Join our team

CARES is an international entity with staff members from around the world. Since the programme began in 2013, the size of our team has continued to grow as more scientists and support staff join us both in Singapore and Cambridge. We are proud of the science being generated by our researchers and of the great potential shown across the programme.

We will continuously update this page with available positions.

Senior Scientific Project Manager

BloodCounts!

The candidate will play a key role in coordinating, managing, and delivering the BloodCounts! project’s research and development objectives by supporting the leadership and interdisciplinary research teams from Cambridge and Singapore. This role requires a combination of scientific understanding, project management expertise, stakeholder coordination, and administrative leadership within a complex international research environment.

Full-Time | Singapore

Research Software Engineer

HD4

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Research Software Engineer that will play a key role in developing a scalable knowledge-based solution to automate ingestion pipelines for data to be represented as a knowledge graph by means of ontologies. The candidate should have Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Full-Time | Singapore

Associate Chief Operating Officer

CARES HQ

We are seeking an Associate Chief Operating Officer (Associate COO) to join the leadership team of the Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES), the University of Cambridge’s largest and longest-established permanent overseas research presence. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the CARES Directors, the Associate COO will play a key role in supporting the Centre’s operations, strategic development, and research delivery during an important phase of growth and expansion.

Full-Time | Singapore

Testimonials

I gained insights into the complexities of [pre- and post-combustion carbon capture] systems for maritime applications… This knowledge is undoubtedly invaluable to my current and future research in maritime decarbonisation.

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Nguyen Cao

Intern in 2026, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne

My diploma studies in Law and Management gave me a solid foundation in functional writing but I wanted to experience other facets of writing with impact. Over time, I developed adeptness in identifying the channels’ respective audiences through receiving regular feedback from my supervisor…and reframing my words to suit the context.

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Charmine Tan

Intern in 2025, Diploma in Law and Management at Temasek Polytechnic

One thing I valued about working at CLIC is its interdisciplinary spirit and collaborative culture, which has created a genuinely supportive environment for exploring difficult questions and challenges without feeling boxed in. I worked with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, each bringing unique perspectives and skill sets to the project…

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Sam Yoke Loo (Emma)

After completing her PhD, she rejoined the CLIC programme as a Research Fellow