Open Faculty Positions at the Engineering Systems and Design Pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design

The Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) pillar within the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is pursuing multiple, exceptional tenure-track/tenured faculty hires at all levels.

About SUTD and ESD

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has topped the list of emerging engineering schools (MIT report, 2018) and possesses a unique structure and mission within the vibrant nation of Singapore. SUTD features the integration of design with engineering, an intimate student to faculty ratio, an innovative active learning pedagogy, an interdisciplinary pillar organization, a stellar faculty, and a beautiful new campus. The Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) pillar within SUTD offers exceptional undergraduate and doctoral degrees with focus on Business Analytics and Operations Research, Financial Services, Supply Chain and Logistics, and Aviation Systems. ESD undergraduates are prepared for a wide range of engineering and management careers in private and public sectors, including healthcare, banking, manufacturing, supply-chain, energy, transportation, and entertainment and hospitality. They are equally adept at entrepreneurship and boldly initiating start-up ventures.

Job Requirements for Tenure-track/Tenured Faculty

We seek to fill positions in several areas including but not restricted to statistical and machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), operations research, data science, and industrial and systems engineering, with applications to healthcare, sustainability, supply chains and logistics, urban mobility, and quantitative finance.

The successful candidates should be specialised in an engineering systems-related field and have solid grounding in one or more systems methodologies including, but not limited to, AI/ML, optimization, stochastic modelling, statistics, game theory, financial engineering, and simulation. Empirical, experimental, computational, and analytical research approaches are all welcome. Candidates must be committed to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to developing and maintaining an active research program.

Successful candidates can look forward to competitive remuneration, assistance for relocation to Singapore, and attractive research start-up packages through SUTD Kickstarter Initiative (SKI) and grant opportunities.

A candidate’s full application package should include:

How to apply

Applications are being accepted online and the review of applications is ongoing. Additional information about the university and the Engineering Systems and Design pillar can be found at https://sutd.esd.edu.sg/. For direct enquiries contact Associate Professor Carlos Gerardo Murguia Rendon, murguia_rendon@sutd.edu.sg.