Job Description

About Us

NUS, Singapore\'s flagship university, and SIA, Singapore\'s flagship carrier, jointly established a 5-year SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory (Corp Lab) to create and commercialise innovative technologies that could accelerate the digital transformation of Singapore\'s aviation sector and redefine the air travel experience.

To emerge ahead in today\'s digital transformation era, SIA and NUS will jointly target Revenue Management & Dynamic Pricing (for smart data-driven optimization), Transforming Competency and Skill Development (for intelligent and personalised pilot and cabin crew training), Employee Wellness (for data-driven and scientifically-backed improvements to workforce safety, performance and productivity), and Passenger Comfort, Sleep and Cabin Service (for next-generation product offerings and unparalleled customer service within the cabin).

We are now offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Research Assistant (Software Engineer) in Work Package 2. Work Package 2 aims to develop intelligent and quantified pilot and cabin crew training methods, leveraging eye tracking, AR/VR and post-flight feedback technologies. The candidate would work with the team on the backend to provide the machine learning and prediction models for implementation.

About You

The University values courage and creativity, openness and engagement, inclusion and diversity, and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Research Assistant who has:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related disciplines
• an ability to work in a collaborative team environment;
• excellent communication skills;
• evidence of ability to conduct high-quality research;
• strong programming background and problem-solving skills;
• an emerging track record of academic publications

• Possess good interpersonal skills
• High comfort level in working within a self-directed culture and navigating ambiguity.
• Openness to critique from other disciplines and curiosity to learn from a spectrum of perspectives.
• An empathy and curiosity for how great brands, businesses and organizations navigate innovation and design.
• Experience with unique and novel tools and methods to uncover key insights
• willingness to work in a collaborative team environment

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