Job Title: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
University-Level Unit: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Dean-Med-Global Centre for Asian Women's Health
Employee Category: Other Teaching Staff
Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus
Posting Start Date: 07/05/2026
Outstanding Opportunity: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
The National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine invites applications for a
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer position for the
Master of Science in Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine programme. Learn more about the programme here: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/graduatestudies/education/msc-in-nutrition-and-lifestyle-medicine/
This innovative postgraduate programme is at the forefront of advancing evidence-based prevention, precision health, and lifestyle medicine through education, research, and professional training. The programme brings together nutrition science, physical activity, behavioural medicine, sleep health, stress management, and risk reduction to equip future healthcare leaders with the tools to improve health span and reduce chronic disease burden.
We seek an outstanding educator who is passionate about transforming healthcare through lifestyle-based approaches and shaping the next generation of practitioners, researchers, and leaders in this rapidly growing field.
Position Overview
This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic growth and academic excellence of a pioneering Master of Science programme (MSc) at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The successful candidate will work closely with programme leadership, faculty, and partners to strengthen teaching, curriculum innovation, student engagement, and research impact.
Appointment level will be
Lecturer or
Senior Lecturer, depending on the candidate's track record in teaching, leadership, and scholarly achievements.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, teach, and evaluate modules MSc in Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Program across areas such as nutrition, culinary medicine, exercise as medicine, obesity management, preventive medicine, behavioural change, sleep, stress, and precision nutrition.
- Deliver engaging teaching across postgraduate, executive, and continuing professional education formats.
- Supervise and mentor students in capstone projects, applied learning, and research activities.
- Support admissions, student engagement, programme promotion, and stakeholder partnerships.
- Contribute to conferences, workshops, webinars, and outreach initiatives that strengthen programme visibility and impact.
- Participate actively in interdisciplinary research aligned with nutrition, lifestyle medicine, preventive health, or related areas.
- Foster collaborations with healthcare institutions, industry, public health bodies, and international academic partners.
Applicants Should Have
- PhD, MD, MBBS, or equivalent doctoral qualification in Medicine, Nutrition, Dietetics, Exercise Science, Public Health, Allied Health, Behavioural Science, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated teaching experience in higher education or professional training.
- Strong interest in preventive health, nutrition, healthy aging, and lifestyle medicine.
- Experience in curriculum development or programme leadership is advantageous.
- Proven record of publications, presentations, or professional impact in relevant fields.
- Experience supervising students or mentoring professionals is desirable.
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse learners and stakeholders.
- Passionate educator who can inspire future leaders in healthcare.
- Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary and multicultural environments.
- Innovative mindset with interest in educational technology and modern learning methods.
- Organised, proactive, and able to contribute to a fast-growing programme environment.
- Curious, forward-thinking, and committed to improving population health outcomes
Why Join Us
This is a unique opportunity to join one of the world's top universities and contribute to a future-facing programme addressing some of the greatest health challenges of our time through nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Multiple positions are available and will remain open until qualified applicants are found. First round of application review will start on June 1st, 2026.
Applicants should email 1) a curriculum vitae; 2) a teaching statement, and a statement of research interests; and 3) name and contact information of three references to the contact as detailed below.
Professor Cuilin Zhang
Director, MSc. of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Program
Director, Global Center for Women's Health
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Email: [Confidential Information] (in the email subject, please clearly state Application-faculty NLM)
