Job Description

Research Assistant (2-year position) to function primarily as a project operations coordinator and assist the Project lead in the following aspects of work. 

Primary Duties:

• Specimen Image Collation: Manage workflows to gather, organize, and quality-check images of biological specimens for inclusion in digital databases and AI training datasets
• Taxonomic Literature Collation: Oversee the collection, organization, and curation of taxonomic literature relevant to targeted taxa
• Intern Management: Supervise interns assisting with specimen sorting, imaging, data entry, and literature collation; develop work schedules and task lists.
  
  

Secondary duties:

• AI Model Training Support: Assist in preparing, validating, and managing datasets to train and improve AI model accuracy in species identification and classification
• Project Administration: Assisting with coordination between research staff, maintaining detailed records of project progress, and preparing data for project milestone reports.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in a Biology-related field (e.g., Biodiversity, Ecology, Zoology, Life Sciences)

Experience:

• Interest in taxonomy, systematics, and entomology
• Experience in specimen handling and (macro)photography
• Familiarity with image processing software (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, ImageJ)
• Exposure to or basic understanding of AI concepts and data preparation for machine learning
• Familiarity with biodiversity data platforms (e.g., GBIF) and basic biodiversity informatics concepts
• Experience in project managemen

Skills:

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Good working knowledge of Excel and MS Office applications.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in leading/supervising students or interns is advantageous
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team in a dynamic research environment.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Science

Department : Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 29611