Career Opportunities

Applicants are expected to have a research interest in novel technologies and emerging security threats, especially the strategic, ethical, legal, and governance concerns related to their past and future trajectories.  These include (but are not limited to) artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics, additive manufacturing (or “3-D printing”), unmanned aerial vehicles (“drones”), gene alteration, human enhancement, and other technologies or initiatives associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

To apply, please click here : R00002998

The Centre’s areas of research include cybersecurity strategy, cybersecurity policy and law, international law and norms of cyber operations, smart city cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy, disinformation, foreign interference, technology policy, and other related national security topics. The candidate should have suitable academic or relevant work experience in fields related to strategy, policy or legal aspects of cybersecurity or digital technology, and a keen interest in one or more of the Centre’s areas of research.

To apply, please click here : R00005900

The successful applicant should have a research focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), technology governance, and military innovation to assess military AI strategic trajectories and implications for international security.

To apply, please click here : R00006548

The successful candidate will be expected to monitor regional media; assist in organizing focus group meetings, conferences and meetings; conduct field research; perform translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English and vice versa; assist in initiatives relating to grants for the programme; and publish op-eds aimed at a wider audience and peer-reviewed scholarly works.

To apply, please click here : R00006550

Applicants will be expected to monitor and publish their research on terrorist incidents, regional terrorist trends and patterns, and their implications for domestic and international security.

To apply, please click here : R00006044

Applicants should have knowledge and experience in researching on Malaysia, in particular, its defence and security policies.  They should be able to write in concise and grammatical English, and instinctively take an open and analytical approach to public policy and politics.

To apply, please click here : R00005896

The successful applicant is expected to assist the Coordinator of the Maritime Security Programme with research on contemporary maritime security and ocean issues in the Asia Pacific and the Indian Ocean regions.

To apply, please click here : R00006317

The successful candidate will be expected to teach and conduct lessons at various SAF schools, conduct research in areas relevant to the Programme and RSIS, and carry out administrative work.

To apply, please click here : R00006583

Applicants will provide research assistance to the Principal Investigator (PI) in a research project on “Inner Circle: A Study of China’s Relations with its Closest Strategic Allies.” The applicant will undertake research and publish in international journals and the media, and may perform administrative support related to the project.

To apply, please click here : R00004541

The successful applicant is expected to contribute significantly to the research agenda of CENS in general and the Social Resilience Programme within CENS specifically. Areas of focus could include but are not limited to multiculturalism, immigration, socioeconomic class and societal polarisation in Singapore and beyond.

To apply, please click here : R00003601

The successful applicant is expected to liaise and coordinating between the department staff and external parties. He or She will have to arrange transportation bookings and maintain the department’s calendar of events.

To apply, please click here : R00006609