Research Engineer (Wave Overtopping)

University-Level Unit:
College of Design and Engineering

Faculty/Department-Level Unit:
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Employee Category:
Research Staff

Location:
Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date:
16/04/2026

Job Description

This position supports Work Package 1 (WP1) experimental studies of wave overtopping over Singapore-relevant coastal protection structures for local design guidance.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Conduct scaled physical model tests at NUS for revetments, promenades, and vertical walls
• Measure and analyse q, Vmax, flow depth/velocity, crest pressures, and related loads; quantify uncertainty; and derive local empirical relationships aligned with EurOtop
• Support WP1 reports/publications and provide validation data and hydraulic inputs to other work packages.

Job Requirements

• Possess at least a bachelor’s degree in Coastal Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Masters degree will be preferred.
• Strong background in physical modelling of coastal/free-surface flows or wave-structure interaction.
• Experience with hydraulic laboratory experiments, instrumentation, and data analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or similar; prior wave overtopping/coastal structures experience is advantageous.
• Has prior strong publication records and independence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Open to fixed-term contract.

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