Research Engineer - Digital Humanities & Data Science

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore's Asian Centre for Digital Cultures (ACDC) at CoHASS invites applications for two Research Engineer/Senior Research Engineer roles. You will enable innovative research through technical support, methodological expertise, and collaboration across NTU’s Centre initiatives.

You will work on digital methods, training, cloud services, and web/mobile applications, contributing to ethical data handling and open source practices within an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, data science, information science or digital humanities.
• Experience with social science/humanities/arts research methods.
• Proficiency in Python with Pandas and ML packages; access to cloud AI services.
• Experience with cloud services and environments.
• Experience in developing web or mobile applications.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, user-centered research support services.
• Ability to learn new methods and software from manuals and online tutorials.
• Experience with open source development and agile software environments.

Responsibilities

• Support CoHASS researchers in applying digital methods, coding, and integrating tools.
• Assist ACDC methods lab lead and co-lead regular academic events.
• Provide training in digital methods and tools.
• Support researchers in developing web and mobile applications.
• Assist researchers with cloud services for R&D.
• Help with data scraping, cleaning, and structuring of datasets.
• Develop and maintain the ACDC website and project portals.
• Support writing methods and technical sections of proposals and publications.
• Define guidelines for best-practice software design and risk management.
• Stay current with sector-wide software developments and share insights.
• Handle other duties as directed.

Skills

Python & Pandas

Cloud services

Web/mobile apps development

Open source development

Agile software development

Research methods (social sciences/arts

Learning new tools

Education

Master’s degree in computer science or related fields

Job description

NTU Singapore's Asian Centre for Digital Cultures (ACDC) at CoHASS invites applications for two Research Engineer/Senior Research Engineer roles. You will enable innovative research through technical support, methodological expertise, and collaboration across NTU’s Centre initiatives.

You will work on digital methods, training, cloud services, and web/mobile applications, contributing to ethical data handling and open source practices within an agile environment.