Part-Time Student Assistant Position at NTU

The National Institute of Education (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) invite suitable applications for the position part-time Student Assistant on a temporary contract for ~20 hours per week for 3 months (with possibilities of extension) at the Office of Education Research.

Project Title: Testing the Efficacy of School Activities Targeting Student Learning & Wellbeing

Project Information: The primary goal of this pilot study is to test whether different school-based activities, such as short sessions of mindful breathing and stretching exercises (called ‘brain breaks’), are effective or not in optimizing student learning and wellbeing using a combination of non-invasive neurophysiological and cognitive measures. If effective, the proposed pilot study will also seek to reveal the mechanism by which these activities influence students’ learning and wellbeing.

Requirements

• Academic qualification:

Completed undergraduate degree or ongoing or completed graduate degree in Education and/or Psychology or similar areas

• Work experience:
  • Prior experience designing interview protocols
  • Prior experience conducting semi-structured interviews (in children and adults)
  • Prior experience conducting quantitative analysis
  • Prior experience disseminating research findings targeting the general public and academic audiences

• Desirable interests, skills, and attributes:
  • Have good communication and organizational skills
  • Have good interpersonal skills
  • Be a good team-player, proactive, and able to work independently

Responsibilities

• To design semi-structured interview protocols, conduct semi-structured interviews, and complete qualitative analysis (summarizing, coding, and organizing relevant literature).
• To compute different statistical analyses for the findings obtained
• To contribute to research translation and dissemination of findings targeting the general public and academic audiences.
• To perform other tasks as required by the Principal Investigators.

Target contract start and end date – Aug 2023 – Oct 2023 (with possibilities of extension)

Time Type – 20 hours per week for 3 months total, flexible schedule

Location – NIE5-03-57E

Contact Information

Applicants should send their CVs and a letter of interest in the position to Dr. Astrid Schmied (astrid.schmied@nie.edu.sg). Selected applicants will be invited to a job interview.