Research Assistant (1-year contract), School of Accountancy

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

• Provide research assistance for the Tier 2 research project.
• Compile and clean data from various sources, construct empirical measures.
• Compile information and support to write research reports.
• Assist to prepare manuscripts for publication in targeted journals.
• Any other research-related work assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information System, Economics, Business or related fields (with substantial computing/programming training). Research experience in Accounting / Finance / Economics / Statistics is a plus.
• Knowledge of computer science foundations and fundamental / information studies.
• Knowledge in programming languages, knows how to work with operating systems and how to maintain databases, especially in Big Data Management.
• Knowledge in accounting, in particular, the ability to understand financial reports.
• Experience/training in accounting, finance, business, or economics research; able to collect data from various resources.
• Competency in the use of statistics in research.
• Ability in using and/or programming using statistical software (e.g. SAS, Stata, Python).
• Ability to handle a high volume of quantitative work, with attention to details.
• Excellent oral, interpersonal and written communication skills.
  
  

Other Information

Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.