Research Assistant in the Division of Social Science - Dr. Samreen Malik, Dr. Jordan Norris, and Dr. Alaïs Martin-Baillon.

New York University Abu Dhabi is hiring a full-time Research Assistant to support research projects in computational economics and empirical social science. The role involves data collection and analysis related to inflation expectations, network effects, and macroeconomic behavior. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields, proficiency in STATA and LaTeX, and familiarity with collaboration tools. Applicants must submit various documents for consideration.
Professors Samreen Malik, Jordan Norris, and Alaïs Martin-Baillon at New York University Abu Dhabi are seeking a full-time Research Assistant (RA) to support multiple ongoing research projects at the intersection of computational economics and empirical social science.

The RA will contribute to several studies, including projects on inflation expectations of firms and households, network effects in economic decision-making, and other topics related to development and macroeconomic behavior. Many of these studies involve the collection of data using computational algorithms and analysis of large-scale survey data, which are combined with administrative and experimental datasets to answer high-impact policy and academic questions.

Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields. Proficiency with the statistical analysis software STATA is mandatory. Proficiency in LaTeX, including the ability to create and format documents, is required. Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Drive, and Dropbox is required.

For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with full publication list, statement of research interests and three letters of reference, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Prof. Samreen Malik at sm4429@nyu.edu.

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