Job Description
Job Title:  Research Assistant (Institute of Policy Studies) (30704)
Posting Start Date:  17/10/2025
Job Description: 

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

  • Scoping and collating literature reviews
  • Collecting, cleaning, formatting, and analysing primary/secondary data using statistical software (SPSS / R)
  • Managing and running research-driven programming and event
  • Preparing documentation for research ethics board review
  • Preparing interview/focus group questionnaires
  • Assisting in the design of survey instruments and experiments, including sampling strategies, questionnaire development, and data-collection protocols
  • Managing some aspects of fieldwork administration including field interviewer briefings, project progress monitoring, and data quality controls, in partnership with a dedicated fieldwork operations team
  • Engaging and managing stakeholders across workstream
  • Attending project meetings, briefings, and subject-matter-expertise seminars as necessary
  • Summarising project results and preparing progress reports for the PI and funding agencies
  • Writing papers, articles, reports, chapters, and preparing presentations for internal, stakeholder, and public consumption
  • Presenting findings or analyses for internal, stakeholder, and public consumption as necessary


Ad-hoc Responsibilities:

  • Assisting with events and outreach associated with research workstreams, such as rapporteuring, planning, and hosting conferences and workshops
  • Other administrative tasks as assigned

Qualifications

  • Possesses a strong academic background, including a Bachelor's degree in a social sciences discipline from a reputable university
  • Have strong grounding in quantitative methods and proven ability to handle and analyse large datasets
  • Be familiar with statistical and programming software (especially SPSS, Qualtrics, and/or R) and data analysis
  • Possess strong English language communication skills, with an ability to write in a clear, engaging, coherent, and expedited fashion
  • Exhibit keen interest in research pertaining to social issues, sentiments, and policies
  • Possess experience in conducting survey fieldwork or other forms of research data collection
  • Demonstrate strong commitment to meeting deadlines and have a track record of producing work that reflects a maturity of thought
  • Are highly attentive to detail and committed to data accuracy and quality
  • Be independent and initiated

More Information

Location: Bukit Timah Campus

Organization: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Department : Institute of Policy Studies

Job requisition ID : 30704