Job Description

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant
on a 12-month contract (with the possibility of renewable for another 12 months, given good performance) at theProject Title: AI-Scaffolded Seamless Chinese Character and Vocabulary Learning for Young Learners: The Design and Implementation of ARCHe 2.0Project Introduction: This is a 3-year project aims to design and develop an AI-scaffolded seamless Chinese character and vocabulary learning system to promote learning motivation and performance for Singapore local lower primary school students.The research assistant will have the opportunity to (1) engage in school-based design research; (2) instantiate innovative design ideas.Requirements:

• Possessing a Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s or Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Education, Multimedia Design, Computer Science or a related field;
• Demonstrating good verbal and written communication skills;
• Showing enthusiasm for doing research, and preferably, has experience conducting design research;
• Those with experience in AR or chatbot development will be given priority;
• Familiarity with the Singapore education system is preferred;
• Being able to work both independently and in a team

Responsibilities:

• Participate in learning activity design and development;
• Liaise with vendors, teachers, and school leaders;
• Collect research data in schools using video and audio equipment, and field notes taking;
• Manage project data and document up-to-date project records;
• Assist in the coding and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data;
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Principal Investigator

ApplicationApplicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.Closing DateClosing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.Hiring Institution: NIE

Nanyang Technological University