Research Associate (Natural Sciences and Science Education Department) [NIE]

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Associate on a 11-month contract at the department.

Project Title: Understanding the Current Status and Impacting the Future of Singapore STEM Education Landscape: A Multi-Stage, Multi-Year Evaluation Study

Project Introduction: meriSTEM@NIE is a research centre of . meriSTEM@NIE is looking for one Research Associate to support funded projects managed by the Centre. meriSTEM@NIE will be collaborating with STEM education stakeholders (policy makers, university faculty and teachers) locally and regionally to expand STEM education capabilities in the areas of instructional implementation, as informed by research. The projects will entail co-developing deeper understandings of STEM education and co-constructing a common STEM Instructional Framework to guide STEM teacher professional development, integrated STEM lesson implementation, and comparative research. The period of contract will be 11 months (with possible extension), and the Research Associate is expected to take charge of all the major activities of the projects managed by the Centre.

Requirements:

Essential

• Master's degree or PhD in sciences or social sciences
• Experience with data collection (qualitative and quantitative)
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Has assisted or coauthored education academic/scholarly publications
• Good analytical and critical thinking skills
• Good organizational skills, shows initiative to plan and anticipate work needed to be done
• Dynamic and shows positive work attitude
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• Proficient in simple statistical analysis (e.g., WinSTEP, SPSS, excel, etc.)
• Experience liaising with policy makers and education leaders
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision within tight deadlines

Preferred

• At least one year of working experience in international organizations and/or education contexts
• Experience in planning and coordinating small and large-scale events (e.g., conferences, symposiums, etc.)
• Experience in writing for news, magazines, curriculum materials, and/or professional and academic publication
• Has published in reputable academic/scholarly journals
• Positive work attitude (able to work in a team and value-add to the project)

Responsibilities:

• Liaison with local and international partners
• Organisation of meetings and large-scale events
• Lead, coordinate, and develop other team members
• Research-related data design, collection and analysis
• Report and professional publication writing
• All other project work that further meriSTEM@NIE s mission, 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.