Research Assistant (Office for Research) [NIE]

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 12-month contract at the .

Project Title: DRivers, Enablers and pathways of Adolescent developMent in Singapore (DREAMS): The Singapore Longitudinal Cohort Study (SG-LCS) Phase 1B

Project Introduction: This study seeksprimarily to understand (a) the nature of educational pathways made by students through secondary education, (b)the drivers of the decisions made about educational pathways through secondary education(especially self-identityand agency, school and career aspirations, and social and relational contexts), (c) the stability and change patternsof educational pathways as well as factors that may be associated with change. We expect the drivers of educationalpathways to be interrelated, and (d) through retrospective investigation, the factors atearly childhood and primaryschool that contribute to educational pathways. Furthermore, this study will allow focus on educational pathways ofspecific subgroups to understand the differential impact of educational pathways for (e) students with special

educational needs (SEN) and (f) for students from financially disadvantaged environments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in the relevant fields (Social science/Psychology/Education)

• Proficient knowledge in qualitative analysis

• Relevant skills in academic research (e.g., conducting literature review, interviews)
• Experience conducting focus group discussions is advantageous

• Prior experience in research either at the undergraduate or postgraduate levels

• Technologically competent: able to exploit hardware and software for qualitative data analysis

• Good communicationand interpersonal skills

• Ability to relate to teenagers

• Ability to work independently

Responsibilities:

• Conduct literature review in the relevant fields

• Obtain consent from research participants
• Manage logistics, data, and systems associated with data collection

• Conduct field work at MOE sites

• Administer student/teacher/parent survey forms

• Conduct interviews with selected research participants

• Analyse all qualitative data

• Code, organise, analyse, and present the respective data

• Assistwith reports on the study findings
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator

Application

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

Closing Date

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