Total 2 Internship research nurse job vacancies in Singapore

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Job Description

Applications are invited for a Research Associate in the NUS Centre for International Law (CIL). This is a one-year contractual position offered in connection to CIL's expansion of its programme on international economic law and policy. The objective of the position is to develop the research capabilities and knowledge of junior scholars by immersing them in a dynamic and supportive research environment where they can enhance their understanding of different areas of international economic law and policy.

The duties of the incumbent will involve:

• Assisting the Head of the International Economic Law and Policy programme in research in connection with the programme’s ongoing projects in international economic law, including CIL’s position as an official observer in UNCITRAL Working Group III, CIL’s ongoing work on international economic law and climate change, and its work on the evolution of the international architecture for economic regulation.
• Assisting with the development and organization of seminars and workshops organized by CIL, including the Singapore International Arbitration Academy.
• Conducting research and completing at least one publication for possible publication in a recognized journal at the termination of the position.

All research staff in CIL will have access to professional development opportunities (e.g., events, seminars, and training programmes) within NUS. They will also have opportunities to attend regional and international conferences, workshops and symposiums as well as other scholarly opportunities.

Qualifications

• An LLM or JD degree or equivalent experience;
• A solid foundation in international economic law, e.g., trade, investment and other areas of international economic law broadly understood;
• Excellent analytical, research and writing skills;
• A high degree of self-motivation and strong organisational and computer skills.

Application Procedures

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly via the NUS Career Portal with the following supporting documents :

• A covering letter indicating experience, motivation for applying to work at CIL, and research interests
• A detailed curriculum vitae (no more than three pages) setting out educational and work history
• University transcripts
• One sample of written work
• The names and details of two referees

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be notified. For enquiries, please contact Ms Huong Tam at [email protected]

More Information about CIL

CIL was established in 2009 as a university-level research institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS). It is located on the Bukit Timah Campus of NUS, together with the Faculty of Law and the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy. As a university-level research institute, CIL engages in both legal and multi-disciplinary research on wide variety of international law issues. Its mission is to enable Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region to play a more significant role in the promotion and development of international law. More about CIL can be found here: https://cil.nus.edu.sg

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description:

Introduction

The National University of Singapore Centre for Trusted Internet and Community (CTIC) is dedicated to the inter-disciplinary study of the Internet and its implications on the society of the future. The first-of-its-kind centre will integrate social and behavioural science research, digital technologies, data-driven approaches, and policy studies to holistically examine the Internet and its societal impact including topics such as the future of privacy, freedom of expression, misinformation and disinformation, as well as maintaining social security and stability.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as a Research Fellow in Communication, Journalism, and Related programs under a new programme titled “Digital Information Resilience: Restoring Trust and Nudging Behaviours in Digitalisation”.

Job Description

As a Research Fellow in Communication, Journalism, and Related programs with CTIC, you have demonstrated prior research experience, so you will be tasked with supporting the planning and execution of a research project under the CTIC Digital Resilience research grant. You will work closely with the Principal Investigator on a research problem related to news on social media.
RAs with a communication research background will be tasked to focus on human evaluation and news consumption (Communication research).
Ras with a computer science or related background will be tasked to focus on natural language processing and generation (NLProc, Large Language Models or LLMs, Computational Linguistics).
You will be handling and contributing to research and innovative findings in a team, leading to publications in top-tier conferences/journals as well as exciting real-world implementations. The level of responsibility and independence entrusted would be commensurate with prior experience and academic qualifications.

Job Responsibilities

As a Research Fellow with CTIC, you will have the following duties:

Research:
• Plan and lead literature review efforts
• Plan and draft submissions for conferences and journals based on findings.
• Plan and write op-eds for university blogs and popular media.
• Comm Research RAs:
o Plan and conduct experiments on human perception and consumption of online news.
o Collect data and analyze it using tools like SPSS, R, and Excel
• CS Research RAs:
o Plan and conduct experiments on the modeling of different facets of news and news quality
o Train models, finetune LLMs, collect data and analyze it
• Write op-eds for university blogs and popular media.

Coordination:
• Plan and oversee participant recruitment and logistics for survey experiments
• Plan, manage and maintain IRB documentation.

Each research paper will have the following phases to it:
• Phase 1 – Literature reviews
• Phase 2 – CS research design, or Social Science research design, including IRB applications.
• Phase 3 – Data collection and pre-processing.
• Phase 4 – Data analysis and result tabulation.
• Phase 5 – Research communication and writing of papers.

Qualifications

• Minimum Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Communications (or in any other closely-related field).
• Minimum 2 years of relevant research experience with publications, in one or more of the following areas:
o Experience required for Computer Science degree holders
- Natural language processing, machine learning and/or knowledge representation and reasoning.
- Prior first- or second-author publications and/or technical reports or theses
o Experience required for Communications degree holders
- Advanced statistical tests (e.g. moderation/ mediation, hierarchical regression etc.)
- Running standard statistical tests (e.g., using SPSS or SATS or R, for regression, ANOVA, etc.)
- Prior first- or second-author publications and/or technical reports or theses

• A good team player with effective communication skills and the ability to work closely with faculty, staff, students and external collaborators.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proactive problem-solving skills and a forward-thinking approach.

• Demonstrated ability to manage time and data efficiently.

• Proven track record of consistently meeting deadlines and following up on tasks.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.