Research Assistant (Communication Studies/Psychology/Social Sciences)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Singapore is seeking a Research Assistant to support a project focused on enhancing health engagement among seniors. The role requires managing budgets, subject recruitment, data collection, and analysis, with strong communication and research skills necessary for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required.
• Skills in statistical tests and data analysis preferred.
• Experience as a project officer or research assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Track budget and prepare financial documents.
• Liaise with vendors for research materials.
• Recruit participants for studies.

Skills

Project Management

Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research

Academic Writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communication studies, psychology, or related social science fields

Tools

SPSS

Mplus

Job description

Established in 1992, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) is the only full-fledged communication school in Singapore and is a world-class centre of excellence with an international faculty, state-of-the-art research laboratories, and global institutional affiliations.

WKWSCI is looking for a candidate to join them as a Research Assistant. The incumbent will support the research project that aims to design human-IoT communication that effectively motivates seniors to actively engage in self-directed health prevention, leading to improvements in their mental and physical well-being. Consequently, our project will primarily focus on relatively healthier seniors (aged 60 and above), who do not have serious health conditions requiring intensive medical treatment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Finance: Keep track of expenditure and remaining budget in an organized manner, ensure that the spend is optimized and on track with respect to goals set for the grant; prepare financial and progress reports, presentations, as well as other research-related documents
• Administrative: liaise with external vendors to purchase necessary equipment/materials for research studies, including specialized equipment, software, and research participant incentives
• Subject Recruitment: responsible for recruiting participants for interview and survey
• Logistics: plan the necessary logistics for studies, such as interview scheduling and booking facilities.
• Basic research: conduct literature review
• Data collection: participate in the data collection process for both qualitative (e.g. interviews) and quantitative (e.g. surveys) studies
• Data analysis: analyze data for various projects using tools such as SPSS and Mplus

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of communication studies, psychology, or related social science fields
• Good project management skills, with multi-tasking ability
• Skills and basic training in quantitative and qualitative research for social science
• Academic writing skills required
• Ability to run standard statistical tests (e.g., using SPSS or Mplus for regression analysis and SEM, etc.)
• Knowledge of advanced statistical tests (e.g. moderation/mediation, hierarchical regression etc.) is preferred
• Good team player with effective communication skills and the ability to work closely with faculty, staff, students and external collaborators
• Past experience in a project officer or research assistant role is preferred

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.