Research Associate (5-month contract), Lee Kong Chian School of Business

HYPERSCAL SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore is seeking a skilled individual to develop a dataset on entrepreneurship and mentor a team of research assistants. The candidate should have a strong background in quantitative research, proficiency in data cleaning using Stata, and a basic understanding of academic writing. Strong project management skills and the ability to work independently are essential. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Generous professional development opportunities

Attractive benefits and welfare

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Management, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in conducting quantitative research.
• Good understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship research.
• Basic knowledge of academic writing.
• Proficiency in Stata for data cleaning and analysis.
• Experience in data collection and applying reproducible research practices.
• Proficiency in reading Chinese-language (Mandarin).
• Experience using Python for data cleaning is a plus.
• Ability to guide and mentor a team of undergraduate assistants.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate closely with the research team.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive dataset on entrepreneurship with the research team.
• Conduct data cleaning and verification using Stata and Python.
• Mentor a team of six to eight research assistants.
• Contribute to writing dataset description paper.
• Perform other assigned duties.

Skills

Quantitative research experience

Data cleaning proficiency in Stata

Proficiency in Python

Mentoring skills

Strong project management skills

Knowledge of academic writing

Reading proficiency in Chinese (Mandarin)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Management, Economics, or related field

Tools

Stata

Python

Job description

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

• Develop a comprehensive dataset on entrepreneurship with the research team.
• Conduct data cleaning, and verification using Stata and python.
• Mentor a team of six to eight research assistants, providing guidance on data collection and variable coding and ensuring the accuracy of their work.
• Contribute to the writing and preparation of the dataset description paper in collaboration with the research team.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Management, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in conducting quantitative research.
• Good understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship research.
• Basic knowledge of academic writing.
• Proficiency in Stata for data cleaning and analysis.
• Experience in data collection, cleaning and applying reproducible research practices.
• Proficiency in reading Chinese-language (Mandarin).
• Experience using python for data cleaning is a plus.
• Ability to guide and mentor a team of undergraduate assistants.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinating closely with the research team.

Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University