Research Fellow (Musculoskeletal Health)

About the role

National University of Singapore (NTU) is looking for a Research Fellow to study musculoskeletal injury risk and mitigating factors across work environments, and to design, implement and evaluate exercise-based prehabilitation programmes that improve work performance and prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The successful candidate joins an active research team led by Asst. Prof. Bryan Tan from the Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore (RRIS).

Key responsibilities

• Lead and conduct mixed-methods research on musculoskeletal health in occupational and community settings.
• Design and run cohort-wide studies using questionnaires, interviews and real-time task observations.
• Collect multimodal data via motion-capture, physiological and environmental sensors.
• Assess human performance using multidomain outcome measures.
• Analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to generate actionable insights.
• Develop, implement and evaluate exercise-based prehabilitation programmes.
• Produce scientific reports, peer-reviewed publications and practitioner-friendly guidelines.
• Contribute to grant writing, stakeholder briefings and knowledge translation.
• Mentor junior staff and foster a collaborative team culture.

Required profile

• Ph.D. in Exercise Science, Physiotherapy, Kinesiology, Ergonomics, Occupational Health or a related field.
• At least 1 year of experience in mixed-methods research with sensor-based and qualitative approaches.
• Track record of publications and ability to communicate findings to diverse audiences.
• Willingness to travel and conduct fieldwork, including in motion environments such as sea travel.

Required skills

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis, ethics compliance and data governance.
• Proficiency in SPSS, Python, R or MATLAB for data analysis and visualisation.
• Experience designing and evaluating exercise and prehabilitation programmes.