Research Engineer, School of Accountancy
- Employer
- SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 12 May 2021
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- Academic Discipline
- Computer Science, Engineering & Technology
- Job Type
- Research Related, Other Research Related
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract
- Manager
- PhD | Masters
- Singapore | Closing On 12 May 2021
1-year contract
About Us
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.
Job Description
- Provide research assistance•Assist with data collection and algorithm development (e.g., natural language processing)
- Collect data from resources of various languages. Data collection will include implementing automated downloading from public sources, such as social media
- Analyze data - use computational linguistic and machine-learning techniques to construct measurement from text/script
- Conduct literature reviews in areas of Fintech, social media and business
- Compile information and write research reports
Qualifications
- PhD or Master degree in Computer Science, Information System or related fields (computing/programming), Undergraduate of Master degree and research experience in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics is a plus; or
- PhD degree holder or candidates in Accounting or Finance with strong programming skills (such as R and Python)
- Strong knowledge of computer science foundations and fundamental / information studies
- Knowledge in programming languages, knows how to work with operating systems and how to maintain databases, especially in Big Data Management
- Competency in the use of statistics and econometrics in research
- Ability in using and/or programming using statistical software (e.g. SAS, Stata, R, Python)
- Ability to handle a high volume of quantitative work, with attention to details
- Excellent oral, interpersonal and written communication skills
- Knowledge in accounting or training in accounting/finance research is a plus
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