Updated as of 11/08/2015
Student Associate – Admissions and Financial Aid Student Associate – Astrophysics
Student Associate – Astrophysics Global Observatory Development Student Associate – Development Office
Student Associate – Economics and Political Economy (short-term project, available immediately) Student Associate – Educational Resources and Technology (Web Development)
Student Associate – Elm College Office Student Associate – Library
Student Research Assistant – Library Research (Book Scanning) Student Associate – Psychology
Position Title: Student Associate – Admissions & Financial Aid
Number of Hours per Week: Average: 4 to 6 hours, with more hours during peak Outreach and Events seasons.
Duration of Appointment: August 2015 – May 2016
Supervisor: Jasmine Seah (subject to change and responsibilities).
Responsibilities: All Student Associates with the Office of Admissions & Financial can look forward to a hands-on, engaged experience working with Admissions counsellors. The duties include:
Meeting prospective students, their families and guests of the college. This includes giving campus tours and sharing your experiences as a student.
Engaging members of the public and prospective students at admissions events like Open House, Tea Sessions and School Visits.
Supporting the planning and execution of events like Experience Yale-NUS Weekend, and other events targeted at admitted students.
Keeping Yale-NUS active on social media by generating interesting content to engage prospective students.
A range of office duties like responding to email enquiries, basic administrative work.
Applicants may indicate a preference for the aspect of work they would most enjoy (Social Media/ Outreach/ Experience Yale-NUS Weekend) but should expect to participate and share in all responsibilities.
Requirements. The Admissions Student Associate demonstrates most or all of the following:
Open-mindedness and willingness to engage prospective students and stakeholders to share about Yale-NUS.
Personable, enjoys meeting new people and can communicate confidently. Responsible, good time management skills, enjoys working with deadlines.
Detail-oriented individuals who have experience working with logistics are welcome.
Is proactive and willing to stretch themselves to attract the most amazing people to Yale-NUS! All classes of students are welcome.
Additional Information (optional): Ask any Student Associate who has worked with Admissions – this job comes with lots of free food (aha!)
How to Apply: Please fill up the form available HERE.
Application Closing Date: Applications close Monday 24 August. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview, and successful candidates can begin work in early- mid September 2015.
Position Title: Student Associate - Astrophysics
Number of Hours per Week: 10 hours
Duration of Appointment: August 2015 – May 2016
Supervisor: Prof.Charles Bailyn
Responsibilities: Reduction and analysis of infrared and optical imaging data of stars. (The nature of the particular star in question is described below). The data take the form of digital images, with many stars in the field. The star of particular interest is situated in the wings of a much brighter star, which makes precision measurements difficult. The assistant will:
Work with the supervisor to devise algorithms and code to deconvolve the light from the star from that of its neighbor.
Test the results in various ways, and then carry out the process on the full data set.
Additional Information: The star in question is called 4U1543-47 (the name refers to the coordinates on the sky). It is a binary star system consisting of a black hole and a main sequence A-type star. There is evidence that this black hole may be the least massive of all currently known black holes – the goal of the data reduction is to make a more accurate measurement of the mass. This source is also of interest in that it is a transient system, currently in quiescence (that is, no matter is falling onto the black hole so the companion star can be easily observed). However it is overdue for a new outburst – observations are being carried out daily in Chile, and in the event of a new outburst, the project as described may be superseded by urgent time sensitive data analysis of the rapidly brightening system.
How to Apply: Please email cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg with 1-2 paragraphs of interest and relevant experience, including any experience with coding and image processing.
Position Title: Student Research Assistant – Astrophysics Global Observatory Development
Number of Hours per Week: Up to 8
Duration of Appointment: August 2015 – May 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Bryan Penprase
Responsibilities
1. Help coordinate a global campaign to observe the planet Jupiter in March and April using telescopes that are part of our emerging Global Observatory for Solar System Observations (GONSSO) network. (See website at: http://gonsso.commons.yale-nus.edu.sg)
2. Provide detailed technical information on web site summarizing each observatory and its capabilities, with some of the ongoing research programs (in consultation with Prof. Penprase).
3. Help coordinate additional research collaborations with key observatory partners - including some in Thailand, Taiwan, India and S. Korea.
4. Perform remote observing sequences of Jupiter and exoplanets using remotely operated telescopes in California.
Requirements: The student should have some astronomy experience - and knowledge of basic principles of telescopes, and awareness of basic astronomical terminology. Some experience with Wordpress, and interest in learning more advanced astronomy image reduction software (WinJupOS, IDL, Registax) for processing images essential.
Additional Information (optional): This position will enable the selected student to collaborate in several important projects supporting NASA's Juno mission, and connecting to newly discovered objects from the Caltech Zwicky Transient Factory.
How to Apply: Write a short description of why you are interested in this position, and a summary of some of your experiences in astronomy, in developing web pages, and any other science background. Send your application to cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg.
Position Title: Student Associate – Development Office
Number of Hours per Week: Depending on the role (see below for details).
Appointment Duration: August 2015 – August 2016
Supervisor: Rachel Phoon
Responsibilities: As students may be asked to help in a variety of ways, they may choose to take on one task, or a combination of different tasks. Please indicate your preferences in your application.
1. Yale-NUS Campus Guide (1 hour – 2 hours each time; ad hoc)
Interested in meeting people? Be a student campus guide for the College and take our visitors around campus. Show them what it is like to be part of the Yale-NUS community and what is special about the concept of residential college living and learning.
Skills and requirements:
Be articulate.
Have a warm personality.
2. Emcee (1 – 2 hours each time; ad hoc)
Love taking the stage as a master of ceremonies? Let us know if you’d like to help us host events at the College.
Skills and requirements:
Be articulate.
Possess good stage presence.
Able to draft and edit emcee scripts, as required.
3. Photographer (1 – 3 hours each time, post work required; ad hoc)
Know how to capture those special moments on camera? Show us your portfolio and we may just engage you on an ad hoc basis for events and for portrait shots of people.
Skills and requirements:
Have a good eye.
Familiarity with a DSLR camera. Own your own DSLR camera.
Post event / photo session, to be able to edit photographs in Adobe PhotoShop.
4. Administrative Assistant (1 – 2 hours each time; weekly)
Enjoy helping in all aspects of an office job. Help out in a wide range of administrative duties including event planning as well as general office tasks.
Skills and requirements:
Able to coordinate with internal and external partners. Able to multi-task and have a keen eye for detail.
How to Apply: Please email cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg with 1-2 paragraphs of interest for one or more positions.
Position Title: Student Associate – Economics and Political Economy
Number of Hours per Week: 4-6 (flexible)
Duration of Appointment: 2-3 weeks, available immediately
Supervisor: Prof.Guillem Riambau
Responsibilities: The faculty supervisor is currently working on the project "Fair-weather
friends? Household Social Networks and Disaster Relief Aid" with Professor Cruz at the University of British Columbia. This project uses household survey data collected by the World Bank in the Isabela province (Philippines). The goal is to analyze the value of political networks in aid supply and
distribution. In particular, the project seeks to answer whether well-connected people are better able to secure aid in case of (i) unpredictable emergencies like a disaster (typhoons, etc.) and (ii) more
predictable emergencies, like hunger or income loss. The project also seeks to understand more generally the determinants of ordinary aid distribution at the household level (for instance, how
important is to live to a paved road in order to get frequent and reliable aid) and the choices households make when they need help (Do they resort to friends first, or to money lenders? Or to politicians? What determines their choice?).
As far as the faculty supervisors know, little has been done in terms of establishing the value of
connections when it comes to aid relief at the micro level. Much of the relevant literature has focused at the national or regional level, but not so much on understanding local connections at the household and personal level.
The research assistant will thus spend two or three weeks to create a comprehensive database with the most relevant research carried out in this area.
Requirements: Interest in some of the following: political economy, elections and political networks, development and aid relief. Knowledge of/interest in the Philippines or tagalog are a plus but by no means a necessary condition.
At this point, we are mostly looking for someone interested in this broad area who is willing to spend a few hours a week looking for the most interesting research done, and summarizing it.
Additional Information: Successful applicants will surely be considered for further opportunities that this or similar projects will entail.
How to Apply: Please submit 1-2 paragraphs of interest and relevant experience, plus optional supporting documents to cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg.
Position Title: Student Associate – Educational Resources and Technology(Web Development)
Number of Hours per Week: 5-10
Duration of Appointment: August 2015 – May 2016
Supervisor: Darwin Gosal
Responsibilities: Assist the ERT team in a range of activities, which may include:
1. Work with IT staff and other campus partners to produce websites for the College. 2. Create web templates for Yale-NUS-wide online platforms.
