Research Associate (1-Year Contract), School Of Accountancy - Part-Time

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 LKC Chair Professor's research projects.
• Compile and clean data from various sources, construct empirical measures.
• Data analysis and statistical analysis of the research studies.
• Compile information and write research reports.
• Assist to prepare manuscripts for publication in targeted journals.
• Any other research-related work assigned.

• PhD or Master's degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, or related fields (with substantial computing/programming training). Undergraduate or Master degree and 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.

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