{"job":{"jobId":2422264,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":483,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"Research Associate, Social Service Research Centre","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Job Description</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Social Service Research Centre (SSR) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS), would like to invite suitable candidates to apply for a full‐time position as Research Associate. The appointment will be for a period of 2 years at the first instance, with the possibility of renewal.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Since April 2015, SSR has been creating change through impactful social service research and capability development. We are dedicated to promote and test social innovations and help evolve a new social service infrastructure for Singapore's next phase of social development. As the only entity dedicated to research on social interventions in Singapore, SSR is the focal point of rigorous applied research, working in tandem with social service leaders in government, civil society, and private philanthropic institutions to critic, test-bed and facilitate large-scale, community-based service innovations through a variety of methods including programme evaluation and social analytics.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The<b> </b>Research Associate will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, and have the opportunity to work with academics, field practitioners, government and non-governmental agencies in a variety of projects. He or she is expected to contribute to the Centre’s training and research programmes aimed at developing research capabilities for the social service sector. The candidate will also assist in the implementation of other major functions of the Centre such as its online publications, seminars and conferences. </p>\n\n\n<ul>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Qualifications</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The candidate should possess the following:</p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Masters Degree from a recognized university in disciplines that include Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Social Policy, and Behavioral Economics</li>\n<li>An aptitude for and relevant experience in collaborative as well as independent applied social science research</li>\n<li>Excellent written and spoken communication skills</li>\n<li>Strong research and publication record</li>\n<li>Familiarity with Singapore’s social service sector</li>\n<li>At least two years of relevant quantitative research is preferred</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>More Information</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Interested applicants should include the following documents in their application:</p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Cover letter and Resume (outlining your interest, research experience, qualifications, expected salary and publications if any) </li>\n<li>A writing sample (published paper, thesis or research article)</li>\n<li>Copies of degree scrolls and transcript of grades</li>\n<li>Recommendation letters from 3 referees</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Many of our roles require a significant amount of student / staff / public fronting. Even for roles that can be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required. At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students is one of our utmost priority and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Successful applicants who are not fully COVID-vaccinated will need to abide by the daily ART (Antigen Rapid Tests) at their own costs and time when they are needed to be on campus. They will also be required to adhere to advisories from the relevant Ministries and NUS from time to time.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Location</strong>: Kent Ridge Campus\n<strong>Organization</strong>: Arts & Social Sciences\n<strong>Department </strong>: Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)\n<strong>Employee Referral Eligible:</strong> No\n<strong>Job requisition ID :</strong> 10712</p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Singapore","location1":"아시아","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/Kent-Ridge-Research-Associate-%28Social-Service-Research-Centre%29-Kent/6550644/","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Fixed Term","salary":null,"original_id":"UNI|279157","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/279157","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":null,"managerEmail":null,"managerName":"NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Singapore","log_hit":1,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2022-01-26T18:27:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2022-01-26T18:27:55.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":483,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"National University of Singapore","name_en":"National University of Singapore","name_alt":",","introduction":"<p>As Singapore’s flagship university and among Asia’s best, the <a href=\"http://www.nus.edu.sg/\">National University of Singapore (NUS)</a> offers a global approach to education, research and entrepreneurship, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise.</p><p> </p><p>Our 17 faculties across three campuses in Singapore – Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram – provide a rigorous broad-based curriculum underscored by cross-faculty enrichment. 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