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Full Time Faculty, Tenure Track Position (open rank) in Sustainability, School of Social Sciences (SOSS)

Established in 2007, the SMU School of Social Sciences (SOSS) provides high quality undergraduate and graduate education expanding SMU’s pedagogical strategy to the study of society, government, and individuals embedded within an increasingly complex world. With faculty expertise and research spanning the disciplines of psychology, political science, sociology, and philosophy, SOSS’s research covers key thematic areas such as international development, policy and politics, Southeast Asian studies, social movements, and sustainability. The School aspires to make a significant and lasting contribution across sectors through its integrative approach to the study of social issues.

Sustainabilityforms a core research priority for SMU under its Vision 2025 research strategy. Sustainability is also a key focus for SOSS for our undergraduate program in Sustainable Societies as well as the Master of Sustainability (MST) launched in 2024. The new position will form a key part of the plans to consolidate the School of Social Science’s interdisciplinary contribution to research and teaching in sustainability.

Position:

The School of Social Sciences (SOSS) invites applications for an open rank (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor) tenure track position in Sustainability, with a specific focus on environmental policy and governance, sustainable development, or environmental sociology to begin in July of 2025. The School is particularly interested in environmental social scientists with an established research and teaching repertoire or high potential for scholarly work on topics related to sustainability, including collaborative governance, the water-energy-food nexus, natural resource management, climate institutions and partnerships, and sustainability governance and analytics. Those with a research focus involving Asia are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate a high level of social science research excellence, appropriate to the rank of position to which they are applying.

Singapore Management University is committed to an interdisciplinary and integrated curriculum, providing opportunities to work with faculty across the social sciences. The research support is excellent, and salary and benefits are highly competitive. The teaching load is relatively light and undergraduate classes are capped at no more than 45 students.

Experience:

Applicants must have -

· A PhD. in public policy, sociology, or a closely related field.

· A record of internationally excellent research at the intersection of environmental sustainability, society, and policy.

· Teaching experience related to sustainability data perspectives, environment and society, infrastructure for sustainable development or environmental policy and governance.

· [Associate/Full Professor Level ONLY] Experience with applying for competitive research grants.

· [Associate/Full Professor Level ONLY] Experience with public engagement on sustainability topics.

Application:

The application package must be submitted by December 6, 2024 electronically via Careers@SMU portal:

1. A cover letter describing research and teaching interests

2. Up-to-date CV (including teaching experience and a list of three referees)

3. Research Statement (1-2 pages)

4. Teaching Statement (1-2 pages)

5. Writing samples (maximum 3)

6. Evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching evaluations or syllabi)

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews. Interviews and campus visits will be conducted in the second half of October 2024. All hires are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Applicants for the Assistant Professor position should arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to: The Dean’s Office, School of Social Sciences

Applicants for the Associate and Full Professor position only need to submit the contact information of their three referees. Referees will be contacted for recommendation letters if the applicant is shortlisted.

Further information about the University and the School can be found at https://socsc.smu.edu.sg/

For queries, please email Professor Kenneth Benoit, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, directly.

About Us:

Are you passionate about contributing to groundbreaking research projects that advance medical knowledge and improve patient care? Join our team as a Clinical Research Coordinator/Assistant and play a pivotal role in the development and execution of innovative research initiatives. We offer opportunities for individuals with a science-related background to be involved in various aspects of clinical research, from project development to data analysis and publication.

Job Scopes:

• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Principal Investigator in the development and execution of research projects, ensuring smooth project management and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Conduct literature searches and synthesize research findings to inform the design and implementation of research studies.
• Perform data collation, cleaning, analysis, and presentation of findings to stakeholders, contributing to the generation of valuable insights and conclusions.
• Collaborate with the research team in developing publication and communication plans, preparing posters and slides for presentations, and drafting abstracts and manuscripts for publication in scientific journals.
• Handle other ad hoc duties as required to support the efficient operation of the research team and project success.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum
• Degree in Science or related fields from a recognized institution.

Join Our Team:

If you're looking for an opportunity to be part of cutting-edge research projects and make a meaningful impact on healthcare, we invite you to join our team as a Clinical Research Coordinator/Assistant. Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and improving patient outcomes.

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This role will be supporting clinical and medical research projects within the Healthcare & Medical industry.

