Research Assistant, NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community

Job Description

CO DAT (Collaborate Data Trust) is a project under the Department of Communications and New Media (CNM), funded jointly by the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community (CTIC) and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at NUS. Designed to facilitate research and pedagogy in computational social science and digital humanities, CODAT is an infrastructural project physically housed at CTIC in NUS Innovation 4.0 building. 

This Research Assistant (RA) will provide day-to-day technical and administrative support for CODAT, especially for CTIC-PIs who plan to avail of CTIC infrastructure. The current infrastructure for CODAT consists of a powerful server running Ubuntu. The RA will be required to set up the server for remote access, create user accounts for the CTIC PIs who plan to use it, and keep the server running at all times. Candidates are expected to be familiar with Linux system administration, Python, and other data analysis techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Configuring and setting up a Linux server for remote access (for example, by requesting static IPs from NUS IT and enabling SSH)
• Creation of user accounts for CTIC PIs who plan to use the server
• Installation and upgradation of required software on the CODAT server
• Providing technical support for the operation of CODAT server

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Linux terminal, especially with system configuration and administration
• A degree in computer science degree is preferred, but not mandatory, if the candidate can otherwise demonstrate expertise in Linux system administration
• Capacity to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with limited supervision
• Willingness to work some flexible hours, especially during CTIC events such as SICSS
• Good English competence to communicate effectively and appropriately with a wide range of professional groups
• Proficiency in using python and conducting data analysis

Covid-19 Message

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Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Arts & Social Sciences

Department : Communications And New Media

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 15009