Environmental Health Research Scientist (Climate & AI)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health (CCEH) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is advancing research on how climate change, air pollution, and extreme environmental conditions affect health. The Environmental Health team applies spatial analysis, modelling, and AI to inform public health policy and climate adaptation across Asia.

We seek a candidate with a Master’s in GIS/related field and strong skills in R, Python, GIS, and Google Earth Engine.

Formación

• Master's degree in GIS, geospatial science, geography, environmental health, public health, epidemiology, or related field.
• Experience in environmental exposure assessment, spatial analysis, land-use regression modelling, environmental epidemiology, climate change and health, or related fields.
• Experience analyzing climate, environmental, land-use, remote sensing, health, or socioeconomic data.
• Experience using R, Python, GIS software, Google Earth Engine, or other relevant statistical and geospatial tools.
• Strong organizational, communication, and academic writing skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
• Publications or project experience applying machine learning or artificial intelligence techniques in environmental health will be advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Support research on environmental exposure assessment and its health implications, focusing on heat, air quality, and urban factors.
• Collect, integrate, analyze, and interpret climate, environmental, land-use, remote sensing, socioeconomic, and health data.
• Apply spatial analysis, ML/AI, land-use regression, and spatiotemporal modelling to develop exposure estimates and maps.
• Generate indicators and contribute to research publications and reports.
• Collaborate with research partners to strengthen evidence for policy and workforce protection.

Conocimientos

Geospatial analysis

R

Python

GIS software

Google Earth Engine

Academic writing

Team collaboration

Educación

Master's degree in GIS / geospatial science / environmental health

Herramientas

R

Python

GIS software

Google Earth Engine

Descripción del empleo

The Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health (CCEH) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is advancing research on how climate change, air pollution, and extreme environmental conditions affect health. The Environmental Health team applies spatial analysis, modelling, and AI to inform public health policy and climate adaptation across Asia.

We seek a candidate with a Master’s in GIS/related field and strong skills in R, Python, GIS, and Google Earth Engine.