What you'll be doing

• Design, implement, and analyse clinical research studies
• Conduct literature reviews, summarise findings, and prepare abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations
• Collect, clean, and analyse research data to provide actionable insights
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Principal Investigator, including scheduling and record-keeping
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and effective project execution
• Create publication plans, posters, and slides for conferences and communications
• Stay updated on advancements in clinical research to drive innovation

What we're looking for

• Bachelor degree in Life Sciences
• 1 - 2 years of experience in a research assistant or similar role
• Excellent data collection, analysis and reporting skills
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work with a high degree of accuracy

Interested applicants, kindly furnish us with your detailed resume in MS Words format and click "Apply Now" button.

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate will be responsible for conducting design and development of sensor networks and Internet-of-Things (IOT) systems for in-home sensing of human behaviour for the purpose of health monitoring and wellness analysis. Successful candidate will join an active research team led by Prof TAN Ah Hwee from School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University. https://sites.google.com/smu.edu.sg/cognitive-and-neural-computing

• Design, deployment and maintenance of sensor networks and Internet of Things (IOT) system for in-home sensing of human behaviour and activities
• Integration of in-home sensors, home gateway, and backend cloud servers for data collection
• Development of software for feature extraction and data analytics
• Documentation and preparation of technical reports

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or closely related disciplines from a reputable institution of higher learning
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with sensors, Internet-of-Things, networking, artificial intelligence, and/or related fields
• Good analytical, technical and problem solving skills
• Knowledge/Proficiency in hardware sensors, cloud computing, networking and programming languages, such as Python, Java and C/C++
• Competency in application prototype design and development
• Good writing, communication and interpersonal skills

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Hays is partnering with a local council to recruit a Devolved Retrofit Pilot Research Assistant. This role is crucial in supporting and advancing the council's Devolved Retrofit Pilot programme, ensuring its successful delivery starting April 2025.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in assembling and reporting on learning from retrofit delivery.
• Engage proactively with stakeholders to foster collaboration.
• Capture feedback and manage content creation and dissemination.
• Facilitate meetings and work with groups from local authorities and supply chain partners.
• Support procurement, onboarding, and scoping of research initiatives.

Ideal Candidate: The successful candidate will have experience in devolved retrofit projects and a strong ability to work collaboratively across various teams.

If you have relevant experience and are excited about contributing to this important initiative, please submit your updated CV!

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About the role

You will help to deliver an innovative neuro-oncology research project; developing a new preclinical in vivo model of NF2-null meningioma and investigating immunotherapies. The project involves using single-cell RNA-sequencing and murine models of NF2-null tumours, patient-derived xenograft drug screening and validation with a variety of wet-lab techniques. This role is advertised on a fixed-term basis for 2.5 years due to external funding.

The role will be ideally suited to an early-career researcher who is motivated to join a vibrant neuro-oncology research community at the University of Plymouth’s Brain Tumour Research centre of excellence.

Essential:

• Ph.D (or close to completion) in neuro-oncology, immunology or other closely related and relevant subject.
• Competence in a variety of laboratory techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of cancer cell biology and tumour-associated immune cells.
• Skill in protocol development and optimisation.

Desirable:

• Experience in animal research and/or UK Home Office PIL A/B + C (rodents).
• Experience in single-cell RNA-sequencing and/or other omics techniques.
• Bioinformatics skills.
• First-author publications and/or other demonstrable research impacts.

Our Research:

The Parkinson lab’s neuro-oncology research focus centres around NF2-null nervous system tumours; meningioma, schwannoma and ependymoma. We have access to an excellent biobank of primary tumour cells, and use genetic and xenograft murine models to drive translational preclinical research.

Recent publications:

Inhibition of YAP/TAZ-driven TEAD activity prevents growth of NF2-null schwannoma and meningioma, Brain, 2022;awac342, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac342

Human Endogenous Retrovirus Type K Promotes Proliferation and Confers Sensitivity to Antiretroviral Drugs in Merlin-Negative Schwannoma and Meningioma. Cancer Res 2022 Jan 15;82(2):235-247. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-3857

Merlin controls the repair capacity of Schwann cells after injury by regulating Hippo/YAP activity. JCB, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201606052

Peninsula Medical School:

Our laboratory is based in the Derriford Research Facility within the Peninsula Medical School and contains state-of-the-art facilities for delivering this project including a confocal microscopy suite and biological services unit. Our facility is supported by the Brain Tumour Research charity as a Centre of Excellence.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Dr Liyam Laraba by email liyam.laraba@plymouth.ac.uk

Interviews are likely to take place on week commencing Monday 20 January 2025 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 30 months due to funding.

