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Research Assistant/Associate (CHILD)

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Full-time hours

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SingaporeKent Ridge Campus, Singapore

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Start: Not stated
Work mode: Hybrid
Experience: Some experience

About the role

The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) at NUS Medicine is hiring a Research Assistant/Associate. This hybrid role blends translational research with science communication, supporting projects that turn evidence into practical outputs for policymakers, practitioners, families and community partners. It suits someone with solid research skills who enjoys making complex findings accessible to different audiences.

What you'll do

Collaborate with team leads, cross-disciplinary teams, collaborators and early childhood sector stakeholders.
Support translational research: literature searches and reviews, evidence synthesis, preparing research materials, data collection, data entry, data processing and analysis.

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Help prepare reports, briefs, presentations, plain-language summaries, papers and other research outputs for academic, policy, practice, community and public audiences.

Turn research findings into accessible communication materials such as short articles, newsletters, website content, social media posts, event summaries and infographics.

Work with researchers and project teams to identify key messages and adapt them for different audiences, platforms and purposes.

Support planning, coordination and delivery of dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities, including webinars, workshops, public talks, knowledge-sharing sessions and sector briefings.

Help monitor and report on communication activities using attendance, participant feedback, social media reach, newsletter engagement, website analytics and other indicators.

Handle research-related and administrative tasks such as participant recruitment and scheduling, IRB documentation and management, procurement and project coordination.

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Willingness to travel off-site to community centres or childcare centres island-wide, occasionally outside typical working hours.
Time-off in lieu is provided for work planned outside regular hours.
Further training in research, communication, engagement or evaluation methods may be undertaken if required.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology, Behavioural Science, Health Sciences, Public Health, Education, Social Work, Communications, Science Communication, Implementation Science or a related field
Strong interest in child health and development, implementation science, research translation, science communication or evidence-informed practice
Good understanding of research methods and ability to search, review, interpret and summarise academic literature
Excellent spoken and written English, able to explain complex ideas clearly to non-specialists
Strong writing skills and interest in creating content for different formats and audiences
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with researchers, practitioners, policymakers, community partners and other stakeholders

Benefits

Time-off in lieu for work planned outside regular hours

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