AI-Driven Soil Ecology & Earth System Modeling Fellow

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) invites applications for a Research Fellow to join a computational ecology project focusing on AI-assisted soil models within environmental sustainability research. Applicants should have a PhD in ecology or related fields and a track record in process-based modeling, Earth system simulations, and deep learning.

Collaboration with a diverse, interdisciplinary team is expected to advance climate solutions and HPC

Qualifications

• PhD in ecology, biogeochemistry, Earth/soil science, environmental science, hydrology, CS, or related field.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Prior involvement in research with publications or conference presentations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop soil organic carbon models focusing on microbial processes and stoichiometry dynamics.
• Develop rock weathering, nutrient uptake, and soil-carbon coupling models.
• Integrate Earth system model modules and run scenario analyses.
• Advance physics-informed deep learning and AI-driven modeling approaches.
• Contribute to data collection, synthesis, and large-scale analyses.

Skills

Process-based modeling

Earth system modeling

Deep learning

High performance computing

Academic writing

Education

PhD in Ecology/Soil Science/Environmental Science

Tools

Python

R

HPC

Job description

The Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) invites applications for a Research Fellow to join a computational ecology project focusing on AI-assisted soil models within environmental sustainability research. Applicants should have a PhD in ecology or related fields and a track record in process-based modeling, Earth system simulations, and deep learning.

Collaboration with a diverse, interdisciplinary team is expected to advance climate solutions and HPC