Job Description
Job Title:  Research Associate (Institute of Policy Studies) (30644)
Posting Start Date:  15/10/2025
Job Description: 

Job Description

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) is a policy research think-tank in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

 

The job requires the candidate to perform the following tasks

 

  • Conduct and draft literature review
  • Recruit and liaise with research participants
  • Schedule interviews
  • Organise dataset and ensure proper documentation of audit trail
  • Recruit and manage part-time research assistants/transcribers
  • Compile survey data
  • Summarise and code interview data
  • Draft presentation slides
  • Co-write and edit progress and final reports
  • Undertake administrative duties relating to the dissemination of findings to relevant stakeholders
  • Co-write research papers

Qualifications

  • Have a master’s degree in a relevant social science discipline
  • Have at least 5 years or more relevant experiences
  • Demonstrates initiative in information gathering, analysis and review
  • Have some background and a keen interest in research pertaining to one or more of our workstreams
  • Possess strong English communication and analytical skills, with an ability to write in a clear, coherent and engaging manner
  • Demonstrates strong commitment to meeting deadlines and has a track record of producing work that reflects a maturity of thought
  • Be resourceful, independent, initiated, and attentive to detail

 

More Information

Location: Bukit Timah Campus

Organization: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Department : Institute of Policy Studies

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 30644