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Postdoc openings

To apply for this position, please send your CV and a short description of yourself to xiakelin@ntu.edu.sg. The candidate should have a PhD degree in closed-related fields, including bioinformatics, mathematical biology, computational physics/chemistry/biology, computational topology/geometry, scientific computing, machine learning, AI, data analysis, etc.

Opportunities for postdoc fellowships:
1. Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPF)
2. Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKYPDF)
3. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

PhD openings

Interested candidates please send your CV and a short description of yourself to xiakelin@ntu.edu.sg. The candidate applying for the PhD position should have a bachelor/master degree in a related field by the beginning of the PhD study. The related fields would be Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, etc. The candidates having numerical experience are preferable.

Requirements:
1. For PhD Research Scholorship in NTU
TOEFL: > 100 (600 paper-based; 250 computer-based) or IELTS: > 6.5
GRE: V > 149, Q > 149, AW > 3.5, total GRE V+Q > 319. (For Indian candidate, GATE score is also OK!)

2. International students from Europe, America or other English speaking countries can also apply for the SINGA PhD scholarship to work in our group, for which there is NO restrictive requirement for GRE or TOEFL.

3. Singaporean students and international students intending to take up Singapore citizenship can also apply for the A*Star Graduate Scholarship to work in our group.

4. Other Scholarship information can be found here.

How to Apply:
NTU considers two intakes: August and January. Details can be found in How to Apply. The Ph.D. program in our division can be found here. Please choose Division of Mathematical Sciences as the division and Xia Kelin (Asst Prof) as the prospective supervisor in your NTU PhD application; otherwise it may cause delayed review. Please submit your research papers/manuscripts as the supporting documents (if any). The shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Skype interview.

The successful candidates will normally be awarded Research Scholarship (RSS). Other competitive scholarships are as follows,

Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship (NPGS): no restriction on nationality; priority is given to Singapore Citizens and SPRs
Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA): for all international student;

Frequently asked question: Is there an available PhD position?
Answer: I always accept highly motivated PhD students, if you can secure a scholarship (or you can be self-financed). All potential candidates are suggested to apply for NPGS, SINGA, etc. Generally speaking, the RSS is of very limited amount and thus competitive.

Visiting Phd students

For students with own fundings, you can apply for non-graduating research student (3 months to 1 year).