Research Fellow (Communication Studies / Psychology / Behavioral Science)

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) Key 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…