Research Associate (Digital Cultures, Social Sciences)

About the role

The Asian Centre for Digital Cultures (ACDC) at CoHASS, NTU, is looking for a Research Associate to contribute to interdisciplinary research on digital cultures, platforms, technology and social transformation in Asia. The successful candidate will help develop, deliver and disseminate research projects and support the Centre's academic programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Support the centre director, deputy directors and admin coordinator with daily operations, including meeting schedules, project timelines and academic events.
• Assist principal investigators with literature reviews, collecting qualitative, quantitative and computational data, and drafting academic outputs.
• Collect, clean and organise primary and secondary datasets, and perform preliminary data analysis.
• Prepare research reports, policy briefs, presentation materials and draft manuscripts for journal submission.
• Help prepare research grant proposals, track project deliverables and write progress reports for funders.
• Act as a point of contact for internal NTU stakeholders, international collaborators, visiting scholars and research partners.

Required profile

• Master's degree in social sciences, digital humanities, media and communication studies, cultural studies, sociology or a closely related field.
• Track record of academic research with strong research methods, data analysis and digital research skills.
• Interest in Asian digital cultures, platform economies or heritage cultures in Asia.

Required skills

• Project management, time management and multi-tasking with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication, with experience drafting academic reports or administrative documents.
• Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team.