Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking a motivated Research Assistant to support an ongoing research project examining youth mental health and well-being in relation to everyday technology use. The project adopts a sociotechnical and participatory approach, focusing on how young people (teens and young adults) experience, interpret, and reflect on digital technologies in their daily lives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead qualitative research activities, including participant recruitment, interview scheduling, conducting semi-structured interviews, and managing study logistics
- Plan and run co-design workshops and youth-centered participatory sessions (synchronous/asynchronous), including facilitation, documentation, and synthesis
- Develop, iterate, and deploy design prototypes (low- to mid-fidelity, and where appropriate higher-fidelity) to support study activities and research interventions, coordinate prototype testing and data collection
- Conduct thematic analysis and interpretation of qualitative data (e.g., interviews, workshop artifacts), including coding and insight generation
- Design and administer surveys (as needed) and conduct preliminary analysis
- Conduct literature reviews on youth mental health, digital well-being, and related HCI/CSCW research
- Prepare research materials (e.g., study protocols, consent/assent forms, interview guides), support IRB/ethics documentation, and contribute to academic outputs (papers, reports, presentations)
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate or graduate student (or recent graduate) in Design, HCI, Psychology, Social Sciences, Public Health, or a related field
- Strong interest in youth mental health, digital well-being, and sociotechnical research
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of research activities
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience conducting interviews and facilitating workshops (especially with youth populations)
- Experience with prototyping tools/workflows (e.g., Figma, mobile prototyping, interactive systems, or equivalent)
- Familiarity with qualitative analysis methods and tools (e.g., NVivo or similar), and/or survey tools
More Information
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: College of Design and Engineering
Department : Division of Industrial Design
Employee Referral Eligible: No
Job requisition ID : 31295