The successful candidate may be required to obtain an ATAS Certificate prior to this research being undertaken.

Remote working is available up to 1 days a week.

About us

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

The University of Plymouth has a strong interdisciplinary research ethos which is supported by our three strategic Research Institutes; the Marine Institute, the Sustainable Earth Institute, and the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research. As a member of our academic community, you’ll be expected to contribute to our recognised research strengths. Working holistically across the University, you will be challenged to innovate, collaborate and deliver impactful research contributions as part of a systems thinking approach to addressing today’s global challenges.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Our Offer

Staff appointed within the Faculty of Health may be able to join the NHS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria.

We offer a competitive salary package, a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds.

• Maintain cleanliness of the two labs and the equipment  Arrange for feeding of the fish in the aquaponics system (both indoor and outdoor), pond at eco-garden
• Stock-take of equipment at least twice a year
• Assist in the inventory taking when the external audit asset team comes by
• Assist teachers in the lab during lab sessions if required
• Assist teachers in innovative learning lab for Science-related activities whenever possible including setting up of projector to play video in canteen during recess time
• Assist teachers in preparation of activities for Environmental and Science club
• Look into the display and loaning of Science books to the students on an ad-hoc basis, either in lab or in the canteen
• Help to assist in recess activities during Science department events such as integrated learning week
• Help to assist during Science practical test days, will be required to work longer on some days in Term 2 to prepare and to assist during the days. (Up till 2:30pm, 2 – 3 days prior and after the practical test days)

Qualification:

• Min GCE ‘O’ or ‘A’ Level
• Have experience working in similar work environment (prior working experience in a school will be an added advantage)
• Working Hrs: Mondays to Fridays: 8:00am to 1:30pm

Are you enthusiastic, well organised and versatile, with a strong interest in research? Do you have a background in plant bioactive research with experience in bioactive analysis? Are you interested in working with a collaborative research team and want to use your skills and experience to develop research approaches for translation of bioactive-based concepts into real world applications?

We are looking for a researcher to join our research team to investigate the benefits of plant bioactive compounds on animal productivity in a collaborative project with academic and industrial partners. The project is addressing the huge wastage of plant crops that occurs during their processing, through the development of innovative and sustainable valorisation strategies that convert agri-food waste streams into next-generation feed additives to increase animal health and productivity.

In particular, you will focus on the extraction and analysis of phytochemicals from differently processed raw materials and encapsulated formulations, using a range of methodologies, to evaluate their potential for application as feed ingredients.

You will have an undergraduate or masters degree in Food Science and Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, or a closely allied discipline, and a strong background in experimental plant bioactive research with good analytical skills, e.g. chromatography, spectroscopy and bioactivity screening methods. You will be a good organiser, a team player, be highly motivated and able to communicate effectively with other members of the research team.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

The Services required are set out as follows:

a) Assist in the daily operations of the assigned science laboratories, science gardens, aquaponics, hydroponics and pond.

b) Responsible for the setup, clean up and general maintenance of the science laboratories and Science Areas.

c) Responsible for the cleanliness of the Recycling Corner.

d) Assist in preparation of laboratory apparatus, equipment and teaching materials for scheduled laboratory activities.

e) Assist in stock taking exercise and maintenance of equipment.

f) Typing of worksheets and notes.

g) Supporting and assisting in departmental events, activities and programmes.

h) Any other duties assigned by the School.

Requirement

Experience working in School's Science lab

To be able to do gardening

• Mondays to Thursdays: 7:30am to 1:30pm, inclusive of 30 mins lunch break

• Fridays: 7:30am to 3:30pm, inclusive of 1 hour lunch break

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work done will be at the direction of the PI, and where relevant, the Industry Director and Centre Director.As the Programme is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary by nature, you will be expected to convey yourdomain expertise and edify others (and vice versa) in as productive, constructive, and collaborative a manner as possible.