3. If there is interest, the student would be able to assist with back-end development and support of existing and future Yale-NUS online systems.
4. Any other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
1.Knowledge of WordPress CMS and, ideally, familiarity with other CMS like Joomla and Drupal. 2. Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and/or JavaScript.
Additional Information: In this position, you will gain unique experience in setting up online systems from scratch.
How to Apply: Please send an email to cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg to apply, including 1-2 paragraphs on your interest and any relevant experience. You are welcome to include a portfolio if available.
Position Title: Student Associate – Elm College Office
Number of Hours per Week: 4-8
Supervisor: Indrani K.
Description: Elm College Student Associates hold a key position in the college. Students are trusted to work closely with the Rector’s Office and help maintain the social function of the college. Student Associates are expected to be knowledgeable about all facets of Elm College, such as upcoming events and contacts for different problems, and disseminate this information to other students as needed. This group of Student Associates represents a core of student representation within the Rector’s Office, and work as a team to provide excellent services to the Elm College community.
Responsibilities:
1. Work under the supervision of the Rector, Vice Rector and Senior Executive. 2. Support all events coordinated by the Elm College Office:
Manage site administration Assist with events
1. publicity 2. food purchases;
3. Set up, run and tear down for the college sponsored events Other ad hoc duties as assigned.
3. Assist with special projects:
Plan and coordinate student generated ideas and initiatives for Elm College Office; Collate information for weekly student newsletter;
Take and collect photos for Residential College project; Act as media personnel for Elm College events; 4. Assist with administrative tasks:
Paperwork;
Sorting and notifying students of packages and mail received at Elm Office. 5. Assist with managing common student spaces.
6. Additional responsibilities as required by the Elm College Office.
Requirements: We are looking for a social and enthusiastic individual to work with us. As we are building our Elm community and setting up our Elm College Office, our Student Associate should be a starter bursting with ideas who has an eye for detail, a willingness to work on a range of tasks, and a drive to continue improving the Elm College community.
How to Apply: Please email cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg expressing your interest for the position. If you would like more information about the position, please email indra@yale-nus.edu.sg with any questions.
Position Title: Student Associate – Library, Educational Resources & Technology
Number of Hours per Week: 4-8
Duration of Appointment: Academic Year
Supervisor: Assistant Manager, Library
Responsibilities:
1. Check books and other materials in and out for library users at the Service Desk.
2. Assist library users by answering and referring questions.
3. Use library applications and resources to help users.
4. Search for and retrieve library materials from behind the Desk (reserve books/readings, holds, etc.) and in the stacks.
5. Pick up and reshelve materials, shelf-read the collection.
6. Apply jacket protectors to books.
7. Assist staff in opening and closing the library.
8. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
1. Able to work at least one closing shift per week: until 10:00 pm Monday – Friday, and occasional weekend shifts: 1:00pm - 5:00 pm Saturday - Sunday.
2. Service- and detail-oriented.
3. Able to work independently, and as part of a team.
How to Apply: Please complete the application form found HERE and submit it for consideration to Norfadillah Binte Abdul Rahman at the Yale-NUS College Library, or email the completed copy to
Position Title: Student Research Assistant – Library Research (Book scanning)
Number of Hours per Week: 1-6
Duration of Appointment: Academic Year; summer work is also possible
Supervisor: Prof. Rebecca Gould
Responsibilities: Scan library materials on an ad-hoc basis to support faculty research projects.
Skills and Requirements: Attention to detail and independence are a must.
Position Title: Student Associate – Psychology
Number of Hours per Week: 5
Appointment Duration: August 2015 – May 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Asplund
Responsibilities:
1. Assist computer-based psychology investigations of visual perception, attention, working memory, and multi-tasking by providing support in the following ways:
Recruit participants for experiments Schedule testing sessions
Explain experimental procedures
Keep detailed records of the testing process.
2. For students with special interests, opportunities may include one or more of the following: designing, coding, analyzing, and/or writing up own experiments, with some employing advanced techniques such as neuroimaging and computational models.
Requirements:
1. Be reliable, with a friendly and professional disposition.
2. Students who are prospective Psychology majors, and curious about how people perceive and act in the world, are encouraged to apply.
3. Having taken Introduction to Psychology is a strong advantage.
How to Apply: Please send an email to cipe@yale-nus.edu.sg expressing your interest for the position and listing any relevant experience that you may have.
