"Junior Research Scientist in the Division of Social Science (Political Science) - Dr. Leonid Peisakhin"

Political scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) are looking to hire a full-time research assistant/associate to start in September 2026. 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 R and Stata, experience with data visualization in R, and GIS data work in R and/or ArcGIS. 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 in any social science discipline, quantitative data analysis, or statistics, and with less than 5 years of research experience in the relevant field, and/or a bachelor's degree with any level of experience. Candidates with qualifications in or familiarity with political science are preferred.

This is a full-time position based at NYU’s campus in Abu Dhabi. The appointment will run from September 2026 until August 2027 with a possibility of extension.

The terms of employment are competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. To be considered, all applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, transcript of degree, and the names of at least two referees, all in PDF format. If interested, please apply on Interfolio by March 16, 2026. For any questions feel free to reach out to Leonid Peisakhin lvp2@nyu.edu , Peter van der Windt pvd2@nyu.edu, and Christopher Paik cp92@nyu.edu.