Research Fellow (1 year contract), University Research Office

About The Job

The Singapore University of Social Sciences seeks candidates for a renewable contract appointment as a Research Fellow.

What You Will Be Doing

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multi-agent AI architectures for risk assessment and intervention.

• Develop decision-making models for risk scoring, intervention selection, and escalation management.

• Evaluate and benchmark agentic AI systems using real-world and simulated threat scenarios.

• Conduct applied research on AI-driven cognitive circuit breakers and localized threat detection.

• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed international journals and premier academic conferences.

• Collaborate with government partners, agencies, and institutional stakeholders on project alignment.

• Mentor and co-supervise junior research associates, engineers, and student project teams.

Job Requirements

Job Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related discipline.

• Strong research background in Artificial Intelligence, Multi-Agent Systems, Machine Learning, or Privacy-Preserving Technologies (e.g., Differential Privacy).

• Proven track record of high-quality research publications in international peer-reviewed journals or conferences.

• Strong programming skills in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills

Applications should be made to:
A/P Zhu Yongqing (yqzhu@suss.edu.sg), Singapore University of Social Sciences, 463 Clementi Road, Singapore 599494