Fieldwork Research Fellow for SHS Behavior Study

Singapore Institute of Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) invites applications for a Research Fellow / Research Assistant to support a mixed-methods study of second-hand tobacco smoke exposure in public residential estates. The project, with SUSS, aims to map smokers’ routines, attitudes, and to co-develop interventions with residents and stakeholders.

You will coordinate fieldwork (FGDs, ethnography, surveys), help with IRB compliance, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, draft progress reports, and liaise

Qualifications

• Research Fellow: PhD in economics, psychology, sociology, public health or policy, or a related behavioural or social science. Research Assistant: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee fieldwork, including participant recruitment, scheduling, conduct of FGDs, walk-with interviews and engagement sessions, and management of transcription
• Support research ethics (IRB) applications and compliance; conduct literature reviews and analyses of existing administrative and complaints data
• Code and analyse qualitative data; support questionnaire design, sampling, and statistical analysis of survey data
• Draft progress documentation, reports, and presentations for stakeholders
• Coordinate across the PIs and liaise with the grantor

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative survey

Fieldwork coordination

Literature reviews

Policy communication

IRB applications

Education

PhD in economics, psychology, sociology, public health or policy

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant discipline

Tools

NVivo

Stata

R / SPSS

Job description

Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) invites applications for a Research Fellow / Research Assistant to support a mixed-methods study of second-hand tobacco smoke exposure in public residential estates. The project, with SUSS, aims to map smokers’ routines, attitudes, and to co-develop interventions with residents and stakeholders.

You will coordinate fieldwork (FGDs, ethnography, surveys), help with IRB compliance, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, draft progress reports, and liaise