Job Title: Research Associate/Assistant/Engineer (Centre for Maritime Studies)
University-Level Unit: Centre for Maritime Studies
Employee Category: Research Staff
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Posting Start Date: 06/11/2026
Researcher in Supply Chain, Maritime Digitalisation and Resilience
We are seeking a highly motivated Researcher to join our team and contribute to the field of trade and supply chain connectivity, digitalisation, and resilience. This position involves an in-depth exploration of disruption scenarios involving the interplay between current global issues and the maritime industry, with a systems thinking approach. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in business, economics, computing, and generative machine learning to work with companies to understand their business processes, analyse data sets, as well as assist in company interviews, scenario analysis, financial modelling, and analytical modelling.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct rigorous research and industry workshops
- Apply systems thinking methodologies to analyse complex interactions and dependencies.
- Analyse data and develop scenarios/simulations.
- Financial and analytical modelling
- Collaborate with industry as well multidisciplinary research team
- Publish findings in reputable journals and present at conferences.
- Develop research multi-disciplinary research proposals for industry or grant calls.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant discipline e.g. Economics, Engineering, Business or related field, with relevant experience, knowledge, or strong interest in maritime, trade, and/or supply chain
- Experience or strong interest in computing, including programming (Python, R), statistical analysis, and generative machine learning techniques.
- Strong analytical skills and a systemic perspective on problem-solving.
- Excellent communication abilities for academic writing and presenting.
Join us in unravelling the maritime industry's future by examining it through an economic and computational lens. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research and influence the strategic integration of digitalisation within the maritime sector.