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

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.

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