Administrative, Professional & Non-Academic Appointments

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Computer Scientist/Programmer

Research Areas:

Multimodal analysis of video, audio and text, video processing and search, user interfaces.

Job Description:

The Multimodal Analysis Lab in the Interactive Digital Media Institute (IDMI) at the National University of Singapore has immediate openings for Computer Scientists/Programmers to develop software tools for multimodal analysis and manipulation of multimedia data. The application software being developed will be similar to an application for editing text, pictures, sound, and video.

The successful applicants will have demonstrated knowledge, abilities and skills required to develop simple intuitive graphical user interfaces for manipulating, annotating, analysing and searching multimedia data.

Applicants must to be able to work in English-speaking interdisciplinary research team to design and develop flexible, extensible object-oriented code. Applications must address the selection criteria.

Requirements:

The candidate should have a MSc or equivalent in the field of computer science or a related area.

Experience with C/C++ and scripting programming languages, e.g. Tcl\Tk, Python, Ruby or similar.

GUI programming experience and understanding of event-driven programming.

Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.

Additionally, a successful applicant should have a commitment to research and strong development expertise.

The candidate should possess good communication skills in English, and be willing to work as part of an interdisciplinary research team.

Term of Appointment:

The appointment will commence immediately and will be for one year, with possibility for extension up to two additional years.

Contact Person:

To apply, please email your resume to Prof. Kay O'Halloran at idmkoh@nus.edu.sg.

Laboratory Technologist

To administer laboratory operations, procurement, asset management and technical projects in IDM Institute, NUS.

Requirements:
Diploma holder with IT/IDM/EE or related background.

Interested candidates please email resume to: idmienquiry@nus.edu.sg

Management Assistants

To assist in procurement, research, internship and recruitment administration in IDM Institute, NUS

Requirements:

Diploma holder with at least 2 years of relevant working experience.

Interested candidates please email resume to: idmienquiry@nus.edu.sg

About CSIDM

China-Singapore Institute of Digital Media (CSIDM) is a Singapore-based research institute being set up by the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). CSIDM is supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) through Interactive Digital Media Programme Office (IDMPO) for research and development of Language Technologies.

Please send CV to csidm1@gmail.com

Management Executive (China-Singapore Institute of Digital Media)

Responsibilities

You will assist in the implementation and operations of the CSIDM and its programs. Your duties include:

• Assistance in implementation of the Institute and it programs
• Secretariat support for the management and committees of the Institute
• Implementation KPI tracking and reporting
• Management of communications and relationships with CAS, IDMPO, NUS, and other partners and collaborators of the Institute
• Administration and operations support for the management

Pre-Requisites

You should have a good diploma/Degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience. You should have a pleasant personality, positive work attitude, ability to work independently, good organizational skills, an excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese, and familiarity with the Chinese culture. You will need to be resourceful, flexible in accepting changes, willing to learn, possess initiative, and capable of working in a deadline-oriented environment.

Admin Assistant (China-Singapore Institute of Digital Media)

Responsibilities

You will work with the Executive Director and Manager in executing the following:

• Administration and operations support for procurement, travel and lodging arrangements, scheduling, organizing, meeting arrangements, contact management, data input, and other ad-hoc duties.
• Book-keeping and accounts entries.

Pre-Requisites

You should have a good diploma. You should have a pleasant personality, positive work attitude, ability to work independently, good organizational skills, an excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese, and familiarity with the Chinese culture. You will need to be resourceful, flexible in accepting changes, willing to learn, possess initiative, and capable of working in a deadline-oriented environment.