Senior Research Fellow, AI-Driven Climate Modeling

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

National Institute of Education (NIE) / NTU Singapore invites applications for Senior Research Fellow on an 18-month contract in the Humanities & Social Studies Education Department. Focused on the 2023 SEA heatwave, the role develops AI-enabled climate models and integrates diverse datasets for urban sustainability research.

The candidate will work across interdisciplinary teams, publish findings, and contribute to grant proposals while advancing NIE/NTU's climate research impact and education

Qualifications

• PhD in climate/atmospheric/environmental science or related field.
• Experience with Linux-based HPC and GPU computing.
• Proven experience in weather and climate models development.
• Experience in ML/DL or AI for atmospheric modeling.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience handling large geospatial or remote sensing datasets preferred.
• Strong analytical and programming skills.
• Strong scientific writing and publication history.
• Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply AI-assisted weather and climate models with high spatial and temporal resolution.
• Integrate remote sensing, observational, and numerical model datasets for climate and urban sustainability.
• Research urban climate processes, including urban heat island effects, boundary layer dynamics, air pollution, and building energy consumption.
• Apply machine learning and statistical approaches for climate risk assessment, prediction, and scenario analysis.
• Analyze large-scale atmospheric, environmental, and geospatial datasets.
• Support the development of innovative AI tools and workflows for climate and sustainability research.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams and external stakeholders.
• Prepare scientific manuscripts, technical reports, and conference presentations.
• Contribute to grant proposals and ongoing research projects.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator.

Skills

HPC experience

GPU computing

Weather/climate models

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Geospatial data

Scientific writing

Interdisciplinary work

Education

Ph.D. in Climate Science or related field

Tools

Linux HPC environments

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Linux

Job description

National Institute of Education (NIE) / NTU Singapore invites applications for Senior Research Fellow on an 18-month contract in the Humanities & Social Studies Education Department. Focused on the 2023 SEA heatwave, the role develops AI-enabled climate models and integrates diverse datasets for urban sustainability research.

The candidate will work across interdisciplinary teams, publish findings, and contribute to grant proposals while advancing NIE/NTU's climate research impact and education