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hi, for some reason i thought i saw your other reply earlier but i couldn't find it now. intended to reply sooner but got distracted by other things. yes my husband is in academia, and i kinda want to do something different (we are in similar fields). i did see postings from Illumina but positions a...

hi there, thanks for your advice! they gave a raise to 4900 but said that's the final deal. i'm still exploring other options, though research interest wise this one seems the best. if you are not considering for a faculty position and you are doing bioinformatics, i would say you could be quite com...

Thanks for the information! Ya that seems to be quite a big difference. Not sure if it is because he's from engineering (science people tend to get paid lower). my husband is already getting housing subsidies so i'm not eligible for that. guess i will wait and see how my other applications go. For r...

Hi BBCDoc, thanks a lot for your kind suggestions. Yes I agree with you that opportunities in the research section are way better back in U.S., but I don't have that option as my husband already got a position here and my family all moved to Singapore. I'm doing Bioinformatics, and I'm not searching...

Thanks for the information. How much should I expect if I'd like to negotiate a raise? Is 5k too high?

rajagainstthemachine wrote:I believe they do not issue S passes for people with a post graduate degree. The salary would seem low for a expat who has to move here from overseas and start paying more $$$ over somebody local.

I'm a fresh graduate with a doctoral degree from U.S. For this research fellow (post doc) position I haven't got all the details yet, but the HR told me the monthly base salary is $4500. Does anyone know if this is a reasonable offer? I have another oral offer for a similar position without knowing ...

Hi all, I apologize if similar topics have already been posted before, but I now have limited access to the Internet so looking for a quick answer. Thanks in advance!! So my family just relocated from U.S.. I have a 3-month-old and she has quite a couple of followup shots for the standard vaccines. ...