Senior Digital Research Engineer — Humanities & Data Science

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Asian Centre for Digital Cultures (ACDC) at CoHASS, NTU, invites applications for two Research Engineer/ Senior Research Engineer positions. These roles support digital humanities research by providing technical expertise, software development guidance, and collaborative capacity across NTU and Singapore.

Successful candidates will have a Master’s degree in a relevant field, strong Python skills with Pandas, experience with cloud AI services, and a track record in developing web/mobile

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, data science, information science, digital humanities.
• Experience with social science/humanities/arts research methods.
• Python coding skills including Pandas, statistical or ML packages and access to cloud AI services.
• Experience with cloud services and environments.
• Experience with developing Web or mobile applications.
• Experience in supporting a high-quality service to users and improving research-related services.
• Ability to pick up new methods and software by reading manuals and tutorials.
• Open source development and agile software experience valued.
• Enthusiasm for exploring and learning new digital methods.

Responsibilities

• Support CoHASS researchers in exploring and applying digital methods and tools, including coding.
• Assist ACDC methods lab lead and co-lead in regular academic events.
• Provide training in selected digital methods and tools.
• Support researchers in developing Web and mobile applications.
• Support researchers in using cloud services for research and development.
• Assist in ethical scraping, collection, cleaning, and structuring of datasets.
• Develop and maintain the ACDC website and portal to showcase projects and outputs.
• Assist in writing methods and technical sections of proposals and publications.
• Define and manage guidelines for best-practice software design and development.
• Maintain currency of developments in software development relevant to ACDC.
• Other duties as directed.

Skills

Python coding

Agile software development

Problem solving

Learning new methods

Education

Master's degree in computer science, data science, information science, digital humanities

Tools

Pandas

Cloud AI services

Job description

The Asian Centre for Digital Cultures (ACDC) at CoHASS, NTU, invites applications for two Research Engineer/ Senior Research Engineer positions. These roles support digital humanities research by providing technical expertise, software development guidance, and collaborative capacity across NTU and Singapore.

Successful candidates will have a Master’s degree in a relevant field, strong Python skills with Pandas, experience with cloud AI services, and a track record in developing web/mobile