ERI@N Home Research Positions Available

1. Project Officers/ Master Students/ PhD Students

This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or Materials /Basic Sciences or equivalent. Candidates need to demonstrate a high level of motivation in contributing to clean energy research, and are also expected to possess strong academic background and communication skills.

2. Research Fellows/ Senior Research Fellows

This position requires a PhD in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or Materials /Basic Sciences or equivalent. Candidates are expected to be experienced in clean energy research, strong analytical and leadership skills, and expected to oversee and guide projects and also assist in student supervision.

3. Research Engineers / Senior Research Engineer/ Program Manager

This position requires a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or Materials /Basic Sciences or equivalent. Industry experience in clean energy solutions, problem solving skills, project management experience, and abilities to interface with industry partners are essential.

Note:

Candidates for the above posts are sought with experience in industry or academia, in the areas of:

• Building energy efficiency and conservation – architectural design, mechanical systems, electrical systems and controls, building-to-grid infrastructure, HVAC, building-integrated solar energy systems.
• Wind and Marine renewable energy – design of wind turbine, composites and bond characterization, drive train and tribology, generator design, power electronics and controls, power system, machine and structural health monitoring.
• Maritime clean energy – green shipping and green port initiatives, CO2 reduction technologies, energy efficiency, alternative fuel technologies
• Electromobility -  coordinate research and development work on electric vehicle technologies,  power electronics, embedded systems, and system design

Salary will be attractive and commensurate with experience. The institute attracts researchers from all over the world who work in a multi-cultural team environment with a substantial level of international collaboration and exchange visits.

4. Project Officer

Project information: ESTABLISHMENT OF A GREEN ROOF TEST BED

There is an available position in ongoing R&D project on design and establishment of a pilot demonstration to address the requirements for a test centre of green roof systems. The study outputs from this project are expected to provide a support for initiating a more systematic and in-depth research on developing a comprehensive modeling system for evaluating hydrological effects, energy performances, and environmental benefits of green roof systems, and help provide decision support for city managers in adopting green technologies.

Applicant should:

- Have a background in environmental engineering, green energy engineering, or related fields.

- Have some lab analysis skills, and a reasonable command of English.

- Knowledge of green roof and/or experimental design would be an advantage.

This position is for 12 months. Starting salary will depend on candidate's qualification and experience and can be expected in the range of S$2,200-2,700 per month.

Completed application forms (link is available below) with detailed resume and sample research publications may be submitted by email to: Asst/Prof Qin Xiaosheng at xsqin@ntu.edu.sg

Selection process will commence immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

5. Research Fellow in Thin Film (CIGS) Solar Cell Device

We are looking for a motivated research scientist with proven publication record to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary CIGS solar cell team at NTU. The candidate would be expected to perform an independent research in CIGS-based thin film solar cells, involving but not limited to materials synthesis, characterizations, solar cell device fabrication, PCE and IPCE measurements, and optical characterizations. He/she will also be involved in undergraduate and graduate student supervision. Qualified applicant should possess a Ph.D in Physics/Electrical Engineering/Materials Science with relevant solar cell device background. The candidate should possess excellent publication record which reflects expertise in this area.

Salary will be attractive, and commensurate with experience. The programme will attract researchers world-wide and the research atmosphere at NTU is diverse and exciting. We anticipate a substantial level of international collaboration and exchange visits.

Interested candidate should contact: 

Asst Prof Lydia Helena Wong 

Email: lydiawong@ntu.edu.sg

6. Research Analysts (2 positions available)

The Energy Research Institute (ERI@N) invites applications from qualified candidates to join its rapidly growing team and contribute to a unique work programme that will produce technology roadmaps in the renewable energy sector for Singapore. Our analysts will provide data analysis support and knowledge networking services for the programme, using their cross-sector knowledge to localise global trends and drivers of change to the Singapore context.

Ideal candidates will be recent Masters' graduates with excellent data analysis and information management skills, who are conversant in energy technology issues and can master the tools and techniques to rapidly localise global R&D issues and information from an array of public-domain and primary sources.

Training in an engineering discipline and/or technology policy is essential, with domain knowledge outside of the discipline an advantage. This knowledge may have been gained through practical experience in industry (e.g. an internship or assignment), work with government agency/ies or additional personal study undertaken to extend and apply the training. An understanding of relational databases and information management concepts is an advantage.

Our analysts will work as part of the ERI@N team providing support and research synthesis products for the road-mapping team.

Successful candidates will:

• demonstrate independent research skills and be able to organise their own work within the framework of the programme;
• proven ability to synthesise concepts from research in technology and engineering disciplines, for non-academic audience(s);
• have excellent oral and written communication skills and proven ability to interact effectively with a multidisciplinary team;
• use their research skills to collect and organise information from published research, grey literature and interviews with primary sources;
• utilise their domain knowledge and information management skills to set up a shared knowledge-base for the project.

The appointment is for 12 months and there will be regular opportunities to contribute skills and knowledge to other areas of ERI@N. In return for their valuable contributions to our unique work programme, our analysts can expect regular opportunities to extend and build upon their skills through formal training, tasking and hands-on experience with data collection from primary sources (e.g. interviews), plus opportunities for networking in the renewable energy sector.

Electronic submission of applications is encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Closing date for applications: 15 July 2011.

Research Engineer 1

Role:
Responsible for development of controller for fuel cell stack

Responsibilities:
Design, development, and implementation of control systems for fuel cell stack. 

Job scope includes:

• Circuit design and analysis
• Design of system architecture
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of failed components
• Development and execution of test plans for fuel cell stack system
• Procurement and integration of fuel cell stack, battery and ultra-capacitor system components
• Development of battery and ultra-capacitor management algorithms
• Documentation of development process

Requirements:
The applicant should have 1 to 2 years of working experience with recognized university degree in electronic/electrical engineering.  The applicant should also have strong analytical skill and hands-on capability.
Applicants with knowledge and experience in programming languages such as Visual Basic, Visual C++, CoDeSys will have advantages.

Research Engineer 2

Role:
Development of key materials for fuel cell stack

Responsibilities:
Design, development, and implementation of key materials for PEM fuel cell stack

• Design, synthesis, and characterization of electrode catalysts
• Treatment and modification of carbon materials
• Preparation and characterization of electrodes, carbon papers, electrode-membrane assembly
• Carry out the single cell testing and fuel cell stack measurement

Requirements:
The applicant should have 1 to 2 years of working experience with recognized university degree in chemical/materials engineering.  The applicant should also have strong analytical skill and hands-on capability.
Interested applicants, please submit your resume to Dr Ovi Lian Ding at OLDING@ntu.edu.sg

Unless otherwise stated, suitably qualified applicants are invited to send in their application on prescribed form obtainable from here. Please indicate clearly the position applied for and the interested research area.
Completed application forms with detailed resume and sample research publications may be submitted by normal mail or email to:

Executive Director
Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Nanyang Technological University
50 Nanyang Drive, Research Techno Plaza
X-Frontier Block, Level 5, Singapore 637553
Email : D-ERIAN@ntu.edu.sg