You may be asked to participate in the development of use cases and delivery of proof-of-concept prototypesfor government and industry partners in the areas of computable contracts and "rules as code". Experience inrequirements analysis and agile, iterative methodologies will be useful at this stage.The work of the team will be largely determined by these use cases and customers. We will work with multipleuse cases so that we can abstract across them and develop generalized, reusable infrastructure. We will workwith specific customers so we can build useful applications on top of that infrastructure.You will contribute to the design and development of open-source software written to serve those use cases.You will work as part of a team of research engineers, developers, and domain expertise and you will beexpected to actively participate in team meetings and text-based communications. You will be expected to beactive members of the applied research community, by validating and contributing to advances incomputational law.

You may be asked to conduct use-inspired research at the direction of the Principal Investigator. This includes

• reading academic papers, standards publications, and related material such as blog posts and presentations;
• coming up to speed in fields which may be new to you, such as computational linguistics, mathematical logic, programming language design, formal verification, and model-based architecture;
• reading (and updating/commenting, relevant) existing software documentation;
• creating presentations, video recordings, walkthroughs, etc. to document and explain research work done;
• writing (and presenting, if so decided by the PI) academic papers and materials for publication; and
• documenting in a sufficiently-detailed manner so as to share what you've learned.

You will be expected to participate in software development; this includes

• learning how to use third party tools, including editors, IDEs, databases, business process modeling software, programming languages, and libraries;
• evaluating competing software systems for suitability;
• building infrastructure to enable application development;
• managing yourself, and managing fellow team members;
• engaging in product, project, and program management as needed;
• reading books and consuming such other media forms about software development;
• writing documentation such as user/developer-facing manuals, tutorials;
• delivering community support to users and customers;
• preparing presentations to represent the project before external audiences; and
• writing actual user-facing applications throughout the "full stack", in each case, documenting, reporting, and/or presenting the same in clearly and efficiently, both internally and externally.

The first set of tasks will involve the following specific assignments:

• Expressing decision logic using DMN/FEEL
• Evaluating the rule engine API
• Encoding existing materials in L4 for open source distribution
• Building interactive UIs using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python

QUALIFICATIONS

Researchers under the Programme should possess both mastery of their academic speciality, anddemonstrated practical experience producing and supporting high-quality open-source code throughcommunity engagement across multiple media. Candidates must have Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D., oralternative qualifications in computer science, software engineering, (symbolic) artificial intelligence,computational linguistics, or formal methods.

Fluency in multiple natural languages, and any experience with law, are a plus.

Minimum qualifications:

Open-Source Software & Open-Standard Infrastructure EngineeringInternet Unix TCP/IP HTTP(S) XML JSON Schemas YAML Git Github TechnicalWriting Developer Relations and Evangelism

Parsers, Compilers, and Programming Language TheoryLex/YACC alex/happy Bison CFGs EBNF BNFC

App DevelopmentTest-Driven Development Continuous Integration Software Project Management Agile / XP / Scrum PairProgramming Literate Programming Unit Testing Amazon Web Services Docker Full-StackDevelopment

Programming Languages and Frameworks:Preferred: Haskell or OCaml. Python.Possible alternatives: Common Lisp Racket Scheme Javascript / Typescript / Node.

Computational Linguistics Natural Language GenerationComputational Semantics (in Haskell, Prolog, or Lisp) Montague Semantics Grammatical Framework Textplanning Surface realizationFamiliarity with: WordNet FrameNet SenseNet Controlled Natural Languages Attempto ControlledEnglish ACErules

Formal Verification and Specification LanguagesSome familiarity with any of: TLA+ Alloy IVy B Method Z notation VDM++ LTL

Preferred qualifications:

Theorem Proving and Strongly Typed Languages:CoQ Agda Idris Lean Prover F* Advanced Haskell (Templateetc) OCaml Elm Isabelle/HOL StrangeLoop Pony

Model Checkers and SAT/SMT solvers: Z3 PAT SMTlib NuSMV SPIN Sentient

IDEs, Language Workbenches, and PLT frameworks: K Framework JetBrains MPS IDEs (Vim, Emacs,Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text) Language Server ProtocolRule Systems and Logics

Formalization of Contracts, Rules, and Business Logic: Akoma Ntoso LegalRuleML PetriNets Drools iLog OPA Neota Logic Constraint Handling Rules ICAIL JURIX RuleML+RR

Model Driven Architecture: UML BPMN DMN OCL SBVR Statecharts Activity Diagrams ParnasTables

