Research Fellow (AI for Materials and Process Development)

NTI-NTU Corporate Laboratory is a collaboration between Nanofilm Technologies International Limited ("Nanofilm", "NTI") and Nanyang Technological University ("NTU"), supported by Singapore under RIE2025. The Laboratory brings together NTU's research capabilities and NTI's deep-technology expertise to advance research, innovation and technology commercialisation.

The NTI-NTU Corporate Laboratory is looking for a Research Fellow to conduct research on AI-enabled discovery and development of advanced functional materials and coating processes, with emphasis on data-driven modelling, uncertainty-aware learning and experimental validation.

Key Responsibilities

Develop AI-guided experimentation methods integrating data, predictive modelling, uncertainty and validation. Build structured materials/process datasets and robust scientific machine-learning models for sparse and noisy data. Design experiment-selection and decision strategies under multiple objectives and engineering constraints.

Interpret model and experimental results to derive actionable, transferable materials and process insights. Collaborate with multidisciplinary academic-industry teams and communicate findings through reports and publications.

Requirements

PhD in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Materials Science/Engineering, Chemical/Mechanical Engineering or a related field. Strong machine-learning/data-science or computational background with hands-on Python skills. Experience with predictive or uncertainty-aware modelling, AI-guided experimentation or related data-driven methods.

Experience with materials, manufacturing or experimental process data is advantageous; coating or functional-materials knowledge is a plus. Proven research capability through publications, conference papers, patents, software or comparable outputs. Independent, analytical and proactive, with effective communication, teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Hiring Institution: NTU