The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Nanyang Technological University, is a leading school for Sustainable Built Environment. The school plays an integral role in spearheading tertiary education, advancing research innovations and providing professional services in a number of key disciplines in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Maritime Studies fields, with the objective of contributing to the technological and economic advancement of Singapore and beyond. The school’s mission in research is to achieve excellence by providing a conducive and intellectually stimulating environment to enable high quality work in strategic directions that are of significant impact to industry, science and technology.

The Research Fellow will contribute to leading the development of an AI-assisted, data-driven road safety analytics framework. The role involves integrating multi-source transport datasets, developing advanced analytical and machine learning models for risk identification, and supporting the design of evidence-based interventions within a unified GIS-enabled decision-support platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive the overall project execution, including research direction setting, task coordination, and milestone delivery to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes.

• Provide leadership and supervision to the research team, mentoring junior researchers and coordinating collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.

• Integrate and manage multi-source transport datasets, including traffic flow, telematics, road geometry, signal timing, and incident records.

• Develop and implement advanced analytics and AI/ML models to identify road safety risks and spatio-temporal patterns.

• Design and conduct simulation experiments to evaluate proposed safety interventions and quantify their impacts.

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in transportation engineering or related field

• At least three years of post-doctoral research experience

• Expertise in data analytics and computer programming

• Knowledge in traffic safety, urban transportation studies, traffic flow theory, operation research 

• Publication track record must be good

• Proficiency in English - essential for data analysis and communication with stakeholders

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.