Research Assistant (6-month contract), Office of President

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide research support, largely in the form of literature reviews, drawing from a social science literature.
• To assist with book manuscript preparation.
• To assist with preparation for presentations (slides, content).
• Any other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a social science discipline.
• Literature Review skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• A demonstrated interest in the topics covered in this research project.