About this role
The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) invites applications for the position of Project Officer for Agentic Science. This position supports the development of AI-driven workflows for curating, augmenting, and analyzing scientific literature data. The role focuses on designing rule- and agent-based approaches to assess data completeness, infer missing experimental parameters, standardize heterogeneous formats and units, and extract analytical insights from published research articles across chemistry-related domains.
The Project Officer will take on a significant role in developing proof-of-concept demonstrations of data augmentation agents, conducting statistical analyses of curated literature datasets, and supporting integration with external scientific databases and online resources.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement AI-driven data augmentation agents for scientific literature curation
Apply expert-defined rubrics to assess completeness and quality of extracted experimental parameters
Design and execute Python-based scripts to infer derived parameters and standardize units and formats
Integrate external databases and online resources to enrich curated datasets
Conduct statistical analyses and prepare proof-of-concept demonstrations across selected literature domains
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field
Proficiency in Python for data processing, analysis, and automation
Good analytical, documentation, and communication skills
Experience with agentic frameworks (e.g. LangChain) is an advantage
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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About Nanyang Technological University Singapore
The National Institute of Education (NIE), an autonomous institute of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore is among the world's top education institutes, renowned for its excellence in teacher education and education research.
Founded in 1950, NIE has played a pivotal role in developing Singapore's teaching workforce. In a dynamic education milieu, NIE prepares teachers with the requisite values, skills and knowledge to meet the continuous demands of diverse learners across the lifespan.
The quality of our programmes is based on evidence-informed reviews and enhancement, and delivered with innovative pedagogies in digitally mediated learning spaces. Our degree, higher degree and professional development programmes offer global perspectives through international practice and semester exchanges, while 21st Century pedagogies, multidisciplinary curricula and service-learning initiatives help to develop the holistic reflective practitioner and school leader.
Internationally, the NIE has gained a strong reputation as a thought leader in the field of education and education-related disciplines, and built strategic alliances with many other renowned institutions in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. The Institute also offers the only local sports-related undergraduate degree programme in Sport Science & Management that provides academic and professional pathways to sports-related careers.
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What you'll do
- The Project Officer will develop and implement AI-driven data augmentation agents for scientific literature curation and conduct statistical analyses of curated literature datasets. They will also support integration with external scientific databases and prepare proof-of-concept demonstrations.
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