Postdoctoral Fellow - Singapore - Yale-NUS College
Description
The Mindsets & Motivation Lab at Yale-NUS College seeks a post-doctoral fellow to join exciting research on life-long learning, mindsets, and motivation.
The central project is a longitudinal, multi-methodological study of the factors that lead adults to pursue life-long learning opportunities in Singapore.
The fellow will contribute to all aspects of the project, such as design, data collection, coding, data analysis, writing manuscripts, and follow-up grant proposals.
The fellow will also be encouraged to join other projects in the lab and to initiate their own collaborative research related to motivation, goals, mindsets or similar topics.
Writing and publishing data are a priority; the Fellow will be expected to serve as a lead author as well as co-author on papers and presentations.
Thus, the Fellow must be self-driven, highly reliable, and able to work autonomously and as part of a team.The position is funded through a Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (WDARF) grant by SkillsFuture Singapore Agency.
The period of appointment will be at least one year, with possibility of extension depending on the project status and budget.
Eligibility & Qualifications:
- Experience conducting longitudinal survey research and experimental lab research in psychology or related disciplines.
- Experience conducting and analyzing qualitative research (interviews, focus groups) is preferred.
- Strong track record of publishing research in highimpact, peerreviewed journals.
- Expertise in statistical analyses, including regression techniques, ANOVA, and longitudinal data analyses (in SPSS, R, Mplus, or similar software). Experience in structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling is highly desired.
Salary:
$5, $6,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexible hours
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Education:
- Doctorate (required)
