Intern, Research

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Job Description & Responsibilities

We are recruiting for two internship positions. You will be part of the Centre for Early Childhood Transformative Practices, and can focus on one area (i.e. either Gerontology or Early Childhood Education) while getting an exposure to the other area.

1. Research Intern (Gerontology Focus)

You will be primarily involved in the NTUC Health Active Ageing Centre study with exposure to internal Early Childhood evaluation studies. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a large-scale community research project. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with fieldwork, including site visits to AACs for ethnographic assessments.
• Supporting the organisation and facilitation of focus group discussions with seniors and staff.
• Aiding in the administration of surveys to seniors and performing data entry and cleaning.
• Contributing to data analysis by performing qualitative coding of interview transcripts and assisting with preliminary quantitative analysis.
• Assisting with project coordination and the preparation of reports and presentations to NTUC Health.

2. Research Intern (Early Childhood Focus)

You will support our internal team in evaluating the effectiveness and impact of NTUC First Campus' early childhood programmes. This role is perfect for those passionate about improving educational outcomes for young children. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with fieldwork and data collection within our preschools, including classroom observations and surveys.
• Supporting the facilitation of focus groups and interviews with educators and parents.
• Performing data entry, data cleaning, and preliminary analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Contributing to the development of evaluation reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and management teams.
• Assisting with the logistical coordination of various programme evaluation activities.

Skills & Attributes:

• • A genuine interest in community-based research and social impact.
• Basic understanding of, or a strong desire to learn, qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; you are comfortable interacting with diverse groups, from seniors to young children and educators.
• Organised, reliable, and attentive to detail.
• A proactive and collaborative team player.
• Familiarity with analysis software (e.g., R, Python, or Jamovi) is an advantage but not mandatory.