Zu Xiang Ng

Research assistant

Singapore

About

Graduate from the Bachelor of Environmental Studies programme at NUS with minor in Global Studies. Strong interest in social sciences and humanities. Flair for writing and analytical skills to produce good written work. Interested in pursuing a career in writing or research. Also possess some photography and photo editing skills in Adobe Lightroom. Currently pursuing a Master of Social Science in Sociology at NUS.

Experience

  • Research Assistant at Energy Studies Institute (ESI)
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Studied the decarbonisation and carbon neutral strategies of key economies to produce policy recommendations. Currently working on a project to gather and analyse public opinion/ awareness of climate and energy issues.

  • Research Assistant at Nanyang Technological University
    Sep 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

    - Closely collaborate with lead investigator to produce original research - Desktop research and content analysis to build database - Brainstorm concepts and ideas from literature review to aid research development - Admin duties (note taking, set up meetings and interviews, present preliminary findings, grant management, organise project folder)

  • Research Assistant (Trainee) at Centre for Liveable Cities
    Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 · 7 mos

    Administrative duties to manage and organise interview archives. Prepare interview summaries

  • Research Assistant at International Association of Labour Inspection
    Aug 2020 - Oct 2020 · 3 mos

    Assisted in research and writing of report to aid International Labour Organisation in their efforts. Prepared interviews with stakeholders to gather data for report. Helped prepare presentation slides to present report findings.

  • Writing Intern at Kontinentalist
    Dec 2019 - Jan 2020 · 2 mos

    - Conducted research and combed through data for use in stories - Developed content ideas for articles and Medium blog - Contributed to article