Research Associate, School of Social Sciences
- Employer
- SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 22 Jul 2021
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- Academic Discipline
- Psychology, Social Sciences
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Associate
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
- Full Time | Contract
- Manager
- Masters
- Singapore | Closing On 22 Jul 2021
1-year contract
About Us
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.
Job Description
- Plan, coordinate and carry out a longitudinal study composed of three waves of online surveys and lab experiments with a research team.
- Literature review.
- Assist with IRB documents.
- Pilot research surveys and tasks.
- Oversee research studies.
- Mentoring/training of undergraduate research assistants.
- Recruitment and coordination with partners and participating sites/individualsg.
- Data collection and data managementh.
- Statistical analysis using SPSSi.
- Manuscript and technical report preparation.
- Monitoring project budget.
Qualifications
- M.A. in Psychology with a GPA above 3.7.
- Taken courses of Research Methods (in Social Sciences) and Statistical courses including General Linear Model and Multivariate Statistics.
- Fluent in SPSS.
- Strong experience in leading research projects and writing papers.
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, writing & organizational skills.
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