Nanyang Technological University

Education

ResearchAssociate(GIS&SpatialAnalytics)

Singapore, Singapore FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Research Associate (GIS & Spatial Analytics) at Nanyang Technological University. Skills: GIS, Spatial Analytics, Geospatial Modelling, Python. Lead geospatial modelling. Lead geospatial validation”

Industry & Context.

Education

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master’s degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Geospatial Science, Environmental Engineering, or related, Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro/QGIS, Proficiency in spatial statistics, Programming in Python, Programming in R, Experience with multi-source spatial data integration, Experience with clustering output visualisation

Nice to Have

GeoPandas, folium for interactive mapping, sf, tmap

What You'll Do.

Lead geospatial modelling

Lead geospatial validation

Spatial analysis of SLR vulnerability

Geospatial validation of ABM outputs

Contribution to project reports

Contribution to conference presentations

Contribution to journal publications

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Integrate geospatial modelling; Integrate behavioural risk-perception research; Integrate agent-based simulation; Integrate community engagement design

Full Job Description

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Nanyang Technological University, is the host school for the project “Building Community Resilience Against Sea-Level Rise” (Grant H2_2024-3_T10). The project is funded by the National Parks Board (NParks) under the Marine Climate Change Science Coastal Protection (MCCS) call, and brings together CEE and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) to integrate geospatial modelling, behavioural risk-perception research, agent-based simulation, and community engagement design in support of Singapore’s coastal adaptation efforts. We are looking for a Research Associate (GIS & Spatial Analytics) to lead geospatial modelling and validation work for the NParks MCCS project on community resilience against sea-level rise. **Key Responsibilities** : * GIS-based mapping of resident and business archetypes across Singapore (Module B); * Spatial analysis of SLR vulnerability zones overlaid with archetype distributions; * Geospatial validation of ABM simulation outputs (Module D); * Contribution to project reports, conference presentations, and top-tier journal publications. **Job Requirements** : * Master’s degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Geospatial Science, Environmental Engineering, or related. * Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro/QGIS and spatial statistics. * Programming in Python (GeoPandas, folium for interactive mapping) or R (sf, tmap); * Experience with multi-source spatial data integration and clustering output visualisation. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Hiring Institution: NTU

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