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Research Associate

Employer
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Location
Singapore
Closing date
24 Jul 2020

Job Details

School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering invites applications for the position of Research Associate.

Key Responsibilities; 

Work in a small team to research, design and develop an intelligent real-time robotic system for the automatic installation of pre-fabricated construction components that includes the following:

  • Automatic manipulation of the movement of a load (pre-fabricated construction component) and control
  • Automatic levelling and balancing of the load including the control
  • Automatic control and active real-time movement / disturbance compensation of the load
  • Precision control and positioning of the load for installation

Job Requirements:

  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, related field or equivalent industry experience
  • Experience in professional mechanical engineering (design, development and testing)
  • Proficiency with CAD, SolidWorks, finite element analysis
  • Investigative mind inclined toward developing practical solutions to real-world problems with strong analytical skills
  • Experience in robotics systems is advantageous
  • Driven individual, passionate, self-starter, team player, innovative and quality focused
  • Fluency in spoken and written English
  • Ability to work well in a team environment and independently
  • Open to learning new methods

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
 

Company

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is placed 11th globally, and 1st among the world's top young universities for six consecutive years (QS university rankings). It is also ranked No.2 among the world's elite young universities (aged 50 and under) that have excelled in producing high-quality research (Nature Index Young Universities).


We invite you to be part of this world-class university through the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdocotoral Fellowship programme. 

About Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)

The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF) was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund. The Fellowship supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers to realise their full potential in the areas of Engineering, Science, Humanities, and Medicine.

The Fellowship will be awarded concurrently with the candidate's appointment as a research staff in NTU.

Please click here for the detailed list of research areas available in the respective Colleges/Schools/Research Centres.

Eligibility: 

• Excellent academic records and research potential.
• Recent PhD graduates, or with at most 1 postdoctoral training from a reputable university. 

Terms and Conditions: 
• The Fellowship will be tenable for a period of 3 years.  
• In addition to an attractive remuneration, the successful candidate will be awarded a research grant of S$180,000 for research consumables and research related expenditure. 

Application Procedure:

Please click here for more information.

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

Application Closing Date: 28 February 2020

Company info
Telephone
+(65)67911744
Location
50 NANYANG AVENUE
SINGAPORE
639 798
SG

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