Job Description

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 12-month contract at the Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD), .

Project Title: The Importance of CARE: Covid-19, Attachment, Resilience, and Early Life (CARE study)

Project Introduction:

CARE study examines stress exposure at discrete phases of foetal and child development during the COVID-19 pandemic alongside data from longitudinal and/or cross-sectional research studies that have enrolled children at a variety of early life-stages. Stress is examined in multiple ways including exposure to insensitive parenting and insecure attachment. Through CARE study, we will be able to better understand basic questions essential to improving prevention and intervention programs. In addition, this study also has the potential to generate information that will be of use to societal and educational systems as they prepare for a wave of children who, given the fact that they were exposed to enhanced (Covid-19 related) stress in early life, may, unfortunately, be likely to face an increased amount of socioemotional and cognitive challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Psychology, Social Sciences, or relevant disciplines
• Background and/or interest in Attachment Theory as well as Stress, Mental Health, and Child Development
• Writing papers
• Manuscript drafting and analysis
• Data cleaning and analysis
• Code video recordings of parenting and parent-child relationships
• Collect data from parent child interactions/strange situations
• Able to work independently, and also have the ability to work effectively in a team (Ability to work with Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators and project managers)
• Good organizational, verbal and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Writing papers
• Manuscript drafting and analysis
• Data cleaning and analysis of parent child interactions and/or behavioral observations
• Code/score behavioral observation (e.g., preschool attachment, infant attachment and/or parenting behavior)
• Data documentation and management

Application

Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.

Other Information

NIE staff can take chartered buses at their own expense from or near their homes to the NIE campus. This is subject to availability of seats.

Hiring Institution: NIE

Nanyang Technological University