Research Assistant, Office of Core Curriculum

• Full Time | Contract
• Executive
• Bachelor Degree
• Singapore | Closing On 29 Jul 2021

10-month contract

About Us

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

Job Description

• (Snowball) sampling.
• Conducting primary qualitative research amongst migrants, non-migrants and religious leaders in Singapore.
• Transcribing interview data.
• Recruiting religious organisations to participate in a social network analysis.
• Assisting the PI (Principal Investigator) with the administrative management of the project, including, possibly, the organisation of 1-2 workshops with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a social science discipline.
• Have some experience conducting qualitative research in Singapore.
• Be organised, detail-oriented and motivated to learn.
• Have an interest in issues related to religion, migration and identity.
• Have language skills in Mandarin (and/or the Chinese dialects spoken in Singapore), Malay and/or Tamil.