Research Assistant (LKYSPP)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is recruiting a Research Assistant to support ongoing projects on public policy, particularly behavioural public policy drawing insights from behavioural economics and psychology.

You will conduct literature reviews, assist with grant applications, prepare ethics protocols, design questionnaires, manage and analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts and events related to research projects.

Qualifications

• A Master's degree in the social sciences.
• Due to the nature of the role, excellent spoken and written English.
• Strong proficiency of statistical software, such as R, SPSS, Stata
• Keen interest in behavioural public policy
• Commitment to meeting deadlines
• Independent, enthusiastic and attentive to details
• Knowledge of data visualization software such as Tableau, will be a plus
• Prior experience in a research role will be preferred

Responsibilities

• Scoping and collating literature reviews
• Support for grant applications and administration
• Assist with the preparation and submission of human subject ethics protocols
• Preparing questionnaires/survey instruments
• Collecting, cleaning, formatting and analysing primary/secondary data
• Assist with the editing and preparation of documentation and manuscripts relating to related projects
• Assisting with events associated with research projects, such as planning and hosting conferences and workshops

Skills

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Time management

Independent worker

Education

Master's degree in social sciences

Tools

R

SPSS

Stata

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is looking for a Research Assistant who will assist with ongoing projects on public policy, particularly behavioural public policy that draws insights from behavioural economics and psychology.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities could include (but is not limited to):

• Scoping and collating literature reviews
• Support for grant applications and administration
• Assist with the preparation and submission of human subject ethics protocols
• Preparing questionnaires/survey instruments
• Collecting, cleaning, formatting and analysing primary/secondary data
• Assist with the editing and preparation of documentation and manuscripts relating to related projects
• Assisting with events associated with research projects, such as planning and hosting conferences and workshops

Qualifications

• A Master's degree in the social sciences
• Due to the nature of the role, excellent spoken and written English
• Strong proficiency of statistical software, such as R, SPSS, Stata
• Keen interest in behavioural public policy
• Commitment to meeting deadlines
• Independent, enthusiastic and attentive to details
• Knowledge of data visualization software such as Tableau, will be a plus
• Prior experience in a research role will be preferred