Research Fellow (Communication Studies/Psychology/Social Sciences)

apartmentNANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY placeBukit Batok calendar_month 
Established in 1992, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) is the only full-fledged communication school in Singapore and is a world-class centre of excellence with an international faculty, state-of-the-art research laboratories, and global institutional affiliations.

The Privacy and Emotion Lab in WKWSCI is a research lab that conduct in-depth study about individuals’ usage.

The Research Fellow will support the research project that aims to design human-IoT communication that effectively motivates seniors to actively engage in self-directed health prevention, leading to improvements in their mental and physical well-being.

Consequently, our project will primarily focus on relatively healthier seniors (aged 60 and above), who do not have serious health conditions requiring intensive medical treatment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct literature reviews and working on research papers
  • Lead in the conceptualisation and planning of research projects
  • Lead in data gathering (including focus group discussions and surveys)
  • Conduct data analyses of interview data and survey data
  • Contribute activley to the writing of academic research manuscript
  • Lead in the writing of reports
  • Carry out administrative work associated with the program of research as necessary

Job Requirements:

  • Graduated with a PhD degree in Communication Studies, Psychology or related field in the social sciences
  • Prior experience in focus group interviews and surveys for social science research
  • Ability to run standard statistical tests (e.g., using SPSS or Mplus for regression analysis and SEM, etc.)
  • Knowledge of advanced statistical tests (e.g. moderation/mediation, hierarchical regression etc.) is preferred
  • Good project management skills, with multi-tasking ability
  • Academic writing skills
  • A good publication track record evidenced by journal publications and conference presentations is preferred
  • Applicants with 1+ years of work experience in social sciences research will be preferred. Entry level candidates are welcome to apply.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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