The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on an 18-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.
• 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.

Hiring Institution: NIE