Research Position in Biological Sciences at Nanyang Technological University

A Senior Research Fellow position for protein engineering is available at Professor James Tam's laboratory from the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Professor Tam was the founding Dean of the School of Biological Sciences. Currently, he is the director of the Synzyme and Natural Products Center (SYNC), which has 15 collaborating faculties and laboratories.His laboratory is well equipped with state-of-the-art instruments for chemical biology.

In synthetic enzymes, SYNC focuses on discovery, characterization and engineering of peptide ligases as superglue for chemical biology and precision biomanufacturing of biologics. In natural products, SYNC focuses on drug discovery, synthesis and engineering of orally active peptides from medicinal plants using herbalomics platforms.

Applicant must have a PhD degree in Biosciences with more than 5 years postdoctoral experience. The position requires a highly motivated individual who has both drive and initiatives to lead a team of research staffs and students. The starting salary will commensurate with experience.

Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV, a research statement and the names and contact information of three references toProfessor James Tam at

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted.