Research Assistant (NIE-CRPP) - Jurong West
The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 14-month contract at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP).
Project Title: Main Study of CORE 4 Research Programme: Education Trend Studies of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary and Secondary Classrooms (C4MS).
Project Introduction: The Core Research Programme aims to provide a systemic measurement and modelling of curriculum and reform initiatives and pedagogical practices in a representative sample of Primary and Secondary schools in Singapore. Core has undergone three iterations and the Core 4 Main Study will continue the central objective of conducting empirical investigations into the nature of the “instructional core” of teaching and learning in Singapore classrooms.Research will focus on a series of Designated Subject Domains, which include English Language, English Literature, History, Humanities, Geography, Mathematics and Mother Tongue.
Requirements
Essential:
- A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in psychology, social sciences, education, or statistics.
- Proficiency in Chinese Language, both written and spoken
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Preferred:
- Experience in using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and/or NVivo qualitative data analysis software.
- Experience in classroom observations and video data coding.
- Experience of collating and organising large amounts of data (video/audio)
- Skills in or knowledge of managing/using a Network Attached Systems (NAS) to store data.
- Skills in or knowledge of setting up/managing a website.
- Perform literature review and report writing
- Conduct data collection (questionnaire, student artefacts, classroom observations, focus group discussions, interviews), transcription, qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Perform project administration tasks such as scheduling and liaising with teachers and preparation of materials
- Manage research data and assist with managing the Network Attached System
- Assisting the Principal Investigator in writing papers/publications and creating presentation materials.
- Perform other assignments as determined by the Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigators
Application
Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Workday Job Requisition ID: R00021413
(https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapore/Research-Assistant--Centre-for-Research-in-Pedagogy-and-Practice---NIE-_R00021413)
Closing Date
Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.