Research Engineer (6-month contract or till 14 July 2027), SCIS

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

Job Description

• This position is for School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS).
• Investigating the AI components in software ecosystems.
• Understanding supply chain of these AI components.
• Identifying trustworthy issues in production-level AI-based software.
• Other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or closely related disciplines with particular focus on software development.
• Experience in AI Safety research.
• Proficiency in programming software/languages.
• Familiarity in industrial software deployment practices (IaC, cloud systems).
• Proven track record (publications) in top AI/SE conference.
• Experience with agent design, such as coding agents and GUI agents, is preferred.
• Innovating new approaches and thinking outside the box.
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a small, agile academic research team is essential.
• Self-motivated individual who can work independently and collaboratively with team members.