Research Assistant

Ateneo; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 223,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines is seeking a Research Assistant to support social science research projects. The role involves conducting focus groups, disseminating surveys, analyzing mixed data, and preparing reports and presentations.

The position requires strong research skills, effective communication, and experience with data analysis tools, WordPress, Canva, Zoom, and Google Suite. Collaboration with university offices is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with literature reviews, instrument design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including technical writing.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suite, Zoom, and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate focus group discussions and deploy survey questionnaire to a large sample from university units.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data using appropriate statistical tools and software.
• Prepare ethical clearance applications or amendments and coordinate reports when needed.
• Draft final study reports and accompanying presentations.
• Support major office events such as conferences.
• Coordinate with internal university offices for research preparation and implementation.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

Research skills

Project management

Data analysis

Oral & written communication

Office software

Digital literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Education, or Social Sciences

Background in sustainable development

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Suite

Zoom

WordPress

Canva

Job description

Posted 28 minutes ago and deadline of application is on 16 Nov

Recruiter was hiring 29 minutes ago

Job Description

Summary of Work Activities and Responsibilities

The Research Assistant will facilitate focus group discussions, disseminate survey questionnaire, analyze qualitative and quantitative data from both survey questionnaire and FGDs, and develop written reports and presentations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate focus group discussions and deploy survey questionnaire to an extensive sample size from various units of the University
• Analyze the collected qualitative and quantitative data using the necessary statistical tools, codes, and softwares
• Write ethical clearance application and/or amendments, coordination, communication, and technical reports on the outcomes of the study, when necessary
• Write the final report of the study and create the accompanying presentations;
• Provide supports to major office events, such as conferences
• Liaise with internal University offices (e.g., ULCO, UDPO, SQMO) relevant to the preparation and implementation of in-house research, training modules, and business opportunities
• Perform all other duties as may be reasonably required of the position, in accordance with the instructions of the Immediate Supervisor, and their duly authorized representative

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• With project management skills and program ideation
• With research skills, including literature review, instrument design, data collection, analysis, and reporting; oral and written communication skills
• With excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical writing skills
• With excellent liaising, networking, and interpersonal skills
• A critical thinker and problem-solver who is open to learning new skills
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or their equivalent, Google Suite of applications, video teleconferencing platforms, and data analysis software
• Comfortable with website management (i.e., WordPress), digital graphics software (i.e., Canva), and online work platforms (i.e., Zoom)
• With project management skills and program ideation
• With research skills including literature review, instrument design, data collection, analysis, reporting; oral and written communication skills

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with work experience (e.g., Psychology, Education, Social Sciences); a master's degree is not required, but an advantage
• With a background in sustainable development

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Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo) is one of the leading universities in the Philippines. More than 150 years in existence, Ateneo has grown into a major Jesuit institution. Officially it became a university in 1959. It offers over 100 academic degree programmes. Ateneo offers Basic Education (Grade School, Junior High School, and Senior High School). In addition, Higher Education (College, Graduate, Continuing Education) is made up of nine schools (Education and Learning Design, Government, Graduate School of Business, Humanities, Management, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences) located in 3 campuses in Quezon City, Makati City and Pasig City. It has an array of research centres, 11 of which are recognized as Centres of Excellence by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education. In addition to a European Studies Programme, it has a Centre for Asian Studies that fosters comparative research on East and Southeast Asia. Ateneo has 207 partnerships with universities around the world (82 in Europe, 87 in Asia, 11 in Australia and New Zealand, and 27 in North and South America) and is a member of the ASEAN Universities Network and 3 other international university networks. Ateneo's Rizal Library is the most advanced in the Philippines with over 307,000 titles in its collection and online access to most major academic journals.