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Research Assistant/Associate and Grant Manager

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Full-time hours

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SingaporeKent Ridge Campus, Singapore

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Work mode: On-site
Experience: Experienced

About the role

The Civic Tech Lab in the Department of Communications and New Media at NUS is hiring a full-time Research Assistant/Associate and Grant Manager focused on online harmful content. You will support grant-funded research projects, handle budgeting and administrative work, and help analyse harmful online material using computational social science approaches. This role suits someone organised, analytical and comfortable with both research and project management, with a good feel for Singapore's social and cultural context.

What you'll do

Handle grant activities such as budgeting, reporting, compliance monitoring and liaising with funding agencies
Coordinate the administrative side of research projects so milestones and deliverables are met on time

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Research online harmful content including misinformation, hate speech and cyberbullying, with a focus on Singapore

Apply traditional and computational social science methods such as surveys, focus groups, experiments, content analysis and social media analytics

Oversee data collection, management and analysis across various online platforms

Help write reports, academic papers and policy briefs

Organise project events, workshops and meetings

Good to know

Anticipated start date is no later than September 2026
Based at Kent Ridge Campus
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Social Sciences (e.g. Communication, Sociology, Political Science) or a related field
Extensive experience or coursework in traditional social science methods and data analysis (e.g. surveys, focus groups, experiments, content analysis)
Experience or coursework in computational methods and data analysis (e.g. Python, R, NLP techniques)
Familiarity with grant management processes, budgeting and reporting
Understanding of online harmful content and digital governance issues
Knowledge of and sensitivity to Singapore's socio-political and cultural landscape

Benefits

Competitive salary
Opportunities for professional development
Exposure to interdisciplinary research teams and policy-relevant projects
Chance to contribute significantly to impactful research and grant management in a dynamic environment

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