Research Associate: AI-Driven Soil & Climate Modeling

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 61,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore invites applications for a Research Associate to join the Asian School of the Environment. The role focuses on developing process-guided, AI-assisted soil and earth system models for natural climate solutions, with emphasis on soil carbon, rock weathering, and crop dynamics.

Candidates should hold a master's in ecology or related field, experience in process-based modeling, data analytics, or deep learning, and have strong scientific writing skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in ecology or related field required.
• Experience in process-based modeling, Earth system simulation, data assimilation, or deep learning.
• Strong academic writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Soil organic carbon model development and optimization.
• Rock weathering model development with hydrological coupling.
• Crop model development focusing on nutrient uptake and yield dynamics.
• 14C modeling for soil carbon.
• Global soil metadata collection and integration.
• Earth system model module integration and scenario analyses.
• Develop physics-informed deep learning and hybrid modeling algorithms.

Skills

Process-based modeling

Earth system modeling

Data analytics

Deep learning

Scientific writing

Education

Master's degree in ecology/biogeochemistry/earth/soil science/environmental science

Tools

High performance computing

Job description

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore invites applications for a Research Associate to join the Asian School of the Environment. The role focuses on developing process-guided, AI-assisted soil and earth system models for natural climate solutions, with emphasis on soil carbon, rock weathering, and crop dynamics.

Candidates should hold a master's in ecology or related field, experience in process-based modeling, data analytics, or deep learning, and have strong scientific writing skills.