Job Description
Graduate College at NTU is committed to high quality postgraduate programmes (by research and coursework) in addressing the needs of rapid changing environment of research development and education. We recognize that the success of significant research endeavours and outcomes can be largely attributed to the dedicated efforts of outstanding postgraduate students under the experienced guidance of faculty members. We provide stewardship to postgraduate students during their academic journey in pursuance of their higher aspirations, realizing NTU goals in securing its position as a global university of excellence. This is in line with the university commitment to the training and development of quality research manpower and graduate programmes that would better augment the changing needs of future technological and economic drivers in an increasingly complex, global arena for Singapore’s benefit.
Responsibilties:
Support the Associate Dean (Research Programmes) to manage matters pertaining to research programmes for Master’s and PhD degrees in the following areas:
- Review admission and scholarship applications to ensure compliance to policies/guidelines.
- Support the computation of allocation of RSS positions to Schools.
- Work with central offices to monitor and remind Schools on the utilization of RSS positions to ensure all positions are maximally utilized.
- Work with central offices/Schools to ensure GC’s decisions/guidelines have been implemented.
- Analyze and propose new processing workflows to enhance work effectiveness and efficiency.
- Roll out nomination calls and organize follow-up activities such as scheduling of applicants’ interviews, establishing evaluation committees on postgraduate admissions, scholarships, and awards.
Requirements:
- A recognized university degree (in any discipline).
- At least 2 years of relevant working experience.
- Excellent planning and organization skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Possess good communication and writing skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office application software.
