Research Fellow (Transport Planning)

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal. Please note your application will only be processed if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

NUS Career Portal link: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Research-Fellow-%28Transport-Planning%29/34026-en_GB/

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Job Description

We are seeking Research Fellows to join our research team to work with PI and co-PIs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The primary focus of this position is on developing destination choice models for future land use and transport systems using data-driven approaches.

Key responsibilities include:
• Collecting and analyzing relevant data.
• Designing tour-based destination choice models.
• Facilitating developed models into existing tour-based transport framework.
• Leading funded research projects, supervising research students, and preparing research proposals and reports.

Qualifications

• Possess a PhD in a related discipline (transportation engineering, operations research, computer engineering/science, or related disciplines) by December 2024.
• Strong knowledge and expertise in discrete choice modelling, statistical modeling, traffic simulation, machine learning, and optimization techniques.
• Strong expertise in discrete choice modelling, statistical modelling, and machine learning methods
• Proficiency in transport planning software such as EMME or PTV Visum.
• Programming expertise in at least one language, e.g., Python, Java, or C++.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Open to fixed-term candidate.