Policy Research Assistant: Fieldwork, Data, & Impact

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Institute of Policy Studies, invites applications for a Research Assistant. The role supports ongoing policy-relevant research, conducts literature reviews, fieldwork, and data analysis, and assists in disseminating results.

You will liaise with partner organisations and manage undergraduate researchers, while contributing to conferences and publications. Strong English writing and project coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant social science discipline from a reputable university.
• Interest in co-developing and testing policy solutions with communities and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with qualitative research methods and data analysis tools (Nvivo, Qualtrics).
• Strong English communication and writing ability.
• Initiative with ability to coordinate and manage projects; deadlines met.
• Demonstrated maturity of thought in prior work.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the administration of on-going research projects.
• Liaising with partner organisations and recruitment, management of undergraduate student researchers.
• Conducting simple surveys and ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observations, writing fieldnotes, and in-depth interviews.
• Conducting literature reviews, data analysis and supporting the publication and dissemination of results and findings in research reports, policy briefs, conference papers, academic journals, opinion editorials, and book manuscripts.
• Presenting research work to internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertaking other administrative duties such as facilitate IPS’s conferences, other research conferences, workshops, or closed-door discussions.

Skills

Qualitative methods

Qualitative analysis

English writing

Project coordination

Meeting deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social science

Tools

Nvivo

Qualtrics

Job description

National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Institute of Policy Studies, invites applications for a Research Assistant. The role supports ongoing policy-relevant research, conducts literature reviews, fieldwork, and data analysis, and assists in disseminating results.

You will liaise with partner organisations and manage undergraduate researchers, while contributing to conferences and publications. Strong English writing and project coordination are essential.