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Job Title: Research Engineer (Location Choice)
Posting Start Date: 27/06/2025
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Applications are invited from PhD students for a Research Engineer position in the Dr Prateek Bansal's research group at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The project involves understanding micro-level residential and firm location choices in Singapore. The candidate will be responsible for:
(i) In-depth review of the literature, identifying factors affecting spatial location choices, review of the models of spatial location choice, and identifying appropriate factors and models for the case study.
(ii) Designing and conducting stated preference experiments
(iii) Developing and estimating discrete choice models for spatial location choice
The successful applicant is expected to pursue independent as well as collaborative research, must be willing participate in writing grant proposals and in the supervision of doctoral/postgraduate research students.
Job Requirements
The candidate should

• Possess at least a bachelor's degree in Travel behaviour, Management, Economics, Statistics, Psychology or related disciplines.
• Preferably be pursuing PhD in Travel behaviour, Management, Economics, Statistics, Psychology or related disciplines.
• Has good understanding of Classical and Bayesian econometric models of spatial location choice.