Research Fellow (Humanities and Social Studies Education) - Inclusive AI Governance

About the role

The National Institute of Education (NIE) is recruiting a Research Fellow on a 24-month contract for its Humanities and Social Studies Education Department. The project, titled Inclusive AI Governance in Southeast Asian Cities, studies how artificial intelligence reshapes urban governance, infrastructures and everyday life across Southeast Asia, with a focus on healthcare and elderly care. The fellow contributes to comparative fieldwork, engages interdisciplinary collaborators and policy stakeholders, and helps build an Inclusive AI Framework, Index and Handbook.

Key responsibilities

• Work independently on the research project objectives and deliverables
• Travel to Southeast Asian cities, organise fieldwork and workshops and collect data
• Analyse data, write reports and journal articles or research papers
• Coordinate with the Principal Investigator on scheduling, deadlines and project work, and act as an independent researcher
• Coordinate with stakeholders across Southeast Asian cities for research travel and fieldwork
• Help train undergraduate students in research and fieldwork
• Carry out other duties assigned by the Principal Investigator

Required profile

• PhD in Social Sciences, Urban Studies or a related discipline
• Experience in social science-related projects and in the Southeast Asian context
• Experience working with a large research team and leading research work and fieldwork
• Willingness to travel to Southeast Asian cities for research
• Experience writing journal articles, book monographs or op-eds

Required skills

• Use and knowledge of mapping tools (an advantage)
• Experience organising workshops and conferences (an advantage)
• Southeast Asian language skills (an advantage)

Applications (internal and external) are made through Workday; only shortlisted candidates will be notified, and the closing date is 14 calendar days after posting.