Research Assistant

Project Overview

This research project aims to provide new empirical findings on green urbanism plus transit-oriented development practices (called “Green TOD”) by conducting a set of spatial data analyses on energy consumption, transit ridership, and price appreciation in Singapore.

Job Description

A Research Assistant will be hired to undertake the following research activities:

• Meeting with the principal investigator (PI), Co-Investigator (Co-I), and other team members regularly;
• Managing the progress of key tasks;

• Collecting and organizing Singapore’s spatial datasets
• Managing multiple attributes on a geographic information system (GIS) platform
• Developing energy consumption, transit ridership, and price appreciation models

• Exploring new software and spatial data visualization/analysis techniques.

This position will be based at the Urban Planning & Policy Research Team, led by PI Prof. Jin Murakami at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) in collaboration with Co-I Prof. Phang Sock Yong at Singapore Management University (SMU).

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Urban Planning, Transportation, Economics, Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
• Strong data management and quantitative analysis skills
• Proficiency with programming, coding, and/or statistical software (e.g., Python, R, STATA)
• Knowledge and experience of GIS software applications (ArcGIS and/or QGIS)
• Experience in multivariate regression modeling and spatial data analysis
• Interest in data visualization skills – preferred
• Familiarity with Singapore’s urban planning and development practices – preferred
• Sufficient report writing and communication skills in English

To Apply

Interested applicants should email: (1) a cover letter expressing specific interest in this position; (2) a detailed CV with information on (i) education qualifications, (ii) working experience, (iii) list of publications, (iv) name/title/contact of two references, and (v) citizenship status; and (3) writing sample to Dr. Jin Murakami at jin_murakami@sutd.edu.sg. Subject should read: Research Associate – Green TOD

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.