Research jobs in Singapore

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore.

Research Associate / Research Fellow (qualitative/mixed methods)

Type: 1-year contract (renewable), full-time, Singapore-based

1. Community-Engaged and Mixed-Methods Research
   • Co-design and facilitate participatory workshops with residents, practitioners, and agencies to explore how hub design and programming build community capacity (“Heart, Head, Hands”).
   • Conduct citizen-science and community-sensing activities, including walk-along, photovoice, community mapping, and nominal group techniques to surface lived experiences and local knowledge.
   • Collaborate with NAFA (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts) to develop and implement arts-based engagement approaches for user journey mapping, intergenerational dialogue, and participatory profiling.
   • Synthesize and triangulate quantitative and qualitative data to generate practice-oriented insights—informing the development of user archetypes, and evaluation frameworks.
2. Stakeholder Engagement and Translation
   • Conduct interviews and focus groups to understand governance and partnership practices across community hubs.
   • Coordinate a multi-agency advisory group involving academics, government, and industry partners.
   • Translate findings into toolkits, templates, referral workflows, and training modules for practitioners.
   • Prepare and present policy briefs, reports, and visual summaries for government and community audiences.
3. Development of Measurement Tools
   • Design and lead the development of measurement frameworks and tools to assess key constructs such as social capital, community capacity, trust, and place-based engagement.
   • Conduct comprehensive literature reviews and qualitative research (e.g., interviews, focus groups) to inform index development and benchmarking.
   • Lead Delphi panels and structured expert consultations to refine item wording, assess relevance, and determine weightings of index components.
   • Collaborate with data analysts to pilot test, revise, and finalize measurement tools suitable for both academic evaluation and practitioner use.
4. Project Management and Ethics
   • Manage IRB submissions, ethics documentation, and data governance processes.
   • Ensure data integrity, documentation, and reproducibility across research partners.
   • Track project milestones, reporting, and deliverables under the Cities of Tomorrow (CoT) R&D Programme.

• At least 3 years of applied research experience in community, health, or built-environment project. Interdisciplinary backgrounds and applied research experience in real-world settings are highly valued.
• Methodological Expertise
  • Demonstrated experience with qualitative research, community-based participatory research (CBPR) or co-design methods
  • Familiarity with mixed-methods research, ideally in the development of measurement tools and participatory evaluation
• Communication and Engagement
  • Strong writing and analytical skills, with a track record of producing reports, briefs, or academic outputs.
  • Skilled in stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, and communicating complex findings to non-academic audiences.
• Comfortable using media and digital platforms—including social media, infographics, and visual storytelling—to support community engagement and knowledge translation.
• Fluency in English as the candidate will coordinate a multi-agency advisory group involving academics, government, and industry partners.

• Master's/PhD in Public Health, Anthropology, Urban Planning, Human Geography, Psychology, Data Science, or related disciplines.

• Location: Kent Ridge Campus
• Organization: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
• Department: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
• Employee Referral Eligible: No
• Job Requisition ID: 30732