Research Associate — Mixed-Methods Education Study

Singapore University of Social Sciences; Singapore; On-site; SGD 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is recruiting a Research Assistant / Research Associate to support the evaluation of an Adaptive Learning System-enabled programme. The role focuses on qualitative and quantitative methods to understand student learning experiences and outcomes.

You will work with the Principal Investigator and team, conducting interviews, focus groups, data management, and analyses to produce research deliverables for a large multi-partner project.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology or related Social Science.
• Experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Ability to conduct interviews and focus groups.
• Familiar with data management and analysis.
• Knowledge of mixed-methods research designs.
• Experience with large datasets and data cleaning.
• Proficiency in qualitative analysis software (NVivo).

Responsibilities

• Support planning and implementation of qualitative and quantitative research activities.
• Conduct interviews, focus groups, observations, and other data collection.
• Prepare research instruments and surveys.
• Manage, clean, and prepare qualitative and quantitative data for analysis.
• Perform qualitative coding and thematic analysis.
• Support data management and statistical analysis.
• Integrate qualitative and quantitative findings.
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize relevant research.
• Coordinate research activities across multiple sites and stakeholders.
• Liaise with community partners and research participants.
• Maintain accurate project records and documentation.
• Assist in preparing research reports, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Provide research, project, and administrative support as required.

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Interviews

Focus groups

Mixed methods

Data analysis

Thematic analysis

NVivo

SPSS

R

Education

Master's degree in Education, Psychology or related Social Science

Tools

NVivo

SPSS

R

Job description

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is recruiting a Research Assistant / Research Associate to support the evaluation of an Adaptive Learning System-enabled programme. The role focuses on qualitative and quantitative methods to understand student learning experiences and outcomes.

You will work with the Principal Investigator and team, conducting interviews, focus groups, data management, and analyses to produce research deliverables for a large multi-partner project.