Research Associate (Plant Biology and Bioinformatics)

About the role

The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) at NTU Singapore, together with Wageningen University & Research (WUR), is part of the Singapore Indoor Farming System (SingFarm), a CREATE-NRF programme building a sustainable, data-driven food production model. The Research Associate works in a multinational team on developing high-throughput phenotyping tools to assess genotype performance under abiotic and biotic stresses in indoor vegetable farming, and to optimise yields through breeding.

Key responsibilities

• Develop high-throughput phenotyping protocols (nutrient deficiency, transpiration, biomass, produce quality) using automated transpiration measurement, side-view RGB imaging, 3D imaging and chlorophyll fluorescence imaging.
• Develop analysis tools for the large data streams of HTP phenotyping to assess stress tolerance, including AI-based image analysis and predictive modelling.
• Build prediction models that forecast product yield and quality from HTP data, for cultivation management or for selecting the best-performing genotypes.
• Set up tests of products such as CRISPR or EMS mutants from other work packages.
• Document results and contribute to reports, publications and presentations.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Plant Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Statistics or Image Analysis.
• Basic understanding of plant phenotyping and analysis of large data sets, preferably with AI tools for image analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.