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Mandai Nature, the conservation arm of Mandai Wildlife Group, is hiring a Principal Investigator for wildlife health on a three-year contract. You will lead a research programme covering Singapore's urban wildlife, animals under human care, rescued native wildlife and priority Southeast Asian species, working with veterinary, animal care, pathology, conservation, field and laboratory teams. This suits an experienced research leader with a PhD and a strong background in wildlife health, epidemiology or a related applied field.
What you'll do
Lead and drive a wildlife health and disease research programme spanning urban wildlife, animals under human care, rescued and rehabilitated native wildlife and priority Southeast Asian species
Principal Investigator (Wildlife Health), Mandai Nature - 3 Year Contract job at Mandai Wildlife Group, Mandai | WorkJio
Develop a research roadmap linking clinical cases, pathology, diagnostics, field sampling, environmental surveillance, biobanking, genomics, ecological data and decision-support tools
Identify priority wildlife health questions with practical, scientifically credible and operationally useful outputs, including avian influenza preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, wildlife rehabilitation outcomes, vector-borne disease, endangered local species such as the Sunda pangolin, environmental biosurveillance, pathogen genomics and wildlife-human interface risks
Build integrated wildlife health intelligence systems using clinical, pathology, diagnostic, genomic, microbiome, environmental, ecological, movement, release, rehabilitation and welfare data
Develop workflows that turn observations and datasets into actionable intelligence for decision-makers, including risk assessments, dashboards, briefs, protocols, reports and decision memos
Support development of Singapore-ready tools for urban wildlife health risks and regionally scalable approaches for wildlife and ecosystem health intelligence
Lead applied research using pathogen genomics, metagenomics, microbiome profiling, eDNA surveillance, antimicrobial resistance monitoring, serology, digital pathology, environmental sampling, vector surveillance and AI-enabled risk modelling
Develop and validate workflows for high-priority areas such as avian influenza preparedness, rehabilitation outcomes, pangolin health and diet, tick-borne disease, environmental microbiome shifts, pathogen discovery and wildlife-human interface risk
Work with veterinary, animal care, pathology, conservation, field and laboratory teams to ensure high-quality sample collection, metadata capture, testing, interpretation and reporting
Develop and lead competitive grant applications, donor proposals and sponsored research programmes related to wildlife health, disease surveillance, biosurveillance, conservation medicine, wildlife health intelligence and One Health preparedness
Serve as Principal Investigator or scientific lead, accountable for research direction, milestone delivery, funder reporting, budget stewardship, compliance and implementation
Build a sustainable funding pipe
Requirements
PhD or equivalent in Veterinary Infectious Disease Genetics and/or Veterinary Epidemiology, or a related field
At least 5 years of research leadership experience in wildlife health, conservation medicine, veterinary science, disease ecology, biosurveillance, diagnostics, epidemiology, One Health, ecological health, field-based wildlife research or a related applied research field
Demonstrated experience designing and leading research (ad text truncated)
Postdoctoral training or equivalent independent research experience in wildlife health, conservation medicine, disease ecology, biosurveillance, diagnostics, pathogen genomics, environmental surveillance, epidemiology, One Health, wildlife rehabilitation research or applied conservation science is advantageous
Training or demonstrated competency in grant writing, grant management, research compliance, biosafety, animal ethics, data governance, field sampling, disease investigation, biobank integration or project leadership is advantageous
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