Research Associate

2 weeks ago

Singapore Nanyang Technological University Full time

Office of Education Research (OER)


Project Title: Early Support for Foundational Skills of Preschool Children at Socio-economic Risk in Singapore [MOE SoL 9/22 BOB]

Project Introduction: This project funded by the MOE Science of Learning (SoL) Programme takes a proof-of-concept approach to develop and trial the efficacy of targeted interventions for preschool children at Nursery 2 in Singapore to build their foundational skills - both academic and non-academic. A randomized controlled design is applied to gauge intervention efficacy in preschool classrooms. The goal of the research programme is to translate the research findings into packages of professional development and teaching materials for early childhood classrooms. The overarching aim is to improve essential skills for low SES children before they enter kindergarten. This position will focus on socio-emotional learning (SEL).

**Requirements**:

- Master degree or higher in Psychology, Child development, Early childhood education or a related field from a University of good standing.
- Possess excellent communication skills with a good command of the English language to perform literature reviews, prepare research progress reports and create visual infographics for presentations
- Good project coordination and administration skills, including data management and storage.
- Experience with relevant software (Microsoft Office, SPSS, etc.)
- Experience with conducting systematic literature reviews
- Excellent organizational skills and able to work within given deadlines
- Able to work independently
- Good leadership skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Self-directed learner who effectively picks up relevant skills as needed

**Responsibilities**:

- Liaise and work closely with stakeholders from external institutions to identify project collaborators
- Conduct literature reviews and preparing research progress reports
- Day to day coordination of funded projects
- Preparation of ethics documents to institutional review boards.
- Participant recruitment and coordination with school/centre staff
- Data collection using psychological and psychoeducational testing
- Perform research-related administrative work, e.g. purchase of materials/equipment for research
- To manage day to day operations and meticulous record keeping of the research project
- To supervise and train undergraduate student and part-time research staff working on this project
- To carry any other duties as required by Principal Investigator

Application

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 28 calendar days from date of posting.

Other Information

Hiring Institution: NIE

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