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Research Fellow (Renewable 1 year contract)

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DTKing Albert Park463 Clementi Road, Singapore

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Work mode: On-site
Experience: Experienced

About the role

A research fellow is needed for a programme evaluation study of a large-scale government-funded social programme supporting lower-income families in Singapore. The role sits with a small team of economists led by a Principal Investigator, working alongside consultants, a research associate or assistant, an NUS qualitative research team, a government agency and survey vendors. It suits a quantitative social scientist who can lead study design and empirical analysis and commit to a multi-year project.

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Finalise the overall quantitative programme evaluation research design
Develop quantitative survey instruments, including an annual interviewer-administered survey and a self-administered high-frequency data collection platform
Develop, code and implement the empirical research strategy to identify causal programme effects using administrative data
Analyse quantitative data and draft study reports for internal and external stakeholders
Liaise with and monitor the survey fieldwork vendor or fieldwork research team
Help manage overall study administration, including IRB, budget management and reporting to internal and external stakeholders
Supervise and delegate tasks to the research associate or assistant and other team members

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Renewable contract appointment, initially one year, with the study projected to end June 2028 and a possible one-year extension
Position funded for up to 5 years; candidates should preferably commit to the whole project or at least the first two years, with shorter or fractional arrangements considered case by case
Flexible work arrangements offered, but office or data access site attendance in Singapore during office hours is required when data access restrictions apply
Co-authorship rights on resulting publications in line with contributions
Based at the Singapore University of Social Sciences

Requirements

Ph.D. in Economics, Public Policy or a related quantitative social science discipline, or on track to be awarded one within a year of starting
Candidates without a Ph.D. but with equivalent research ability may be considered for a suitable position
Knowledge and application of contemporary applied microeconomics research methods, including randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental causal identification
Ability to code and analyse large-scale data using at least one econometrics or statistics software such as STATA or R
Publications or working papers demonstrating these skills are an advantage

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