Research Fellow (VR / Digital Engagement Development)

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Nanyang Technological University, is the host school for the project “Building Community Resilience Against Sea-Level Rise” (Grant H2_2024-3_T10). The project is funded by the National Parks Board (NParks) under the Marine Climate Change Science Coastal Protection (MCCS) call, and brings together CEE and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) to integrate geospatial modelling, behavioural risk-perception research, agent-based simulation, and community engagement design in support of Singapore’s coastal adaptation efforts.

We are looking for a Research Fellow (VR / Digital Engagement Development) to lead VR-based SLR scenario development, gamification, and digital engagement platform construction for the NParks MCCS project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead VR-based SLR scenario development for public engagement experiments (Module C);

• Build gamification modules and a digital engagement platform for the 6×4 factorial study;

• Provide front-end/UX support for the Module D simulation interface.

• Develop workshop and training materials for agency handover of digital engagement tools.

• Contribution to project reports, conference presentations, and top-tier journal publications.

Job Requirements:

• PhD in CS, Interactive Media, Human–Computer Interaction, or related.

• Unity or Unreal Engine for VR development; Web development (JavaScript/React, HTML/CSS) with D3.js or Plotly.js;

• Cloud backend (Firebase/Firestore) experience;

• Experience with gamification design and user experience (UX) principles;

• Experience with user testing and iterative design;

• Portfolio of VR/interactive projects preferred.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU