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Nish Singh

Wellington

Summary

Highly experienced researcher, with four years of experience conducting research in education. Passionate about pursuing a career in advisor/analyst roles in private or education sector. Demonstrated strong time management while working on multiple projects and delivering the results in-time. More than three years of experience working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Victoria University Of Wellington
09.2021 - 09.2023
  • Facilitated participant groups for Doctoral Well-Being Growth project for Doctoral students.
  • Supported well-being of participants.
  • Provided feedback on these sessions and suggestions to improve support for Doctoral students.
  • Developed leadership skills.


Achievements

  • Offered extension of the contract after a year to facilitate more sessions.


Research Assistant

Victoria University Of Wellington
06.2020 - 06.2023
  • Assisting Dr Matt Hammond with the preparation of focused literature review on dating behaviours for the Marsden funded project.
  • Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment. Supported post graduate students to do literature review search and inter-coder reliability.
  • Conducted data collection and data management for research studies involved in the Interpersonal Relationships Lab, ensuring the ethical standards are followed.
  • Completed data extraction of 25 years for a meta-analysis project.
  • Participated in weekly lab meetings to discuss research papers.
  • Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
  • Provided administrative to the research team.


Achievements

  • Two-year work contract was extended for another year with salary increment.

Residential Assistant

UniLodge Stafford House
03.2018 - 01.2019
  • Logged and filed incident reports, detailing significant occurrences during assigned shifts.
  • Acted as first point of contact for assistance, information and welfare of residents after office hours.
  • Organised floor and hall events focusing on a Community Spirit Programme.
  • Promoted and sustained organic leadership by maintaining positive peer-leader relationships and supporting goals of each resident.
  • Observed and documented resident progress, reporting recorded metrics to house manager.
  • Aided residents in completing daily routines of care and activities.


Achievements

  • Manager provided training for office management responsibilities such as refunding bonds to students, taking payments, maintaining financial records, compiling day end financial data. As a result, I trained some of my colleagues for the same.


Relief Teacher

BestStart Educare
08.2017 - 02.2018
  • Provided positive quality education and care to children in a safe and hygienic environment.
  • Ensured the centre environment is appropriate and encourages learning and development of children.
  • Demonstrated a passion for and a commitment to teaching and learning with a focus on delivering quality learning outcomes for children.
  • Created a warm and welcoming environment for all children and parents.

Relief Teacher

Educational Personnel
04.2017 - 08.2017
  • Provided positive quality education and care to children in a safe and hygienic environment.
  • Ensured the centre environment is appropriate and encourages learning and development of children.
  • Demonstrated a passion for and a commitment to teaching and learning with a focus on delivering quality learning outcomes for children.
  • Created a warm and welcoming environment for all children and parents.

Education

Ph.D. - Education

Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, NZ

Master of Educational Psychology -

Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, NZ
05.2018

Master of Arts - Psychology

Panjab University
India
07.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology Honours

Panjab University
India
07.2014

Skills

  • Research skills, specialising in qualitative research
  • Experience working with tertiary students, international students, and day-care children
  • Customer service experience working at a residential hall
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Bilingual - Fluent in Hindi and English
  • Leadership skills
  • Cultural competency
  • Strong time management

Technical Skills

  • Advanced level - MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Otter, Mendeley, Zotero
  • Intermediate level - MS Excel, Qualtrics, NVivo
  • Basic level - VMix, SPSS

Projects

  • PhD thesis focused on understanding tertiary international students’ psychological well-being, using qualitative tools (individual interviews, ecomaps)
  • Work project focused on sexism and Dating in NZ, which was a Marsden funded project
  • Masters applied research project focused on improvement in writing performances of students in Year 1 using Self-regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) in NZ.

Additional Information


  • Victoria University of Wellington - Submission Scholarship [2023]
  • Victoria University of Wellington - Doctoral Scholarship [2020]
  • SRSE Foundation Scholarship - Paid towards NZ Tuition Fees [2016]

Hobbies

Enthusiastic for learning new skills in various aspects of life. In the past, I took sign language classes to enhance my communication abilities, and currently. I am actively pursuing swimming lessons to further expand my skillset. 


In my free time, I do poetry (Hindi & English), painting, and baking. 

Referees

Dr Sandi McCutcheon

Senior Lecturer, School of Education

Victoria University of Wellington


Dr Matt Hammond

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology

Victoria University of Wellington


Contact details provided upon request. 

Timeline

Research Assistant

Victoria University Of Wellington
09.2021 - 09.2023

Research Assistant

Victoria University Of Wellington
06.2020 - 06.2023

Residential Assistant

UniLodge Stafford House
03.2018 - 01.2019

Relief Teacher

BestStart Educare
08.2017 - 02.2018

Relief Teacher

Educational Personnel
04.2017 - 08.2017

Ph.D. - Education

Victoria University of Wellington

Master of Educational Psychology -

Victoria University of Wellington

Master of Arts - Psychology

Panjab University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology Honours

Panjab University
Nish Singh