Research Assistant (Communication Studies/Information Studies) Full-time

Research Assistant Position

Established in 1992, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) is the only full-fledged communication school in Singapore and is a world-class centre of excellence with an international faculty, state-of-the-art research laboratories, and global institutional affiliations. We are looking for a Research Assistant to be tasked with supporting the planning and implementation of a research project focused on examining disinformation and propaganda operations across Southeast Asia and their impact on Singaporeans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Keep track of expenditure and remaining budget in an organized manner, ensuring that the spend is optimized and on track with respect to goals set for the grant.
• Liaise with external vendors to purchase necessary equipment/materials for research studies, including specialised equipment, software, and research participant incentives
• Lead the recruitment of participants for experiment sessions and focus groups
• Conduct literature reviews
• Plan the necessary logistics, for the administration of experiments and focus group sessions, such as scheduling, booking facilities, and preparing IRB documentation
• Participate in the data collection process for both qualitative (e.g. interviews, focus group sessions) and quantitative (e.g. experiments, surveys) studies
• Analyse data for various projects using tools such as SPSS, R, and/or Microsoft Excel
• Prepare financial and progress reports, presentations, as well as other research-related documents
• Draft conference and journal submissions based on research findings

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies, Information Studies, or related social science fields
• Good project management skills, with multi-tasking ability
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research for social science
• Academic writing skills
• Ability to run standard statistical tests (e.g., using SPSS or SATS or R, for regression, ANOVA, etc.)
• Knowledge of advanced statistical tests (e.g. moderation/mediation, hierarchical regression etc.) is preferred
• A good team player with effective communication skills and the ability to work closely with faculty, staff, students and external collaborators
• Past experience in a Research Assistant role is preferred
• Entry Level graduates are welcome to apply

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified

Hiring Institution: NTU

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is a research-intensive public university with 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world's top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world's top young university for the past seven years. The University's main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore's healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.