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PhD Scholarship

Industry Relevant Research Scholarship

  • Project Title

    Analytics-based approach to improving construction safety and health management

  • Department

    Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering

  • Period of Scholarship

    4 year full-time; Scholarship to start in August 2025

  • Industry Partner

    Changi Airport Group

Interested parties may email your resume and relevant information to the A/P Goh, Yang Miang. The position will be open until filled or 26 August 2024 (whichever is earlier).

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Scholarship Overview

For all nationalities, but Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents preferred.

  • Stipend per month for 4 years:
    • Singapore Citizens: S$3,500 + CPF
    • Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR): S$3,100
    • Non-Singaporeans/Non-PRs: S$2,700
  • S$500 top-up after passing PhD Qualifying Examination (applicable to all students)
  • Tuition Fee Subsidies for 4 years
  • The industry partner will provide their domain expertise, data, and access to construction sites

Requirements

  • Excellent bachelor’s (Honours (Highest distinction) or Honours (Distinction) or equivalent and above) and/or master’s degree in construction management, project and facilities management, civil engineering, computing, machine learning or related field;
  • IELTS (≥94) or TOEFL (≥7.0) is required if the medium of instruction at the university is not English (GRE is not required)

Other Requirements

  • Knowledge of Python and data analytics;
  • Willing to learn, independent and responsible; and
  • Strong English writing and communication skills.
Candidates with the following will be preferred (not compulsory)
  • Prior experience with machine learning and R,
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals with high impact factor, and
  • Work experience in construction or other heavy industry.
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