Senior Research Fellow - Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is a leading institution for Sustainable Built Environment, playing an integral role in education, research innovation, and professional services. Our research is globally renowned, focusing on pioneering sustainable infrastructure, environmental biotechnology, and resilient urban systems.

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We are seeking a highly driven, accomplished Senior Research Fellow to join the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering for a 1-year appointment.

The appointed candidate will take on comprehensive leadership of the research group, assuming full operational oversight of the end-to-end research process and driving the daily management of the entire team. Working in close partnership with the Principal Investigator (PI), the Senior Research Fellow will play a critical role in taking care of the group's transition, managing team dynamics, and providing crucial administrative and operational support. The ideal candidate will spearhead technical milestones, author top-tier publications, coordinate project deliverables, and act as a highly flexible deputy who manages and assists all research personnel and postgraduate students within the group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) to establish, co-manage, and nurture the entire research group, providing versatile leadership and stepping in to support team operations whenever required.
• Manage the daily operations and run the end-to-end research workflows of the entire group, acting as the primary point of coordination.
• Direct the full research lifecycle, overseeing everything from project conceptualization and experimental design to final data verification and milestones reporting.
• Enforce strict compliance with university workplace safety and health (WSH) standards, laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs), and risk assessment protocols group wide.
• Provide high-level technical oversight for the design, execution, and optimization of complex experimental investigations and numerical modelling simulations.
• Monitor research progress against timelines and compile comprehensive progress reports and technical milestone documentation for funding agencies and project stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary liaison coordinating research activities and communication between internal research teams, external partners, and industry or government collaborators.
• Drive the research group’s academic throughput by leading the drafting, submission, and publication of high-impact manuscripts in top-tier, peer-reviewed international scientific journals.
• Co-supervise and provide daily technical and professional mentorship to post-doctoral fellows, research associates, project officers, and postgraduate (PhD/Master's) students.
• Assist the Principal Investigator (PI) in conceptualizing, writing, and submitting competitive research grant proposals to secure future funding.

Job Requirements:

• Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant post-doctoral or post-PhD research experience demonstrating sustained research productivity, team coordination, and achievement.
• A strong and established publication record with first-authored papers in top-tier, peer-reviewed international scientific journals.
• Proven hands-on expertise in advanced laboratory instrumentation, experimental techniques, numerical modeling, and domain-specific engineering analytical tools.
• Demonstrated ability to independently run a research team, coordinate complex research schedules, and consistently meet deliverable deadlines.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated proficiency in technical report writing and scientific presentation.
• Strong collaborative and leadership mindset with the ability to manage and work effectively within an interdisciplinary and multicultural research environment.

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

Hiring Institution: NTU