Research Associate

4 days ago

Singapore NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

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Job Description

Purpose of the post

The Research Assistant/Research Associate (RA) will be involved in an ethnographic and historical study that investigates the urban heat experiences and practices of Singapore households. The RA will be responsible to, and work closely with, the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator(s) to ensure the successful and timely completion of the project. The RA's principal role will be to recruit participants, participate in multi-method physiological-ethnographic fieldwork investigations (physio-ethnography), conduct participant-observation, ethnographic and oral history interviews, data entry and analysis, interview transcription and drafting of publications and reports.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Research Assistant/Research Associate will assist in physio-ethnographic research and analysis (i.e. implementing physiological monitoring, conduct interviews, participant-observation, data collection and organisation etc.), liaise with relevant personnel and will be accountable to the Principal Investigator.

The Research Assistant will:

  1. Support the conduct of physio-ethnographic research.
  2. Provide administrative support to the project, such as in the recruitment of participants and data collection.
  3. Maintain the highest standard of professional conduct and record-keeping in accordance with policies and procedures.
  4. Maintain regular communication with other members of the research team;
  5. Perform literature review, data analysis and drafting of reports and publications.
  6. Work at different study sites, depending on the needs.
  7. Work beyond routine work hours due to the nature of research; and
  8. Assist with any other duties of a similar nature that are delegated by the PI.
Qualifications

The applicant should:

  1. Have a good Bachelor's degree, preferably in exercise science/kinesiology, public health, life sciences (e.g. physiology, nutrition, environmental biology) or related disciplines.
  2. Have a strong interest and/or experience in conducting field research with human participants.
  3. Be highly proficient in analysing, interpreting and thinking rigorously and/or creatively about quantitative data, particularly through statistical applications (e.g. SPSS, R, Python, Stata).
  4. Preferably have an interest in anthropology, sociology, history or science and technology studies (STS), especially in the areas of medicine, health or the environment.
  5. Be able to work independently and in a team;
  6. Have an investigative nature and be detail-oriented; have knowledge of computer applications, e.g. SPSS, MS Office.

Interested candidates, please apply via the NUS Career Portal with contact information for three references. For any queries, please email hptrp@nus.edu.sg with the position and the Job ID included in the email subject. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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