Research Assistant

Singapore Polytechnic; Singapore; On-site; SGD 25,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Polytechnic's Technology, Innovation & Enterprise (TIE) Department seeks a six-month contract role to support XR and Serious Games development and data labelling tasks. The incumbent will assist in immersive applications deployment, bug fixes, and annotation work for AI training, under supervision.

Requirements include a tertiary qualification with experience, good teamwork, independence, and strong communication and problem solving skills.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification with experience.
• Ability to work in a team and meet deadlines.
• Capable of working independently and communicating clearly.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• XR and Serious Games development and support.
• Deploy immersive applications and address post-deployment bugs.
• Research tech capabilities in multiplayer VR, GenAI, and Vibe Coding.
• Support XR demonstrations at events and CET courses.
• Data labelling for AI training with accurate annotations.

Skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Independent worker

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary qualification with experience

Job description

The Technology, Innovation & Enterprise (TIE) Dept is looking for a temp for a 6-months contract.

Job Scope

• XR and Serious Games Development:
  • Development of Immersive Applications
  • Provide support for software deployment and address any related bug fixes that may arise post deployment.
  • Tech capability research in the areas of Multiplayer for VR, Gen AI and Vibe Coding
  • Support XR demonstration in events, centre visits and CET courses
• Data Labelling:
  • Accurately annotate images, videos, or audio for AI training/validation.
  • Review and correct existing annotations to ensure label accuracy.
  • Keep records of labeled data and annotation issues.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification with experience
• Good team player who is self-motivated and can complete task within deadlines set
• Able to work independently
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess problem solving skills

Contract Duration

Up to 6 months starting from Oct 2026