Research Fellow/Associate, School of Accountancy
- Employer
- SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 2 Sep 2021
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- Academic Discipline
- Business & Management, Computer Science, Economics & Econometrics, Engineering & Technology, Mathematics & Statistics, Physical Sciences, Business & Economics, Accounting & Finance
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Research Fellowships, Research Related, Research Associate
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract
- Manager
- PhD | Masters
- Singapore | Closing On 02 Sep 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
- Provide research assistance• Assist with data collection and algorithm development (e.g., natural language processing)
- Collect data from resources of various languages. Data collection will include implementing automated downloading from public sources, such as social media
- Analyze data - use computational linguistic and machine-learning techniques to construct measurement from text/script
- Conduct literature reviews in areas of Fintech, social media, etc
- Compile information and write research reports
Qualifications
- PhD or Master degree in Computer Science, Information System, Economics, Business, or related fields (with substantial computing/programming training), Undergraduate or Master degree and research experience in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Statistics is a plus
- Knowledge of computer science foundations and fundamental / information studies
- Knowledge in programming languages, knows how to work with operating systems and how to maintain databases, especially in Big Data Management
- Knowledge in accounting, in particular, the ability to understand financial reports
- Experience/training in accounting, finance, business, or economics research; able to collect data from various resources
- Competency in the use of statistics in research
- Ability in using and/or programming using statistical software (e.g. SAS, Stata, Python)
- Ability to handle a high volume of quantitative work, with attention to details
- Excellent oral, interpersonal and written communication skills
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