Research Assistant (Communication Studies/Information Studies)

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