Job Description

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Associate on a 3-month contract at theProject Title: Revealing the characteristics of the storm that caused the 2021 Malay Peninsula Flood and its outlook in the futureProject Introduction: The 2021-2022 Malaysian Floods brought severe casualties and economic loss, during which 50 people were reported dead or missing with a total of 125,000 people displaced. Understand the evolution of the precipitation process and the storm-hatching environment is the key to improve the short-term forecast and long-term outlook of such extreme event. By employing a state-of-the-art storm tracking algorithm, the proposal aims to 1) reconstruct the trajectory of the storms that brought the torrential rainfall over the peninsula; 2) explore the key meteorological drivers that are most conductive to the triggering, initiation, development, and dissipation processes of the flood-causing storm, and 3) estimate the coincidence probability of such key drivers through their independent occurrence frequency extracted from their respective historical records.RequirementsMaster\xe2\x80\x99s or doctoral degree in areas related to geography, computing and/or information scienceProficiency in geographic information systems, remote sensing and statisticsProficiency in programming with R, JavaScript and Google Earth EngineAt least 3 years of working experience in academiaExperience in academic report writing or paper publicationExperience with geography fieldworkAble to work independently and possess strong follow-through skillsA team player in a multi-cultural environmentStrong communication and organization skillsStrong analytical, problem-solving and writing skillsResponsibilitiesManage research projectLiaise and work with research stakeholders and vendorsLiterature reviews to synthesize prior studiesPropose, design, and implement appropriate research methodologiesRemote sensing and field data collection, storage and archivalOther general quantitative data analysisWriting of reports, publications, and presentation materialsPlanning and executing tasks to achieve key deliverablesAdministrative duties as assigned by Principal InvestigatorsApplicationApplicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.Closing DateClosing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.Hiring Institution: NIE

Nanyang Technological University