Research Fellow (Transportation Engineering)

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore invites applications for a Research Fellow to develop an AI-assisted, data-driven road safety analytics framework within a GIS-enabled decision-support platform.

The role requires integrating diverse transport datasets, building advanced models for risk identification, and supporting evidence-based interventions in collaboration with NTU’s SCE/engineering teams. Excellent communication and publication records are expected.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in transportation engineering or related field.
• Expertise in data analytics and computer programming.
• Knowledge in traffic safety, urban transportation studies, traffic flow theory, operation research.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and manage multi-source transport datasets, including traffic flow, telematics, road geometry, signal timing, and incident records.
• Design and conduct simulation experiments to evaluate proposed safety interventions and quantify their impacts.
• Translate analytical outputs into actionable insights and decision-support tools for road safety management.
• Contribute to the development of a GIS-based platform for visualization, monitoring, and policy support.
• Prepare technical reports, research publications, and project documentation.

Skills

Data analytics

Computer programming

Traffic safety knowledge

Urban transportation studies

Operations research

Education

PhD in transportation engineering or related field

Job description

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Nanyang Technological University, is a leading school for Sustainable Built Environment. The school plays an integral role in spearheading tertiary education, advancing research innovations and providing professional services in a number of key disciplines in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Maritime Studies fields, with the objective of contributing to the technological and economic advancement of Singapore and beyond. The school’s mission in research is to achieve excellence by providing a conducive and intellectually stimulating environment to enable high quality work in strategic directions that are of significant impact to industry, science and technology.

The Research Fellow will contribute to the development of an AI-assisted, data-driven road safety analytics framework. The role involves integrating multi-source transport datasets, developing advanced analytical and machine learning models for risk identification, and supporting the design of evidence-based interventions within a unified Geographic Information System-enabled (GIS-enabled) decision-support platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate and manage multi-source transport datasets, including traffic flow, telematics, road geometry, signal timing, and incident records.
• Design and conduct simulation experiments to evaluate proposed safety interventions and quantify their impacts.
• Translate analytical outputs into actionable insights and decision-support tools for road safety management.
• Contribute to the development of a GIS-based platform for visualization, monitoring, and policy support.
• Prepare technical reports, research publications, and project documentation.

Job Requirements

• PhD degree in transportation engineering or related field
• Expertise in data analytics and computer programming
• Knowledge in traffic safety, urban transportation studies, traffic flow theory, operation research
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution

NTU A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes - the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering - and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.

For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg

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