Research Fellow (Statistics and Data Science)

Job Description

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Research Fellow (Statistics and Data Science)

University-Level Unit:

Science

Faculty/Department-Level Unit:

Statistics and Data Science

Employee Category:

Research Staff

Location:

Kent Ridge Campus

Posted On:

16/06/2026

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Job Title: Research Fellow (Statistics and Data Science) University-Level Unit: Science Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Statistics and Data Science Employee Category: Research Staff Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus Posting Start Date: 16/06/2026

Job Description

The successful candidate will work with Asst. Prof. Shen Shuting on combinatorial inference under a project on "Post-learning inference for near-optimal discrete structures".

The main responsibilities of the position include: Theoretical derivations, numerical experiments, real data applications, paper writing

Qualifications / Discipline:

PhD in Statistics, Data Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.

Candidates in the final stages of their PhD studies may also be considered.

Skills:

Strong technical background in probability, statistics, optimization, or related theoretical areas.

Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous mathematical derivations and develop theoretical results.

Experience:

Prior research experience in theoretical statistics, statistical machine learning, high-dimensional inference, empirical process theory, stochastic modeling, optimization, or related areas.

Experience with writing and developing theoretical research papers is highly desirable.

Req ID: 33317

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