Research Fellow (Agentic AI, AI security and cyber-physical security)

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the founding Schools of the Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence, the School is renowned for its high academic standards and research. With over 3,000 undergraduates students and 2,000 graduate students it is one of the largest EEE schools in the world and ranks 4th in the field of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subjects.

Today, the School has become one of the world’s largest engineering schools that nurtures competent engineers and researchers. Each year, the School graduates over a thousand students who are ready to take on great ambitions and challenges.

For more details, please view: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee

We are looking for a talented Research Fellow to push forward research in the frontier areas of agentic AI, AI security or cyber security, or even better, the interdisciplinary region between these areas. The role will focus on carrying out frontier research and actively bidding for research funding support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out frontier research in at least one of the following areas (i) agentic AI; (ii) AI security; (iii) cyber-physical security

• Explore the possibility of conducting research in the interdisciplinary area between the areas mentioned above

• Assist in preparing high-quality proposals for funding applications

• Collaborate with team members and collaborators in frontier research work.

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in computer science/electrical engineering with proper training and background in AI, AI security, and/or cybersecurity,

• Demonstrated capability of generating high-quality research publications.

• Curiosity, willingness and ability to explore interdisciplinary areas

• Good writing and oral presentation skills.

• Ability to work independently, exploring new areas rather than sticking to familiar research topics.

• Both entry level PhD degree holders and experienced researchers are welcome to apply.

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

Hiring Institution: NTU