Research Fellow, School of Computing

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

National University of Singapore invites applications for a Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing. The role focuses on empirical methods and AI systems to evaluate whether agentic AI genuinely augments human work, contributing to workflow-level human–agent collaboration and accountability.

The Fellow will lead research bridging analytical data-to-text generation, factuality evaluation, benchmark construction, and production-grade LLM systems, connecting

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, NLP, AI, Computational Social Science, or related field.
• Strong publication record in NLP, generative AI, data-to-text generation, evaluation, factuality, retrieval, or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience constructing high-quality real-world datasets and benchmarks.
• Expertise in evaluating generative systems for factual grounding, reasoning quality, and practical usefulness.
• Strong Python and modern LLM-development experience, including PyTorch, Hugging Face, SQL, data-analysis tooling, and reproducible experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead research connecting rigorous NLP and generative-AI methods with real organisational workflows.
• Design benchmarks, workflow records, and evaluation protocols to measure verification, exception-handling, recovery and factuality costs.
• Develop and evaluate AI assistants that are analytically capable, evidence-grounded and aimed at preserving human judgement.
• Publish findings and contribute to CIVIC AI research agenda with cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Collaborate with technical, social-scientific, governance, and practitioner communities.

Skills

NLP research

Generative AI

Python / PyTorch

Hugging Face

SQL & data analysis

LLM deployment

End-to-end AI apps

Communication & collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Hugging Face

SQL

Job description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well-being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Fellow willdevelop empirical methods and AI systems for evaluating whether agentic AI genuinely augments human work. The role contributes to the CIVIC AI research agenda on workflow-level human–agent collaboration: measuring durable value beyond headline productivity, supporting meaningful human control, and examining how AI deployment affects accountability, learning, career pathways, and job purpose over time.

The Research Fellow will lead research that connects rigorous NLP and generative-AI methods with real organisational workflows. They will design benchmarks, workflow records, and evaluation protocols that make hidden verification, exception-handling, recovery, and factuality costs measurable. They will also develop and evaluate AI assistants that are analytically capable, evidence-grounded, and designed to preserve substantive human judgement rather than reduce oversight to approval theatre.

This position is particularly suited to a researcher with deep expertise in analytical data-to-text generation, factuality evaluation, benchmark construction, hierarchical reasoning, and production-grade LLM systems. The ideal candidate can move comfortably between foundational NLP research and deployed human-centred AI applications.

Job Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, NLP, AI, Computational Social Science, or related field
• Strong publication record in NLP, generative AI, data-to-text generation, evaluation, factuality, retrieval, or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience constructing high-quality real-world datasets and benchmarks rather than relying solely on synthetic tasks.
• Expertise in evaluating generative systems for factual grounding, reasoning quality, and practical usefulness.
• Strong Python and modern LLM-development experience, including PyTorch, Hugging Face, SQL, data-analysis tooling, and reproducible experimentation.
• Ability to build and evaluate end-to-end LLM applications, including retrieval, structured-data reasoning, tool use, and validation pipelines.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical, social-scientific, governance, and practitioner communities.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: School of Computing

Department : Department of Computer Science