Research Fellow

SUTD is the world’s first Design AI university. With Design AI, artificial intelligence is treated as a partner and a member of the team – not just a tool. As a result of this unique SUTD treatment, AI and humans brainstorm, spar and prototype together, resulting in solutions that are elevated several-fold. This human-AI team concept has been made possible because of SUTD’s unique cohort-based interdisciplinary pedagogy. As a trailblazer in the field of design and technology education and research, SUTD has been pioneering innovative programmes and initiatives since its formation 16 years ago. As part its new mid-term growth strategy called SUTD Leap, it will work closely with industry to co-create solutions in both education and research – for a better world.

At Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) pillar, we empower you to design, analyse and optimise these critical systems, using Design, AI and Tech to create an “optimal” world.

We are now accepting applications for post-doctoral research fellows in robotics and automation, AI, airport operations, operations research and optimisation, algorithm design and high-performance computing, with application to airport innovation.

Successful candidates will join an active group of Principal Investigators and researchers to work within the Aviation Studies Institute (ASI) of SUTD. ASI was established jointly with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in 2019. Our goal is to establish a world-leading centre of aviation policy research and thought leadership. We are dedicated to address the needs of aviation stakeholders in general and Air Traffic Management (ATM) policy makers in particular to advance the development of aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

The candidates will be advancing the state of airport operations and envisaging the airport of the future while making excellent scholarly contributions and innovations for transition to practice. Topics include, but are not limited to, robotics and automation in aircraft turnaround, digital apron connectivity, optimization of ground service equipment, process mapping and stakeholder management.

An ideal candidate will have a PhD with expertise in one (or) more of the following areas:

1. Robotics and Automation, especially with contact-rich tasks;
2. Operations Research, with expertise in optimisation;
3. Computer Science, with expertise in design and analysis of algorithms and high-performance (GPU) computing;
4. Industrial and Systems Engineering, with AI in process mapping and Conops design.

With SUTD located next to the number #1-ranked airport in the world (Singapore’s Changi Airport) and a stimulating aviation ecosystem, there will be plenty of opportunities to work closely with industry experts to tackle the challenges in airport modernisation and operations excellence.