Research Engineer/Senior Research Engineer (Computer Science / Data Science / Information Science / Digital Humanities)
At a glance
Senior AI Research role at Ntu. NTU Main Campus · full-time.
Pay not stated Research Engineer salary
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What you'll do
- Help CoHASS researchers choose and apply digital methods, including coding, and bring technical teams into project work
- Run academic events with the methods lab leads and teach selected digital approaches and tools
- Build web or mobile applications and help researchers use cloud environments for research
- Collect, clean, structure and ethically scrape qualitative and quantitative data; maintain the centre’s website and portal
- Contribute technical and methods sections to research writing, and set software development and risk-management practices
What you bring
- A master’s degree in computer science, data science, information science, digital humanities or another listed field
- Experience with research methods in the social sciences, humanities or arts
- Python skills with Pandas and statistical or machine-learning packages, plus experience using cloud services and environments
- Experience developing web or mobile applications and supporting users by resolving research-related service issues
Who this fits
This role suits you if you can support researchers while learning new digital methods and software from manuals and online tutorials. The position is based at NTU’s main campus in Singapore.
From the employer
The Asian Centre for Digital Cultures (ACDC) at CoHASS, NTU, invites applications for two Research Engineer/ Senior Research Engineer positions. Working at the intersection of computation and the humanities, arts, and social sciences, the successful candidates will enable innovative research by providing technical support, methodological expertise, and collaborative capacity across the Centre’s research initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Support CoHASS researchers in exploring and applying digital methods and tools, including coding, empowering principal investigators to integrate digital tools into their projects, in partnership with other technical groups across NTU and Singapore
Assist “ACDC methods lab” lead and co-lead in conducting regular academic events
Provide training in selected digital methods and tools
Support researchers in developing Web and mobile applications
Support researchers in using cloud services for research and development
Help with the ethical scraping, collection, cleaning, and structuring of diverse qualitative and quantitative datasets
Develop and maintain the ACDC website and portal to effectively showcase ongoing projects and outputs
Support researchers in writing the methods and technical sections of research proposals and publications
Define and manage guidelines for best-practice software design and development and the effective management of risks and issues that affect scope, schedule and quality
Maintain currency of contemporary and relevant sector-wide developments in software development relevant to ACDC and share with other members of the team
Other duties, appropriate to this classification, as directed
Job Requirements:
A Master’s degree in computer science, data science, information science, digital humanities
Experience with social science/humanities/arts research methods
Python coding skills including Pandas package, statistical or machine learning packages, access to cloud AI services
Experience with cloud services and environments
Experience with developing Web or mobile applications
Demonstrated experience in supporting a high-quality service to users, including analysing problems and resolving problems related to research requirements, monitoring the status of services, proactively seeking service improvements to meet emerging areas of need
Ability to pick up new methods and software packages by reading manuals and following online tutorials
Open source development and management is highly valued, along with experience working in an agile software development environment
Enthusiasm in exploring and learning new digital methods
The closing date for application is 15 October 2026.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Hiring Institution: NTU