Research Associate (Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs) [NIE]

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Associate on an 8-month contract at the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs.

Project Title: RS 7/25 LEL: World Englishes and GenAI: Conceptual Issues and Application Possibilities

Project Introduction: This project seeks to clarify and make the concepts of world Englishes (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) more visible to all stakeholders in both fields, including scholars, educators and policymakers. It does so through an edited volume, entitled World Englishes and Generative Al: Conceptual Issues and Application Possibilities, which has been contracted by Routledge. This volume elucidates on how WE and GenAI are intersecting now and what are the ramifications of this intersection; suggests future possibilities of how this union may evolve and how it will impact our future as a world; provides a roadmap for educators, policymakers and developers to harness GenAI’s powerful potential responsibly in the field of WE; and synthesises current research to critically examine the conflict between technological standardisation and linguistic diversity, offering necessary guidance to mitigate standardisation risks, implement fair assessment models, ensure linguistic equity, and promote effective communication across all WE.

Requirements:

Required educational qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Science, Linguistics, English Language Studies, Education, or a related field.
• Experience in academic research writing, or publishing is highly advantageous.

Personal attributes

• Organised, meticulous and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, adaptable and willing to take initiative.
• Careful and professional when handling academic materials and project-related information with a high sense of integrity.

Skills / knowledge

• Strong project management and documentation skills.
• Strong academic writing, proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to conduct literature reviews and synthesise research findings.
• Experience in preparing manuscripts, reports, conference papers and presentation slides.
• Familiarity with academic publishing processes is an advantage.

Responsibilities:

Planning and managing research project

• Scheduling and monitoring publication deadlines
• Organising and taking part in special interest group research meetings
• Setting research agendas and taking minutes for research project meetings
• Corresponding with co-authors, contributors and publishers
• Formulating data management plan
• Managing other project-related issues such as seeking permissions for copyrighted materials or images

Preparing manuscript for submission and production

• Proofreading manuscripts
• Reviewing contributed chapters
• Formatting manuscripts
• Creating a comprehensive index (for both subject and author), if need be

Conceptualising and drafting book chapters, journal articles and conference papers and slides

• Formulating literature review
• Drafting journal papers
• Drafting conference abstracts and papers
• Formulating keynote addresses or conference slides
• Preparing conference presentation slides

Literature review

• Reviewing literature critically and comprehensively
• Synthesising the reviewed literature into new coherent paragraphs and sections according to different topics and themes
• Problematising issues arising from literature review and conceptualising possible solutions
• Familiarity with key works in the fields of World Englishes and artificial intelligence, in particular generative AI

Formulating research project reports

• Writing research project progress report
• Writing comprehensive final research project report

• Any other administrative duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator.

Application

Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.

Hiring Institution: NIE