Logics: Hoare Logic Kripke structures Modal mu-calculus Dynamic Logic Deontic, Temporal, andEpistemic modals Situation Calculus Process Calculi Multivalent logics Defeasible Logic BDI AbductiveLogic F-Logic Intuitionistic Non-monotonic Logics Skolemization Well-Founded SemanticsGood Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence and Semantic Web

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Lisp Prolog F-Logic Flora-2 Datalog Answer-SetProgramming Defeasible Logic Expert Systems DocAssemble lps.doc.ic.ac.uk

Semantic Web and Ontologies:RDFa RDFt RDF RIF SWRL OWL Cyc KBpedia SUMO UFO Protg

OTHER INFORMATION

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Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work done will be at the direction of the PI, and where relevant, the Industry Director and Centre Director.As the Programme is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary by nature, you will be expected to convey yourdomain expertise and edify others (and vice versa) in as productive, constructive, and collaborative a manner as possible.

You may be asked to participate in the development of use cases and delivery of proof-of-concept prototypesfor government and industry partners in the areas of computable contracts and "rules as code". Experience inrequirements analysis and agile, iterative methodologies will be useful at this stage.The work of the team will be largely determined by these use cases and customers. We will work with multipleuse cases so that we can abstract across them and develop generalized, reusable infrastructure. We will workwith specific customers so we can build useful applications on top of that infrastructure.You will contribute to the design and development of open-source software written to serve those use cases.You will work as part of a team of research engineers, developers, and domain expertise and you will beexpected to actively participate in team meetings and text-based communications. You will be expected to beactive members of the applied research community, by validating and contributing to advances incomputational law.

You may be asked to conduct use-inspired research at the direction of the Principal Investigator. This includes

• reading academic papers, standards publications, and related material such as blog posts and presentations;
• coming up to speed in fields which may be new to you, such as computational linguistics, mathematical logic, programming language design, formal verification, and model-based architecture;
• reading (and updating/commenting, relevant) existing software documentation;
• creating presentations, video recordings, walkthroughs, etc. to document and explain research work done;
• writing (and presenting, if so decided by the PI) academic papers and materials for publication; and
• documenting in a sufficiently-detailed manner so as to share what you've learned.

You will be expected to participate in software development; this includes

• learning how to use third party tools, including editors, IDEs, databases, business process modeling software, programming languages, and libraries;
• evaluating competing software systems for suitability;
• building infrastructure to enable application development;
• managing yourself, and managing fellow team members;
• engaging in product, project, and program management as needed;
• reading books and consuming such other media forms about software development;
• writing documentation such as user/developer-facing manuals, tutorials;
• delivering community support to users and customers;
• preparing presentations to represent the project before external audiences; and
• writing actual user-facing applications throughout the "full stack", in each case, documenting, reporting, and/or presenting the same in clearly and efficiently, both internally and externally.

QUALIFICATIONS

Researchers under the Programme should possess both mastery of their academic speciality, and demonstrated practical experience producing and supporting high-quality open-source code throughcommunity engagement across multiple media. Candidates must have Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D., or alternative qualifications in computer science, software engineering, (symbolic) artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, or formal methods.

Fluency in multiple natural languages, and any experience with law, are a plus.

Minimum qualifications:

Open-Source Software & Open-Standard Infrastructure EngineeringInternet Unix TCP/IP HTTP(S) XML JSON Schemas YAML Git Github TechnicalWriting Developer Relations and Evangelism

Parsers, Compilers, and Programming Language TheoryLex/YACC alex/happy Bison CFGs EBNF BNFC

App DevelopmentTest-Driven Development Continuous Integration Software Project Management Agile / XP / Scrum PairProgramming Literate Programming Unit Testing Amazon Web Services Docker Full-StackDevelopment

Programming Languages and Frameworks:Preferred: Haskell or OCaml. Python.Possible alternatives: Common Lisp Racket Scheme Javascript / Typescript / Node.

