Nanyang Business School (NBS) invites applications for the position of Senior Research Fellow (Post-doc) with Prof. Xin Chang’s research group. This position is supported by a Tier III grant to establish a Climate Transformation Programme (CTP) at NTU. As part of this programme, the Climate Finance Cluster will assess the multifaceted business risks posed by the physical impacts of climate change, narrow the protection gap, and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Senior Research Fellow will be responsible for developing procedures to measure and price risks arising from climate change suitable for each company so that climate risk can be managed by companies and hedged by investors, and seeing this work through to publication in major research journals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use computational linguistic tools and machine learning techniques to analyze discussions on climate change in corporate social responsibility reports, conference call transcripts, and the Management Discussion and Analysis section of companies’ annual reports

• Construct a dataset that can produce a climate risk fact sheet containing essential information about various climate risk exposure (e.g., drought, flooding) of a region or a city

• Develop a new multifactor asset pricing model containing a climate risk factor, which investors can use to effectively price in climate change risk and hedge climate risk

• Handle data management and statistical analyses

• Work effectively with colleagues from across the CTP, and with local collaborators in ASEAN countries

• Mentor junior colleagues and students

• Handle writing and publication of results in peer-reviewed journals

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in statistics, computer sciences, economics, or a closely related field

• Excellent knowledge of computational linguistic tools and machine learning techniques

• Experience with data analysis with Python and STATA

• Prior experience in publishing in peer-reviewed business, economic, or scientific journals

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

• Ability to work independently to develop research in challenging environments

• Collaborative, with an interest in working with other researchers and scientists (this is a large team project) to produce high-quality and impactful research

• Interest in climate, green, or sustainable finance

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, full CV and names and contact details of three referees in one document. Enquiries about this position can be made to Nur Masturah (nurmasturah.am@ntu.edu.sg).

Review of applications will begin on 15th Jan 2024.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Summary

Canalys is looking for a Research Analyst who will be a part of the Global Channels research team in Singapore and will be responsible for contributing to Canalys' channels analysis research. The individual must be data and results-oriented, hungry to drive the innovation within our services, implement ideas, and work with team members to drive commercial success. A particular interest in technology and routes-to-market would be an advantage. The individual will be part of a globally dispersed team, and must be able to manage working with colleagues and senior executives from around the world.

Impact you’ll make 

• Drive research and provide insights into channels to help vendors and channel partners develop their go-to-market strategies. 
• Supporting the Canalys channels research agenda and conducting primary research with vendors and channel partners to acquire market insights to support clients’ decision making.
• Creating and delivering research deliverables to clients (including presentations, reports, surveys etc.).
• Presenting research insights to senior level decision makers of clients’ regional or HQ teams.
• Developing client relationships and broadening research network.
• Contributing to global research engagements/projects, which including conducting research interviews.
• Supporting business development of projects.  
• Contribute to global research engagements/projects, which may include conducting research interviews, creating questionnaires, working with digital research tools.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and process expatriates monthly claims
• Manage and process expatriates new and renewal tenancy agreement
• Take care of office supplies and equipment
• Support office building facility maintenance including security system related matters
• Manage and process office insurance and other administrative related agreements
• Support office & mobile lines and related equipment maintenance
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as required

Job Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in general office matters
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Well organized and work well as a team
• Japanese language skill is required as some of the work documents are written in Japanese

Be Part of Us

As a Research Geophysicist in the GEO TP Research team, you will be reporting to the Research Manager. In this role, you will contribute to a variety of research activities in line with the business needs such as developing, testing, improving, and validating algorithms/modules/methods with predefined geophysical content.

At the forefront of delivering unmatched Geoscience capabilities for our clients, our Research Geophysicists are analytical experts at identifying the best possible exploration spaces using advanced imaging workflows and technologies. As a global technology and high-performance computing leader, Geoscience in CGG is about solving some of the world’s complex environmental challenges. Our job is to leverage on curiosity and passion in science to become an established leader in delivering outstanding Geoscience services by uncovering new ways for our stakeholders to be more efficient and responsible, for a more sustainable future.

We practice Geoscience in ways that CGG does best – Caring deeply about the Earth, pushing beyond boundaries, and utilising multi-disciplinary approach in pursuit of innovation.

Job Overview

• Develop a program or prototype with predefined geophysical content and specifications
• Participate in the geophysical validation of prototype with the Imaging team
• Understand internal requirements by building close relationships with the Imaging team
• Prepare technical articles and carry out technical presentations for clients
• Support the innovation process to deploy patent policy
• Develop knowledge by reading academic publications, attending technical presentations, workshops, conferences, and seminars
• Participate in the innovation process for deploying patent policy
• Stay abreast of technology advancements to develop and improve research activities for Business Units and Clients

Key Skills & Experience

Desired Job Skillsets:

• Entry to Intermediate level professional contributor on a research project
• Possess master technical knowledge

Qualifications:

• Master or PhD in Geophysics, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or other analytical discipline
• Have at least 0-3 years of experience

Key Competencies

• Analytical thinking
• Innovative
• Conceptual thinking
• Judgement
• Good communication
• Strong technical background
• Customer Service