Research Assistant (PLSE, Software Security), School of Computing

Job Title: Research Assistant (PLSE, Software Security), School of Computing

University-Level Unit: School of Computing

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Department of Computer Science

Employee Category: Research Staff

Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date: 30/03/2026

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well-being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The successful candidates will be responsible for working closely with the incoming Assistant Professor Dr. Chengpeng Wang (https://chengpeng-wang.github.io/) and lab members on one or more research projects in the area of intelligent code auditing. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Software Engineering
• Programming Languages
• Software Systems Security
  
  

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or fresh Master’s degree in a relevant area for research assistant position
• Experience in research in program static analysis, testing, or verification.
• Candidates with publications in top-tier conferences in Software Engineering, Programming Languages, or Security are preferred
• Familiarity with program analysis frameworks such as LLVM, Soot, etc., is preferred
  
  

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: School of Computing

Department : Department of Computer Science

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 32279