Research Engineer (1-year contract), School of Computing and Information Systems

• Company Singapore Management University
• No. of Openings 10+
• Salary Not Disclosed
• Work Type on-site

Job Description :

About Us

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

Job Description

• Building a framework for Web-scale data extraction and aggregation
• Developing front-end site as well as mobile apps for user access of the framework
• Conducting rigorous experimentations and data analysis
• Supporting the research efforts of the group
• Commercializing the technologies arising from the project

Qualification & Skills

• Minimum Bachelor's degree with high academic standing (1st class or 2nd upper) or Master’s degree with excellent results in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline
• Prior experience and deep interest in relevant research is highly preferred
• Competence in at least one major programming language, e.g., Java, C, C++
• Experience and know-how on scientific programming with Matlab, R, or Python
• Demonstrated understanding of the theories, principles and algorithms in data mining and machine learning
• Good analytical, technical and problem-solving skills
• Interest in venture and commercialization of technology.