• Data analysis for omics datasets.