COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.
Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the two Principal Investigators (PI) of a large research grant (Prof. Forrest Zhang and Prof John Donaldson) on a research project on social change and economic development in rural China.
- The job duties include conducting fieldwork in China to collect data;
- critically reading social-science literature;
- conducting data analysis (both quantitative and qualitative);
- interacting with scholars in China;
- independently writing research papers, and presenting research findings in professional conferences.
- PhD degree in Sociology, Political Science, Geography, or Development/Environmental Studies.
- A high level of proficiency in both Chinese and English (can read scientific literature, independently write research paper, and verbally communicate in fieldwork).
- Prior experiences of conducting fieldwork in rural China.
- Prior experiences and success in publishing research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals.
- Extensive knowledge of the social-science literature on rural China (preferably demonstrated through academic publications or comprehensive exams taken as part of the PhD degree requirement).
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Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University
