Job Description
Job Title:
Research Assistant (Communications and New Media)
University-Level Unit:
Arts & Social Sciences
Faculty/Department-Level Unit:
Communications And New Media
Employee Category:
Research Staff
Location_ONB:
Kent Ridge Campus
Posting Start Date:
06/07/2026
Job Description
Duration: 12 months (start no later than 1 September 2026)
Location: Singapore
Eligibility:
Must have completed or be in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree in:
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Quantitative Social Science (e.g., Economics, Political Science, Sociology with strong quantitative training)
Responsibilities:
- Work with Large Language Models (LLMs), including fine-tuning and evaluation.
- Conduct statistical analysis and quantitative modeling of social science data.
- Build and maintain experimental platforms for computational social science studies.
- Run analyses on datasets, ensuring methodological rigor and reproducibility.
- Contribute to writing research findings for academic publication.
- Collaborate with faculty and graduate researchers on project design and execution.
Requirements:
- Strong programming skills (Python, R, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Experience with statistical analysis and data visualization.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Interest in computational social science and interdisciplinary research.
Benefits:
- Hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI and social science methods.
- Opportunity to co-author publications and present findings.
- Mentorship in research design and methodological innovation.
- Exposure to collaborative academic projects with real-world policy relevance.
For enquiries, kindly write directly to Dr Subhayan Mukerjee at mukerjee[at]nus.edu.sg.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Qualifications
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Req ID:
33637