Computational Linguistics Natural Language GenerationComputational Semantics (in Haskell, Prolog, or Lisp) Montague Semantics Grammatical Framework Textplanning Surface realizationFamiliarity with: WordNet FrameNet SenseNet Controlled Natural Languages Attempto ControlledEnglish ACErules

Formal Verification and Specification LanguagesSome familiarity with any of: TLA+ Alloy IVy B Method Z notation VDM++ LTL

Preferred qualifications:

Theorem Proving and Strongly Typed Languages:CoQ Agda Idris Lean Prover F* Advanced Haskell (Templateetc) OCaml Elm Isabelle/HOL StrangeLoop Pony

Model Checkers and SAT/SMT solvers: Z3 PAT SMTlib NuSMV SPIN Sentient

IDEs, Language Workbenches, and PLT frameworks: K Framework JetBrains MPS IDEs (Vim, Emacs,Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text) Language Server ProtocolRule Systems and Logics

Formalization of Contracts, Rules, and Business Logic: Akoma Ntoso LegalRuleML PetriNets Drools iLog OPA Neota Logic Constraint Handling Rules ICAIL JURIX RuleML+RR

Model Driven Architecture: UML BPMN DMN OCL SBVR Statecharts Activity Diagrams ParnasTables

Logics: Hoare Logic Kripke structures Modal mu-calculus Dynamic Logic Deontic, Temporal, andEpistemic modals Situation Calculus Process Calculi Multivalent logics Defeasible Logic BDI AbductiveLogic F-Logic Intuitionistic Non-monotonic Logics Skolemization Well-Founded SemanticsGood Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence and Semantic Web

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Lisp Prolog F-Logic Flora-2 Datalog Answer-SetProgramming Defeasible Logic Expert Systems DocAssemble lps.doc.ic.ac.uk

Semantic Web and Ontologies:RDFa RDFt RDF RIF SWRL OWL Cyc KBpedia SUMO UFO Protg

OTHER INFORMATION

#LI-JN2

Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work done will be at the direction of the PI, and where relevant, the Industry Director and Centre Director.As the Programme is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary by nature, you will be expected to convey yourdomain expertise and edify others (and vice versa) in as productive, constructive, and collaborative a manner as possible.

You may be asked to participate in the development of use cases and delivery of proof-of-concept prototypesfor government and industry partners in the areas of computable contracts and "rules as code". Experience inrequirements analysis and agile, iterative methodologies will be useful at this stage.The work of the team will be largely determined by these use cases and customers. We will work with multipleuse cases so that we can abstract across them and develop generalized, reusable infrastructure. We will workwith specific customers so we can build useful applications on top of that infrastructure.You will contribute to the design and development of open-source software written to serve those use cases.You will work as part of a team of research engineers, developers, and domain expertise and you will beexpected to actively participate in team meetings and text-based communications. You will be expected to beactive members of the applied research community, by validating and contributing to advances incomputational law.

You may be asked to conduct use-inspired research at the direction of the Principal Investigator. This includes

• reading academic papers, standards publications, and related material such as blog posts and presentations;
• coming up to speed in fields which may be new to you, such as computational linguistics, mathematical logic, programming language design, formal verification, and model-based architecture;
• reading (and updating/commenting, relevant) existing software documentation;
• creating presentations, video recordings, walkthroughs, etc. to document and explain research work done;
• writing (and presenting, if so decided by the PI) academic papers and materials for publication; and
• documenting in a sufficiently-detailed manner so as to share what you've learned.

You will be expected to participate in software development; this includes

• learning how to use third party tools, including editors, IDEs, databases, business process modeling software, programming languages, and libraries;
• evaluating competing software systems for suitability;
• building infrastructure to enable application development;
• managing yourself, and managing fellow team members;
• engaging in product, project, and program management as needed;
• reading books and consuming such other media forms about software development;
• writing documentation such as user/developer-facing manuals, tutorials;
• delivering community support to users and customers;
• preparing presentations to represent the project before external audiences; and
• writing actual user-facing applications throughout the "full stack", in each case, documenting, reporting, and/or presenting the same in clearly and efficiently, both internally and externally.

QUALIFICATIONS

Researchers under the Programme should possess both mastery of their academic speciality, and demonstrated practical experience producing and supporting high-quality open-source code throughcommunity engagement across multiple media. Candidates must have Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D., or alternative qualifications in computer science, software engineering, (symbolic) artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, or formal methods.

Fluency in multiple natural languages, and any experience with law, are a plus.

Minimum qualifications:

Open-Source Software & Open-Standard Infrastructure EngineeringInternet Unix TCP/IP HTTP(S) XML JSON Schemas YAML Git Github TechnicalWriting Developer Relations and Evangelism

Parsers, Compilers, and Programming Language TheoryLex/YACC alex/happy Bison CFGs EBNF BNFC

App DevelopmentTest-Driven Development Continuous Integration Software Project Management Agile / XP / Scrum PairProgramming Literate Programming Unit Testing Amazon Web Services Docker Full-StackDevelopment

Programming Languages and Frameworks:Preferred: Haskell or OCaml. Python.Possible alternatives: Common Lisp Racket Scheme Javascript / Typescript / Node.

