Research Assistant / Associate / Fellow (Computer Science)

About the role

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, in its College of Computing and Data Science, is recruiting a Research Assistant, Research Associate or Research Fellow in Computer Science. The work focuses on resource allocation for distributed computing, specifically cache management and job scheduling in modern computing systems such as large language models.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct research on resource allocation and distributed computing.
• Design and develop algorithms for cache management and job scheduling in modern computing systems (such as LLMs).
• Analyze theoretical aspects of distributed systems, including optimization, scalability and efficiency.
• Implement and test proposed methods through simulations or real-world experiments.
• Evaluate system performance using metrics such as latency, throughput, fairness and robustness.

Required profile

• Research Fellows: PhD in Computer Science or a related discipline from a reputable university.
• Research Associates: Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Research Assistants: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Relevant research experience with a proven record.
• Good knowledge of distributed computing, algorithm design and analysis, and optimization.
• Independent, highly analytical, proactive and a team player, with excellent teamwork and verbal and written communication skills.