Post-doctoral Research Fellow

**Location: Bukit Jalil**

**Department: Institute for Research, Development and Innovation**

**Responsibilities**:
**Research enterprise and scholarship**
- Act as principal investigator or co-investigator on research projects
- Develop research objectives, projects and proposals
- Conduct independent and collaborative research projects
- Identify sources of funding and contribute to the process of securing funds
- Writing or contributing to publications or disseminating research findings using media appropriate to discipline
- Make presentations at conferences or exhibit work at other appropriate events
- Assess, interpret and evaluate outcomes of research
- Develop new concepts and ideas to extend intellectual understanding
- Resolve problems of meeting research objectives and deadlines
- Develop ideas for generating income, promoting research areas and influencing leading edge practice
- Contribute to knowledge generation, knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer activities
- Support postgraduate (by research) marketing and recruitment activities

**Managing people and resources**
- Act as research team leader
- Plan coordinate and implement research programmes including managing the use of research resources and ensuring effective use is made of them, and managing research budgets
- Helping to plan and implement commercial and consultancy activities
- Planning and managing your own consultancy assignments
- Coordinate the work of colleagues to ensure equitable access to research resources and facilities
- Collaborate actively within the University and externally to complete research projects and advance thinking
- Participate in and develop external networks, for example to identify sources of funding, generate income, obtain consultancy projects or build relationships for future activities

**Teaching, Supervision and Mentorship**
- Involve in certain session of Teaching & Learning activities related to your specialties and TLA/objectives
- Involve and participate in certain session of student assessment
- Supervise other personnel in the laboratory to coordinate research efforts for increased efficiency; participate in training of fellows, residents, students and volunteer workers as needed
- Mentor colleagues with less experience and advise on professional development
- Coach and support colleagues in developing their research techniques
- Supervise the work of others, for example in research teams or projects

**Liaison and Networking**
- Interfacing with external scientists on collaborative programmes
- Collaborate actively within the University and externally to complete research projects and advance thinking
- Participate in and develop external networks, for example to identify sources of funding, generate income, obtain consultancy projects or build relationships for future activities

**Job Requirement**
- **Educational Background**: PhD in a relevant field (Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Research, Public Health, Nutrition Sciences/Dietetics or related disciplines), whereby MD, DDS, DVM or equivalent clinical qualification (will be an added advantage)
- **Research Experience**: Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals and preferable with experience in conducting clinical or translational research
- **Technical Skills**: Proficiency in research methodologies of the respective discipline, such as (but not limited to) molecular biology techniques, bioinformatics, epidemiology, clinical trials, or AI-based medical technologies
- **Clinical Experience**: Active or prior clinical practice is an advantage
- **Regulatory & Ethical Compliance**: Familiarity with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations, and uphold the highest ethical compliance in research activities
- **Collaboration & Leadership**: Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, lead/co-lead research projects, and mentor junior researchers
- **Preferable Skills (if any)**: Experience in AI-assisted diagnostics, biomarker discovery, or clinical trials; Prior involvement in securing research grants or industry collaborations; and clinical fellowship or board certification in a relevant medical specialty