Research Assistant (NIE-CRCD)

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

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore invites applications for a Research Assistant position focused on child development research at the Centre for Research in Child Development. The role includes data management, analysis, and collaboration with young children. Candidates should possess a relevant Bachelor's degree and experience in research. This is a 12-month contract position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline.
• Experience in research with young children.
• Proficient in data management tools.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, coding, and analyzing data from a longitudinal study.
• Managing part-time Research Assistants.
• Writing reports and presentations to disseminate results.
• Managing paperwork related to the project.

Skills

Experience in research involving young children

Proficiency with data management and analysis tools (e.g., R, SPSS, MPlus)

Data management and analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Psychology, Education, or Cognitive Science)

Tools

R

SPSS

MPlus

Job description

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 12-month contract at the Centre for Research in Child Development.

Project Title: How do Singaporean children understand “I can choose”? Phase 2: Examining early development of free will, mindset, achievement goals, and persistence

Project Introduction

This study aims to address three objectives with three studies.

• Objective 1 (Study 1): Examine individual differences in Singaporean children’s achievement-related beliefs, goals, and memories. We will interview Singaporean children aged 4y to 10y on questions regarding their free will belief, mindset, achievement goals, and achievement-related memories. We will examine relations between these measures, and whether they differ from results from American children.
• Objective 2 (Study 2): Trace Singaporean children’s early achievement-related behaviours and parents’ reactions to it. For 3 visits (1.5y, 3y, 4y) from a longitudinal study (BE-POSITIVE), we will code and analyse children and parents’ behaviours when presented with a challenging task after an easy task.
• Objective 3 (Study 3): Investigate how early achievement-related experiences predict 4-year-olds’ achievement-related beliefs, and explore potential moderating factors. Children from Study 2 will be interviewed with questions used in Study 1 to examine the relation between children’s earlier achievement-related experiences and later achievement-related beliefs. We will also explore the potential moderating roles of external factors such as family background, and internal factors such as children’s temperament.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Psychology, Education, or Cognitive Science)
• Experience in research involving young children
• Experience with data management and analysis
• Proficiency with data management and analysis tools (e.g., R, SPSS, MPlus)

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, coding, and analysing data from a large longitudinal study
• Managing part-time RAs
• Writing reports/manuscripts and making posters/oral presentations to disseminate results
• Managing paperwork related to the project
• Other research related tasks as assigned by the Principal Investigator

Application

Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Workday Job Requisition: R00022708

https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapore/Research-Assistant--Centre-for-Research-in-Child-Development---NIE-_R00022708-1

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.