Research Engineer (1-year contract), School of Computing and Information Systems

Singapore Management University

Downtown Core

Job Description

• Design and implement a robust and scalable pipeline to collect, clean, and process source code and other artifacts from a large collection of repositories (e.g., on GitHub)
• Design and implement advanced program analysis and machine learning (specifically deep learning) solutions that can automate software tasks by learning from developers activities in open-source repositories
• Conduct evaluations to validate the effectiveness of the algorithms and tools
• Write and publish research papers and present them to reputable academic conferences
• Package the documents, implementation code, evaluate results of the project for public release
• Liaise with the overseas and industry collaborators of this project to realize the overall goal of the project

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor or Master degree with first or second upper class degree classification (or their equivalent) in Information Systems / Computer Science/ Information Technology / Informatics Engineering / Computer Engineer / Software Engineering
• Good knowledge about program analysis, data mining and/or machine learning techniques
• Highly fluent in Python and Java
• Competent in designing and implementing algorithms and data structures
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good analytical, technical and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated individual who can work independently and also collaboratively with team members
• Able to work under strict deadlines
• Prior experience as Research Assistant or Research Engineer is preferred
• Research capability as evidenced by tangible deliverable i.e., publication in a reputable international conference or journal will be advantageous

Additional Information

Career Level-

Manager

Qualification-

Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Master's Degree

Years of Experience-

1 year

Job Type-

Contract

Job Specializations-

Education/Training, Education

Company Overview

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

Additional Company Information

Registration No.

200000267Z

Company Size-

501 - 1000 Employees

Industry-

Education

Benefits & Others-

Dental, Medical, Sports (e.g. Gym), Parking, Regular hours, Mondays - Fridays, Business (e.g. Shirts)