Research Assistant Position at New York University Abu Dhabi, AY 2022-2023
Political scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) are looking to hire a full-time research assistant/associate to start in September 2022. The position entails data management, replication, and visualization as well as literature reviews and light text editing. There might be an opportunity for co-authorships for a qualified candidate.
A successful candidate must have advanced data analysis skills in Stata and R and experience with data visualization in R. Experience with GIS data work in R or ArcGis is preferred although not required. The candidate must be self-motivated, an independent thinker, fluent in English, and have well-developed writing skills. The position is open to applicants with a master’s degree (but not Ph.D.) in any social science discipline, quantitative data analysis, or statistics.
This is a full-time position based at NYU’s campus in Abu Dhabi. The appointment will run from September 2022 until August 2023 with a possibility of extension by one year. Salary is very competitive, and the position comes with a housing allowance, comprehensive health insurance, and a relocation allowance. NYUAD is an equal-opportunity employer.
If interested, please email a CV and a brief cover letter with a summary of your skills and research experience to date to Leonid Peisakhin (lvp2@nyu.edu mailto:lvp2@nyu.edu) and Peter van der Windt (pvd2@nyu.edu mailto:pvd2@nyu.edu) by May 31, 2022.