Job Description

Job description

The Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC) at Singapore University of Social Sciences is inviting applications for two part-time research assistant positions. The research assistant will work closely with the project leaders and stakeholders to design and implement a study on student advising efforts in higher education, based on the execution of evidence-based decisions guided by behavioural science principles.

Job responsibilities

The research assistant will take the following responsibilities by working with the project leaders:

• Oversee the general management and administration of the project (e.g., organise meetings, recording meeting minutes)
• Manage project timeline and ensure project milestones/ deliverables are met
• Support all ethics and regulatory related administrative work, including IRB applications
• Perform literature reviews, assist with designing and conducting of qualitative and/or quantitative research tasks (e.g., focus group discussions, interviews, surveys), and perform data processing and analysis tasks
• Work with vendors to create visual and text materials as part of student advising efforts
• Develop project processes and procedures, and maintain related documentations
• Conduct impact analysis against pre-determined project outcomes
• Prepare progress and final reports of the project for reporting to management, as well as for publication
• Present research outputs at seminars, meetings, workshops
• Assist in procurement processes (e.g., purchase of tokens for focus group participants)
• Contribute to development and writing of research grant proposals
• Work on other tasks as assigned by the project leaders

Job requirements

• Possess a bachelor\'s degree or a Master degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Education, Learning Sciences, Educational Psychology)
• Prior experience in research related to educational research and/or adult learning
• Familiarity with qualitative or/and quantitative research methods and software (e.g., SPSS)
• Demonstrate ability to propose, design, and implement appropriate research instruments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with design applications (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud suite) is advantageous
• Strong organisational and analytical skills
• Meticulous and resourceful
• Be able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Be able to work collaboratively in a team

Commitment Period: Immediate till 29 Dec 23

Singapore University of Social Sciences