Total 48 design intern job vacancies in Education / Training category in The Philippines

Company Description

PeopleSearch is a specialist recruitment and executive search firm under HRnetGroup. We partner organisations to identify and place professionals and leaders in technical and management roles across the industry.

Job Description

The Research Intern will support executive search projects within the built environment sector through market research, candidate identification, and recruitment coordination.

This role provides exposure to industry-focused recruitment, talent research, and how organisations hire professionals and leadership talent within construction, property, and engineering sectors or even banking and finance.

We are looking for immediate starters who can work for a minimum of 3 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct market and talent research
• Identify and shortlist potential candidates for executive search assignments
• Support resume screening and candidate profiling
• Assist in preparing candidate profiles and search reports for client presentations
• Coordinate interviews and follow up with candidates throughout the process
• Maintain recruitment trackers, research databases, and documentation
• Provide administrative and research support to consultants

Job Requirements

• Interest in recruitment, executive search, or the specific industry sectors
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Detail-oriented and comfortable with research work
• Able to manage multiple tasks and timelines
• Responsible and willing to learn

Why Join Us

Gain exposure to executive search and industry-focused recruitment. You will develop research, analytical, and communication skills while working closely with experienced consultants on real hiring projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an early-stage biotech venture working at the forefront of yeast fermentation. As a Research Intern, you will support ongoing R&D efforts in strain engineering and bioprocess development to enable the production of innovative lipid ingredients via precision fermentation.

You will work closely with the CTO, Senior Strain Engineer, and broader technical team, gaining hands-on experience in genetic engineering, microbial cultivation, and experimental design in a fast-paced startup environment.

Job Description:

• Support routine laboratory operations, including keeping well-organized experimental records and preparation and maintenance of strains, reagents, and consumables
• Execute day-to-day experimentation, including molecular biology workflows and strain screening
• Assist in the design, construction, and testing of engineered microbial (yeast) strains
• Support lipid and fatty acid characterization through analytical assays
• Contribute to ongoing strain engineering and fermentation optimization projects

Ideal Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or a related field
• Basic laboratory experience in molecular biology, microbiology, or biochemical engineering
• Familiarity with yeast systems or microbial fermentation is a plus
• Exposure to genetic engineering techniques (e.g.,cloning, transformation, CRISPR) is advantageous
• Singaporean and Singapore PR applicants only

Ideal Skills and Attributes:

• Strong interest in strain engineering, synthetic biology, and industrial biotechnology
• Good foundational knowledge in biochemistry and microbial metabolism
• Detail-oriented with good record-keeping and organizational skills
• Eagerness to learn, take initiative, and work in a fast-paced research environment
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Location: The position is based out of Singapore. Singaporean and Singapore PR applicants only.

Application: Please send your resume and a cover letter outlining why you’d be interested in this position to shen@terraoleo.com with email subject "Research Intern 2026 - [Your Name]." Compensation will be commensurate with similar research internship roles.

About Terra Oleo:

Terra Oleo is a Singapore-based biotech venture harnessing microbial fermentation to develop sustainable alternatives to conventionally palm oil–derived ingredients and cocoa butter, with the goal of decarbonizing and advancing industries such as personal care, home care, food, and pharmaceuticals.

About SUTD

SUTD is the world’s first Design AI university. With Design AI, artificial intelligence is treated as a partner and a member of the team – not just a tool. As a result of this unique SUTD treatment, AI and humans brainstorm, spar and prototype together, resulting in solutions that are elevated several-fold. This human-AI team concept has been made possible because of SUTD’s unique cohort-based interdisciplinary pedagogy. As a trailblazer in the field of design and technology education and research, SUTD has been pioneering innovative programmes and initiatives since its formation 16 years ago. As part its new mid-term growth strategy called SUTD Leap, it will work closely with industry to co-create solutions in both education and research – for a better world.

What You'll Do
The Language and Social Cognition Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design invite applications for a Research Fellow to join an interdisciplinary research project examining human-human and human-AI communication in multilingual/multicultural contexts, with a particular focus on senior adults in Singapore.  

This project examines how linguistic diversity, cultural norms, and aging shape communicative breakdowns and adaptations in interactions involving large language model (LLM)-based conversational agents. The candidate will conduct mixed-methods research, including interviews, behavioral experiments, discourse analysis of multilingual dialogue, and field user studies in local elder-care settings. The candidate will work closely with an interdisciplinary team across psychology, HCI, and AI, contributing to the evaluation of proactive AI companion agents with respect to cultural sensitivity, engagement, and usability.   

Who We're Looking For

• At least a PhD in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Communication Science, or related fields.
• Strong background in psychological research methods (e.g., behavioral, experimental, interviews, mixed methods) is required.
• Experience in conducting research with senior adults, multicultural or multilingual research, and/or human-AI interaction is preferred.
• Knowledge of or willingness to work with LLM-based systems will be a strong asset.

This position is for one-year contract, with the possibility of a one-year extension subject to performance and funding availability.