Research Assistant, Education & Psychology (PATHS)

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The School of Social Sciences (SSS) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore invites applications for a Research Assistant (Psychology/Education) on a 24-month contract basis. The role supports PATHS, a MOE-funded longitudinal study tracking primary students and examining learning trajectories.

Responsibilities include coordinating operations, administering assessments, data entry and ethics documentation, and training junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Education, Child Development, Sociology, or a related field.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; good command of spoken and written English.
• Well-organised, self-motivated, and able to meet deadlines; willingness to travel to school sites.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word).

Responsibilities

• Liaise with primary schools and coordinate day-to-day research operations.
• Administer psychoeducational assessments and tasks one-to-one with students.
• Distribute, collect, and track parent and teacher questionnaires.
• Maintain research records; support data entry, cleaning, and quality checking.
• Assist with ethics documents, literature searches, and stakeholder materials.
• Train and coordinate student research assistants during data collection.
• Perform administrative and procurement tasks as required by the PI.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Data analysis

English proficiency

MS Excel

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Education, Child Development, Sociology, or a related field

Tools

SPSS

jamovi

R

Excel

Job description

The School of Social Sciences (SSS) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore invites applications for a Research Assistant (Psychology/Education) on a 24-month contract basis. The role supports PATHS, a MOE-funded longitudinal study tracking primary students and examining learning trajectories.

Responsibilities include coordinating operations, administering assessments, data entry and ethics documentation, and training junior staff.