Research Assistant, LLM (School of Computing)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,480 - 60,264; Full time

Job summary

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the School of Computing. We are seeking highly motivated individuals to work on persona-based social simulations for aiding policy design.

This research project will focus on building and evaluating novel LLM-based systems for performing computational social simulations that can aid in policy design. The Research Assistant will work closely with the Principal Investigator and other group members

Qualifications

• Bachelors with Honors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related disciplines.
• Prior experience building AI/ML applications, LLM fine-tuning, RAG systems, agentic frameworks (Python, PyTorch, LLM APIs).
• Ability to process large-scale datasets, clean data, and apply statistical tools (Pandas, R, SQL) to evaluate simulation results.
• Experience or interest in agent-based modelling, LLM-based autonomous agents, or synthetic user research platforms.
• Strong English communication to interact with researchers across an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develop LLM-based agent architecture representing diverse personas for multilingual populations.
• Build and evaluate persona-based simulation systems for policy design.
• Collaborate with the team including research fellows and faculty.
• Contribute to high-quality publications and presentations.

Skills

AI/ML applications

LLM fine-tuning

RAG systems

Python

Pandas

R

SQL

Good communication

Education

Bachelor's with Honors or Master's in CS/AI

Tools

Python

PyTorch

LLM APIs

Pandas

R

SQL

Job description

Job Title: Research Assistant, LLM (School of Computing)

University-Level Unit: School of Computing

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Department of Information Systems And Analytics

Employee Category: Research Staff

Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date: 30/07/2026

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the School of Computing (SoC). We are seeking highly motivated and skilled individuals to work on persona-based social simulations for aiding policy design.

Position Overview

This research project will focus on building and evaluating novel LLM-based systems for performing computational social simulations that can aid in policy design. The Research Assistant will be work closely with the Principal Investigator and other group members on this project.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop LLM-based agent architecture representing diverse personas for multilingual and multicultural population
• Build and evaluate persona-based simulation systems for aiding policy design
• Work collaboratively with the team including research fellows and faculty
• Contribute to high quality publications and presentations in top conferences and journals

Qualifications

• Bachelors with Honors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related disciplines
• Prior experience building AI/ML applications, LLM fine-tuning, RAG systems, agentic frameworks e.g., with Python, PyTorch, LLM APIs
• Ability to process large-scale datasets, clean data, and apply statistical tools (e.g., Pandas, R, SQL) to evaluate simulation results e.g., using experiments, is desirable
• Experience / interest in agent-based modelling, LLM-based autonomous agents, or synthetic user research platforms is desirable
• Good communication skills in English to interact with researchers across the inter-disciplinary team

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.