Researcher - Interdisciplinary - Singapore
1 week ago
Responsibilities
About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
**About the Team**:
The research team operates within the company, acting as internal consulting team and conducting research on economic and philosophical studies, global history and international affairs. The team tracks macro trends, and strives to develop deep, insightful knowledge and understandings about the global context of the company.
**Responsibilities**:
1. Provide analysis and recommendations through desk research;
2. Build and maintain trustful cooperative relationships with scholars and researchers, academic institutions, and other relevant stakeholders;
3. Draft reports for senior business leaders on topics of interest.
**Qualifications**:
Minimum Qualifications
1. Excellent ability to see the big picture of cultural and societal issues and deliver research outputs: the researcher will need to be able to provide in-depth and interdisciplinary research covering areas such as comparative cultural and philosophical studies, world civilizations, and global affairs, and to identify their long-term implications for our company;
**2. Strong network in the academic community**: the expert will need to communicate with leading scholars and experts on related topics;
**3. Strong teamwork and communication skills**: the expert will need to work with experts and staff in our company to complete research work;
**4. Growth mindset**: the expert must be comfortable with trying new things and iterating and improving based on feedback.
Preferred Qualifications
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
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