The College of Integrative Studies (CIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU) invites applications for up to two full-time positions in the area of Urban Informatics or/and Sustainability Communicaton, broadly construed. The successful candidate/s will be appointed on the tenure-track. We are open to applicants at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels, and welcome applications from senior candidates. Exceptional candidates at the Associate or Full Professor levels will be considered for tenure upon appointment. The CIS offers a suite of programmes including an individualisable major at the undergraduate level, as well as interdisciplinary Master’s and Ph.D. programmes in “Asian Urbanisms”.
We are interested in candidates who are trained in Data Science/Analytics, Computer Science, Geographical Information Systems, Geomatics (all with an urban application), or in cognate disciplinary or interdisciplinary fields with an urban focus. Our preference is for candidates who have demonstrable experience conducting research in and on cities in Asia, and who are confident teaching data science or computational methods at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Candidates will ultimately be responsible for equipping students from diverse backgrounds with a data science software foundation that ranges from introductory skills to more advanced techniques, such as cluster analysis, spatial regression, and machine learning. Candidates who can demonstrate evidence of interdisciplinarity in both teaching and research are particularly encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be able to:
- Design and deliver postgraduate a course on “Computational Urban Analysis” to a diverse, multidisciplinary postgraduate audience
- As necessary, design elective courses that will be delivered as part of the “Asian Urbanisms” Master’s and PhD programmes
- Attract and supervise postgraduate research students
- Contribute to undergraduate teaching for the SMU Core Curriculum, such as in the Technology and Society course baskets, (see https://corecurriculum.smu.edu.sg/core-curriculum)
- Conceptualise and execute high quality research, and develop grant applications, on urban-related issues in Asia, broadly defined
- Participate actively in the research and educational communities at SMU, and contribute to at least one of the university’s three areas of strategic priority: Growth in Asia, Digital Transformation, and Sustainable Living
- Contribute to the dynamic intellectual life of CIS, as well as to interdisciplinary dialogue and exchange with colleagues from other Schools (such Computing and Information Systems, Economics, Law, Business, and the Humanities and Social Sciences)
SMU is committed to fostering diversity and cultivating an inclusive work environment. Applications from women and minorities are particularly encouraged.
Further information about the College of Integrative Studies can be found at cis.smu.edu.sg.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a campus visit.
