{"id":23287,"date":"2025-06-18T15:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=23287"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:13:28","slug":"job-phd-and-postdoc-positions-at-nus-soft-technologies-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2025\/06\/18\/job-phd-and-postdoc-positions-at-nus-soft-technologies-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: PhD and postdoc positions at NUS Soft Technologies Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The<strong>&nbsp;Soft Technologies Lab<\/strong>&nbsp;at the National University of Singapore (<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__softtechnologies.info_&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=9OCNMSpb8L8P8AU71RVrn3BRZIzb06tR2ex9tvF-CS4&amp;m=CVBg4Fj8fV6JrQP5vUCTVb0bwmOjlpeu5Lm8j4ZzYEOReq2GQaPDcwbiPIjxljri&amp;s=Fwk4Mg7O88dSvodvstVUjvsexOpUetsskxrord31okw&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.stl@NUS<\/a>) is seeking PhD students and&nbsp; Postdoctoral fellows in 2025 &amp; 2026. We are looking for creative individuals who are eager to engage in transdisciplinary research and well-equipped to explore the intersection between soft matter, the internet-of-things, and their human and nature-centric applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics interweave with each other and include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Computational Textiles and Digital Craft:<\/strong>\u00a0Advance digital knitting, weaving, embroidery, and other textile arts and craft techniques with functional fibers to design sensing and actuation fabrics with tunable electrical and mechanical properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electronic Skins and Distributed Networks:<\/strong>\u00a0Develop novel architectures for dense, large-area soft electronic systems or skins that enhance functionality, modularity, and programmability. Explore multi-modality, localized processing, and new networking, communication, and power paradigms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physiological\/Physical Sensing and Intervention:<\/strong>\u00a0Build wearable systems for movement expression, continuous health monitoring, and active interventions to augment interaction, enhance comfort, promote wellness, and improve quality of life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interactive Media and Immersive Environments:<\/strong>\u00a0Design interfaces and ecosystems that integrate soft and multimedia technologies for human-computer interaction, smart building and environmental systems, as well as interactive multi-sensory experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI for Data and Design:\u00a0<\/strong>Harness computational design and generative AI to innovate in textile and sensor development, and leverage deep learning to analyze complex sensor datasets to inform intelligent decision-making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds! They ideally should hold a degree in media arts, architecture+design, electrical\/ mechanical \/biomedical engineering, computer science, material science, or related fields. We seek members who are not only creative, bold, and original, but also technically-adept in hacking, making, and prototyping, eager to learn, and passionate in exploring the intersection between material, technology, and aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates should showcase proficiency in at least one or two key areas, such as textile design and integration, digital fabrication, functional polymers, soft robotics, haptics, sensor networks, circuit\/hardware design and fabrication, augmented\/virtual reality, data visualization, user interface, computational design, generative AI, machine learning, and embedded systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong>&nbsp;on how to apply, please access this link and feel free to contact me,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.softtechnologies.info_join-2Dus&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=9OCNMSpb8L8P8AU71RVrn3BRZIzb06tR2ex9tvF-CS4&amp;m=CVBg4Fj8fV6JrQP5vUCTVb0bwmOjlpeu5Lm8j4ZzYEOReq2GQaPDcwbiPIjxljri&amp;s=zUmygMLxI3-3BSk3YaMvkcxHeKpsHMQCMucQ1KWI9uA&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.softtechnologies.info\/join-us<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Closing dates:&nbsp;<\/strong>1 July 2025 (January 2026 intake) and 15 January 2026 (August 2026 intake).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Soft Technologies Lab&nbsp;at the National University of Singapore (.stl@NUS) is seeking PhD students and&nbsp; Postdoctoral fellows in 2025 &amp; 2026. 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