RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
The Singapore-ETC Centre (SEC) and Department of Architecture at National University of Singapore invite applications for a Research Assistant (RA) in the Terrestrial Ecosystem Services to commence on before or around 01 January 2020 until end of project on 31 Dec 2020, subject to performance review. The successful applicant will be part of the large interdisciplinary project on “Assessing Singapore’s Natural Capital” (
http://www.naturalcapital.sg/).
Natural Capital Singapore is a National Research Foundation-funded project to quantify nation-wide benefits that nature in Singapore provides, followed by an assessment of the economic and societal value associated with these benefits. It is a collaborative project involving Singapore-ETH Centre, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE) of National Parks Board of Singapore.
The Role:
The RA will have knowledge of ecosystem services in general, and terrestrial ecosystem services in particular. The RA will also have practical knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS) and applied remote sensing, as well as must show competencies in statistical and spatial analysis. The RA will work closely with the Principal Investigators (PIs), Research Fellows (RFs) and other members of the team. The RA will have Bachelors or Masters in geography, landscape architecture, environmental science, or closely related fields from reputable universities.
Job Responsibilities:
Literature review and general data collection
Presentation of data, e.g. spreadsheets, figures, charts, power point slides
Administrative tasks, e.g. procurement of data, equipment and software (if any), reimbursement of incurred costs
Documenting the research done in the form of general reports, journal articles and conference papers
Backing up of research data and documents
Required Skills
GIS (e.g. ArcMap, GEODA, Fragstats)
General knowledge of remote sensing
Statistical and spatial analysis (e.g. hot-spot analysis, ANOVA, spatial regression modelling)
Familiarity with Singapore context will be an asset
Excellent writing skills – Applicants to send sample of their writing
Fluent in English
Institutions
National University of Singapore is a comprehensive university, that is ranked 1st in Asia, and 11th globally (according to QS World University Rankings of 2019). Department of Architecture has also been consistently ranked top 10 in the same ranking. For more information on the Department of Architecture, please refer to
http://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/arch/.
Application Procedure
Interested applicant may email the documents below to
mahyar.masoudi@nus.edu.sg.
Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Two letters of recommendation
Applicants may be also asked to appear for interview (via Skype if from overseas). For further information regarding the project, you may contact the PI, Associate Professor. Dr. Tan Puay Yok (puay.yok.tan@nus.edu.sg), or the RF, Dr. Mahyar Masoudi (mahyar.masoudi@nus.edu.sg).
Closing Date: 15 Dec 2019
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