Lead, Experimental Design (IHL)

PEOPLESEARCH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading applied research organization in Singapore seeks a Lead for Experimental Design. This role involves pioneering innovative approaches to adult learning research, managing teams, and ensuring knowledge translation to stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a postgraduate degree, extensive experience in social science research, and a passion for community engagement. Competitive opportunities await in a vibrant research environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing a small team.
• At least 8 years of relevant research in social science domains.
• Strong track record in experimental and/or applied research.

Responsibilities

• Shape, direct, and oversee distributed experimental research efforts.
• Develop and implement approaches to data collection.
• Deliver academic publications and practitioner-oriented reports.

Skills

Strategic Research Leadership

Data and Analytics

Knowledge Translation

Education

Postgraduate research degree (PhD or Master’s) in the social sciences

Job description

Lead, Experimental Design (IHL)

This position is situated in Singapore’s adult learning and workforce development sector, within a leading applied research environment that supports national lifelong learning goals. The role focuses on pioneering new approaches to experimentation in adult learning, advancing innovation through authentic, community-based research and distributed experimentation models. Central to this work is building the capacity of stakeholder groups to co-design and conduct field research in their own practice settings, ensuring that the research process itself strengthens the ecosystem while generating actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Research Leadership: Shape, direct, and oversee distributed experimental research efforts, including the design of protocols and experimentation playbooks that equip community stakeholders to test innovations in authentic practice settings.
• Data and Analytics: Develop and implement fit-for-purpose approaches to data collection and analysis across diverse experimental contexts, leveraging accessible analytics outputs that can be readily used by non-academic stakeholders.
• Knowledge Translation: Deliver both academic publications and practitioner-oriented reports to disseminate findings broadly and support the scaling of promising innovations.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate research degree (PhD or Master’s) in the social sciences
• Experienced in managing a small team
• At least 8 years of relevant research in social science domains.
• Strong track record in experimental and/or applied research, with openness to methodological innovation and community-engaged approaches (e.g. participatory action research, field experiments, distributed/multi-site trials).

Office Location: West

Interested candidates kindly forward your CV to [e-mail] (Yamamoto Junior Lim, Reg No:R22110232). Feel free to forward this great opportunity to someone who would be a great fit for this role.

All information will be kept strictly confidential. We regret to inform that only successful applicants will be contacted.

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