Research Fellow: Inclusive AI & Urban Governance (SEA)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Singapore

On-site

SGD 60,000 - 78,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

The National Institute of Education, a part of NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY in Singapore, invites applications for a Research Fellow on a 24‑month contract in the Humanities and Social Studies Education Department.

The project, Inclusive AI Governance in Southeast Asian Cities, investigates how AI reshapes urban governance, infrastructures, and daily life, with comparative fieldwork across several regional cities.

Qualifications

PhD in Social Sciences, Urban Studies or related disciplines.
Experience of working in social science-related projects.
Experience of working in the Southeast Asian context.
Experience of working with a large research team.
Independence in leading the research work, organising fieldwork, and ready to travel to Southeast Asian cities for research work.
Experience of writing journal articles, book monograph, op-ed, etc.
Use and knowledge of mapping tools will be an advantage.
Experience in organising workshops and conferences will be an advantage.
Southeast Asian language skills will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

To work independently on the research project objectives and deliverables;
To travel to Southeast Asian cities, organise fieldwork, workshops and collect data for the project;
To analyse data, write reports, and write journal articles/research papers for the project;
To coordinate with the PI in relation to the project work, scheduling and being an independent researcher to work on the project.
To coordinate with various stakeholders across Southeast Asian cities for research travel, fieldwork and other related work.
Help in training undergraduate students to conduct research and fieldwork related to the project.
Other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator