The National Research Foundation (NRF), a department under the Prime Minister's Office, sets the national direction for R&D and coordinates the research agenda of different agencies to transform Singapore into an innovative, entrepreneurial and knowledge-intensive economy, with R&D as a key driver.

Responsibilities: • Assist Director of the Government Scientific Advisors Office (GSAO) to support the Committee of Government Scientific Advisors (CGSA) in its work which includes providing advice on Singapore’s overall Science & Technology (S&T) agenda and producing evidence-based reports on strategic issues that inform policy formulation and implementation; • Conduct systematic reviews of the S&T literature to curate and analyse the evidence in defined areas within or across the Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Digital Sciences and Human/Social Sciences, and based on the findings, to develop initial drafts of how these should inform policy formulation; • Perform technology foresighting and work with multiple public agencies to conduct joint technology road-mapping exercises to identify high priority R&D themes and areas and their implications; • Analyse science & technology trends to identify potential new opportunities and threats relevant to the public sector such as epidemic preparedness, climate change and trust technology; • Guide the coordination and programme management of selected S&T related initiatives which involve multiple agencies and cut across a range of disciplines; and • Other ad-hoc projects as assigned

Requirements: A high-performing individual, with at least 5 years of experience and technical expertise in science, engineering or economics, who preferably has worked in the intersections of S&T, policy and strategy. The candidate should possess strong analytical abilities, a broad sense of perspective, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate well with others across a diversity of sectors and disciplines.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) was set up on 1 January 2006 as a department under the Prime Minister's Office. It was set up to perform the following: a) To provide secretariat support to the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), chaired by the Senior Minister; b) To coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction; c) To develop policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda; and d) To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the RIEC, and to allocate funding to programmes that meet NRF's strategic objectives.