Job Description

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)' Social Lab is looking for researchers who will assist with ongoing and upcoming workstreams on social policy issues and sentiment of policies in the Singapore context.
 

While researchers are expected to contribute in many ways to ongoing projects at IPS, typical work includes some combination of the following (though usually not all at once!)

• Scoping and collating literature reviews
• Collecting, cleaning, formatting, and analysing primary/secondary data
• Managing and running research-driven programming and events
• Preparing documentation for research ethics board reviews
• Preparing interview questionnaires/survey instruments
• 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 workstreams
• 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
• Assisting with events and outreach associated with research workstreams, such as rapporteuring, planning, and hosting conferences and workshops

Qualifications

• Have an excellent academic track record, including (or be on track to attain) a Bachelor's or Master's in a social sciences discipline from a reputable university by Q3 202
• 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
• Demonstrate commitment to meeting deadlines and have a track record of producing work that reflects a maturity of thought
• Be independent, initiated, and attentive to details

More Information

Location: Bukit Timah Campus

Organization: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Department : Institute of Policy Studies

Job requisition ID : 29385