Research Fellow – Social Science & HCI

About the role

The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at NTU seeks a Research Fellow to support the "Intelligent Modelling for Decision‑making in Critical Urban Systems (Descartes)" project. Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Fellow will manage both administrative and experimental aspects of the research.

Key responsibilities

• Track project expenditures and ensure budget alignment with grant objectives.
• Coordinate with external vendors for equipment, software, and participant incentives.
• Lead participant recruitment for lab and online studies, as well as focus groups.
• Oversee students and project officers in conducting systematic literature reviews.
• Arrange logistics for experiments, including scheduling, facility booking, and IRB documentation.
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data, and perform statistical analysis using SPSS, R, or Excel.
• Prepare presentations, conference papers, and journal manuscripts based on research findings.

Required profile

• PhD in Communication, Psychology, Sociology, Human‑Computer Interaction, or a related social science discipline.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and analysing lab or online experiments.
• Strong academic writing record with publications or conference presentations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multicultural, interdisciplinary environment.

Required skills

• SPSS
• R
• Microsoft Excel