Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore, has openings for tenure track appointments in public policy at the Assistant or Associate level. Applicants are expected to possess experience in research and teaching in the areas of public policy, public administration, or public management. Successful candidates will also have substantive expertise in one or more social, economic or environmental policy challenges.

The successful candidate will have:

- A completed PhD in public policy, political science, or related disciplines
- Capacity to attract international and/or national competitive research funding
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching public policy and related subjects at introductory and advanced levels
- Ability to supervise graduate degree theses.
- Proven initiative in collaborating with a wide range of external interests including public bodies, businesses, not-for-profits and research or learning communities
 

How to apply

Consideration of applications will begin September 30th, 2020, and continue until positions are filled. Please send applications via email to Public Policy Selection Committee ppslky@nus.edu.sg. The application package should include (in electronic form): a cover letter describing research and teaching interests, an up-to-date curriculum vita, names of three referees, and three writing samples in which the applicant took the leading role (preferably published journal articles).

About Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

LKYSPP is Asia’s leading policy school, attracting world-class faculty and students to engage and address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Its mission is to inspire, improve lives, and take central positions in the policy and governance conversations within Asia and beyond. We do this by working hard on two planks: pursuing academic and intellectual excellence and crafting lessons for meaningful public policy-making. The school is housed within the National University of Singapore, the highest-ranked university in Asia and the 11th in the world. Research support, salary, and benefits are highly competitive.