Research Assistant (Machine Learning)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Singapore is seeking a Research Assistant to conduct research on reinforcement learning applied to biomedical topics, including the development of language models for chemical sequence generation. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree, strong reinforcement learning expertise, and a solid chemistry background. The position involves collaboration with multidisciplinary experts and offers a fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Possess at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Strong reinforcement learning background evidenced by first author papers/preprints.
• Solid chemistry background from undergraduate training.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reinforcement learning for biomedical topics.
• Develop models to enhance generalization and robustness.
• Collaborate with machine learning experts and biologists.

Skills

Reinforcement learning

Strong communication skills

Chemistry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

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Job Description

The Research Assistant will be required to conduct reinforcement fundamental for biomedical topics including but are not limited to:

1. large language model RL turning
2. anti-collapsing of RL and
3. apply RL to biomedical research

This includes developing reinforcement learning to improve chemical and biomedical language model to enhance generalization and robustness of the model in designing and generating molecular sequences and structures. It will be in collaboration with machine learning experts in tokenization, agentic system, and biologists from cellular functional side. Due to the nature of the work, a solid chemistry background evidenced by undergraduate training is needed.

Qualifications

• Possess at least a bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Has strong reinforcement learning background ,evidenced by first author paper/preprints.
• Has strong chemistry background and knowledge.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Open to fixed-term contract.