Research Assistant (Natural Sciences and Science Education)

About the role

The National Institute of Education (NIE) is hiring a Research Assistant on a 12-month contract for its Natural Sciences and Science Education Department. The project, titled "Prompting Pedagogy", investigates how the use of the MOE-developed Inclusive Lesson Assistant (ILA), an LLM-powered instructional support tool, affects teacher competency development among secondary school teachers in Singapore. The aim is to generate insights that inform teacher professional development, AI literacy training and policy on generative AI in education.

Key responsibilities

• Liaise with schools and Ministry of Education partners
• Organise and coordinate meetings
• Coordinate with project team members to support project implementation and delivery
• Conduct literature reviews
• Assist in developing data collection procedures and workflows in makerspaces
• Support participant screening, recruitment and scheduling
• Assist with data collection and analysis, and transcribe qualitative data
• Organise and manage research materials, equipment, documentation and research ethics records
• Provide logistical support
• Contribute to research reports, presentations and dissemination materials, and to report writing and publication preparation
• Provide administrative support such as IRB applications, purchase of research equipment and submission of grant reports
• Carry out any other research-related duties assigned by the Principal Investigator

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, social sciences or a related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, good organisational skills and initiative
• Ability to liaise with external stakeholders and work collaboratively in a team
• Positive work attitude, strong work ethics and ability to work independently with minimal supervision under tight deadlines
• Preferred: prior experience as a Research Assistant, especially in education projects; a record of publications in academic journals; ability to write academic papers

Applicants apply through Workday; only shortlisted candidates will be notified. The closing date is 14 calendar days after the posting.