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The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore, is Singapore’s national teacher education institute and we are proud to be an integral part of the nation’s education service. We play a key role in the preparation of teachers and in the provision of teacher professional and school leadership development programmes. We are committed to our vision of being An Institute of Distinction: Leading the Future of Education and our mission to Inspire Learning, Transform Teaching and Advance Research. Read more about NIE here.
NIE invites applications for the position of part-time software developer for the project “PhET-style simulations to promote AI literacy”. The project’s goal is to develop a curated library of interactive, high-quality online resources for teachers that puts NIE at the forefront of AI literacy. To work towards this goal, the project will start out by developing customizable web-based simulations and corresponding avatar-based narrative instructional videos catering to three fundamental topics in AI literacy - Personalization using Machine Learning and Neural Networks, Ethical Issues in AIED, Human-AI Collaboration. These simulations would allow student teachers to experiment with relevant critical task features in a hands-on manner, thus improving their understanding of abstract technical concepts in AI and the implications of their usage in AI systems for education. Project evaluation would focus on usability evaluation and learning evaluation of the programmed simulations. Facilitation resources and validated design guidelines for developing effective AI literacy simulations will be made available to educational stakeholders upon project completion. This is a contract position till 30 November 2026.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• A Polytechnic Diploma
• Full stack software development and debugging experience
• Knowledge of computer graphics and interface design
• Fluent in coding with generative AI
• Solid understanding of fundamental machine learning and AI techniques
• Creativity, good communication skills and ability to work as team player
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

Preferred

• Work, teaching, or corporate training experience in AI for education
• Familiarity with AI literacy efforts worldwide, in APAC and Singapore
• Up-to-date with latest advancements in generative AI (for education)
• Passion for improving teaching and learning with technology

• Gathering requirements for simulation design from domain experts
• Agile prototyping of mock UI/UX interfaces for the simulations
• Programming and iteratively refining the simulations based on expert feedback and usability testing
• Building data logging capabilities in the designed simulations
• Developing facilitation guides to assist stakeholders’ work with designed simulations
• Working with NIE’s IT teams to host simulations securely and ensure seamless interoperability with existing NIE platforms
• Managing the project and ensuring timely completion of milestones