The Teaching, Learning, and Development Lab (TLD) in the Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a dedicated and passionate research assistant to support a research project investigating young children’s use of digital technologies in Abu Dhabi.

The successful applicant will be working on this groundbreaking initiative which aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of young children’s digital interactions to inform future policies and practices in early childhood education and development. The

Researcher’s role is to primarily contribute to all elements of the study design, development of study materials, recruitment of participants, data collection, and data management and analysis for projects supervised by the PI and a Senior Project Director. The candidate will work in an international, multidisciplinary environment consisting of PhD-level scientists, researchers, administrators, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

Applicants must have a Bachelor in Psychology, Social Science, Education, Human Development or Statistics. Candidates from other fields will be considered if the required skills are demonstrated. Experience working in the MENA region and fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.

The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled. To be considered, all applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript of degree, a one-page summary of research accomplishments and interests, and at least 2 letters of recommendation, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Sabine Fakhoury (Lab Manager in the TLD Lab) at sf3498@nyu.edu.

About NYUAD:

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.

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UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply