Research Fellow (Communication Studies / Psychology / Behavioral Science)

Responsibilities

• (1) Survey instruments and focus group/interview guides for resident and business segments
• (2) Behavioural experiment design and execution for risk perception and adaptation readiness
• (3) Risk Perception and Adaptation Readiness Report (contributing author on engagement chapters)
• (4) Data-driven framework for climate risk communication (integrating gamification, VR, behavioural science)
• (5) Conference presentations (2 international conferences under Prof. Shirley Ho)
• (6) Contribution to at least 2 journal articles in top 10% journals
• (7) Work associated with the program of research as necessary.
• Job Requirements:
• (1) PhD in Communication, Psychology, Sociology, Social Science , or a related social science field
• (2) Strong background in survey design, psychometric instrument development, and behavioural experiments
• (3) Experience with risk perception, science/climate communication, or public engagement research
• (4) Proficiency in quantitative analysis (R, Stata, or SPSS): factor analysis, ANOVA; SEM (R/lavaan or SPSS AMOS); LCA (R/poLCA, Mplus, or Stata)
• (5) Qualitative research skills: focus group facilitation, qualitative data analysis (NVivo)
• (6) Familiarity with factorial experimental design
• (7) Strong academic writing skills for top-tier journal publication
• Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, full CV and names and contact details of three referees in one document. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
• We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
• Hiring Institution: NTU

Additional Information

The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI), together with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), is looking for a Research Fellow to make an important contribution to the research project: "Building community resilience against sea-level rise: Baseline, engagement strategies, and long-term adaptation" funded by the National Research Foundation. This project aims to enhance Singapore's resilience to sea-level rise by examining public risk perception, tolerance, adaptation readiness, and long-term behavioural responses for the community (inclusive of residents and businesses). The key objectives are to (1) establish a baseline assessment of risk perception, risk tolerance, and adaptation readiness; (2) identify and analyse their underlying determinants through both self-reported and objective behavioural measures; (3) develop and map resident and business archetypes based on their attitude towards sea-level rise; (4) design targeted engagement strategies tailored to these archetypes; and (5) simulate long-term resident and business responses to adaptation interventions. The Research Fellow will work directly with the Co-PI of the project, Professor Shirley Ho, based in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at NTU. The Research Fellow is expected to oversee and implement Modules A and C of the project: Module A: Survey design, behavioural modelling, data collection for risk perception baseline Module C: Design and evaluation of engagement strategies (6×4 factorial experiments)

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