Research Assistant (NIE-CRPP)

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 19-month contract at the .

Project Title: Main Study of CORE 4 Research Programme: Education Trend Studies of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore's Primary and Secondary Classrooms (C4MS).

Project Introduction: The Core Research Programme aims to provide a systemic measurement and modelling of curriculum and reform initiatives and pedagogical practices in a representative sample of Primary and Secondary schools in Singapore. Core has undergone three iterations and the Core 4 Main Study will continue the central objective of conducting empirical investigations into the nature of the instructional core of teaching and learning in Singapore classrooms. Research will focus on a series of Designated Subject Domains, which include English Language, English Literature, History, Humanities, Geography, Mathematics and Mother Tongue.

Requirements:

Essential:

• A Bachelor's degree, preferably in psychology, social sciences, education, or statistics.

• Proficiency in Mandarin (written and spoken) is required for data collection and analysis in Mandarin-language Mother Tongue classrooms (good credit in O-Level Chinese required)

• Ability to work independently and in a team

• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

• Good time management and organisational skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Preferred:

• Experience in using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and/or NVivo qualitative data analysis software.

• Experience in classroom observations and video data coding.

• Experience of collating and organising large amounts of data (video/audio)

• Skills in or knowledge of managing/using a Network Attached Systems (NAS) to store data.

• Skills in or knowledge of setting up/managing a website.

Responsibilities:

• Perform literature review and report writing

• Conduct data collection (questionnaire, student artefacts, classroom observations, focus group discussions, interviews), transcription, qualitative and quantitative data analysis

• Perform project administration tasks such as scheduling and liaising with teachers and preparation of materials

• Manage research data and assist with managing the Network Attached System

• Assisting the Principal Investigator in writing papers/publications and creating presentation materials.

• Perform other assignments as determined by the Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigators

Application

Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Workday Job Requisition ID: R00023705
(https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapore/Research-Assistant--Centre-for-Research-in-Pedagogy-and-Practice---NIE-_R00023705)

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.