Computational Linguistics Natural Language GenerationComputational Semantics (in Haskell, Prolog, or Lisp) Montague Semantics Grammatical Framework Textplanning Surface realizationFamiliarity with: WordNet FrameNet SenseNet Controlled Natural Languages Attempto ControlledEnglish ACErules

Formal Verification and Specification LanguagesSome familiarity with any of: TLA+ Alloy IVy B Method Z notation VDM++ LTL

Preferred qualifications:

Theorem Proving and Strongly Typed Languages:CoQ Agda Idris Lean Prover F* Advanced Haskell (Templateetc) OCaml Elm Isabelle/HOL StrangeLoop Pony

Model Checkers and SAT/SMT solvers: Z3 PAT SMTlib NuSMV SPIN Sentient

IDEs, Language Workbenches, and PLT frameworks: K Framework JetBrains MPS IDEs (Vim, Emacs,Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text) Language Server ProtocolRule Systems and Logics

Formalization of Contracts, Rules, and Business Logic: Akoma Ntoso LegalRuleML PetriNets Drools iLog OPA Neota Logic Constraint Handling Rules ICAIL JURIX RuleML+RR

Model Driven Architecture: UML BPMN DMN OCL SBVR Statecharts Activity Diagrams ParnasTables

Logics: Hoare Logic Kripke structures Modal mu-calculus Dynamic Logic Deontic, Temporal, andEpistemic modals Situation Calculus Process Calculi Multivalent logics Defeasible Logic BDI AbductiveLogic F-Logic Intuitionistic Non-monotonic Logics Skolemization Well-Founded SemanticsGood Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence and Semantic Web

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Lisp Prolog F-Logic Flora-2 Datalog Answer-SetProgramming Defeasible Logic Expert Systems DocAssemble lps.doc.ic.ac.uk

Semantic Web and Ontologies:RDFa RDFt RDF RIF SWRL OWL Cyc KBpedia SUMO UFO Protg

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Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University

0.6 FTE role until November based in Camperdown campus
An integral part of the Research Function of a long-term project
Base Salary $80,037 17% superannuation

About the opportunity
In this role as a Research Assistant, you will provide essential support to the project manager in coordinating and executing various research activities. Your responsibilities will include assisting with expense tracking, data management, data cleaning, and organizing meetings and travel arrangements.
You will also contribute to the early stages of executing a funded project, maintain the integrity of research data, and ensure effective communication with stakeholders and participants. Additionally, you will assist in preparing data for presentations and reports, working under routine supervision to prioritize tasks, resolve minor operational issues, and provide advice reviewed by senior staff.
This position is funded under the MRFF Indigenous Health Research grant. Preference will be given ... Click here to view more detail / apply for Research Assistant ? Pharmacy

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

We are looking for a Research Assistant to join a team from the University of Leeds as well as policy makers from across West Yorkshire to undertake research on the regional food system. We want to understand the economic and social impact of St James Wholesale Market, located in Bradford. As a research Assistant you will undertake fieldwork to map out the food flows in and out of the market, interview market tenants, arrange matchmaking workshops between growers and retailers, and review policy strategies. You will also assist the team in the overall management of the grant including supporting the dissemination and writing up of findings.

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance

• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.

• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will have a positive impact on the regional food system and are looking to develop your academic and project management skills apply today.

Part-Time Research Assistant Wanted – Immediate Start!

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Part-Time Research Assistant to support several ongoing research projects on a part-time, project-based basis. If you have a passion for research and possess the following skills, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

· Develop theory-grounded survey questionnaires

· Conduct quantitative data analysis, with a focus on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SmartPLS

· Write up SEM results and provide clear, insightful interpretations

· Perform data analysis using SPSS and create comprehensive SPSS results write-ups

· Work with Qualtrics to create surveys, extract and prepare data for analysis

· Conduct in-depth and comprehensive literature reviews

Requirements

· Proficiency in SmartPLS and SPSS is essential

· Experience in developing research surveys on Qualtrics

· Strong analytical and report-writing skills

· Prior experience in conducting literature reviews and synthesizing academic sources

Compensation