Research Assistant

United Arab Emirates University; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in Abu Dhabi seeks a qualified researcher to lead software development and manage research projects. Ideal candidates should possess an Ms or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering, along with over 5 years of software development experience in various programming languages. Responsibilities include developing frameworks for software process improvement, drafting reports, and supervising research group members. A professional program certification in Data Science is preferred, and creativity is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software development.
• Professional program certification in Data Science or Big Data and Hadoop preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research project under supervision.
• Develop methods and tools for software improvement.
• Design and analyze project data.
• Prepare scientific reports.
• Supervise research group members.
• Implement and manage software programs.
• Design algorithms and flowcharts.

Skills

Software development

Data analysis

Geospatial data handling

Programming languages (Python, Java, C++, PHP)

Training users

Creative problem solving

Education

Ms or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Job Description

• Research on the project under the direction of the Supervisor and Senior Research Associate.
• Participate in the development of a framework, methods, and tools to support software process improvement and knowledge management activities.
• Design evaluative instruments, collect and analyze project data.
• Draft scientific reports on the project.
• Coordinate research activities.
• Participate in the definition of research directions.
• Conduct literature reviews.
• Collect and analyze data, and work with different kinds of data including Geospatial data, Genome and other.
• Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.
• Work with and/or supervise other research group members (students, RAs).
• Researching, designing, implementing, and managing software programs.
• Testing and evaluating new programs.
• Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications.
• Writing and implementing efficient code.
• Training users.
• Working closely with other developers, UX designers, business.
• Work with developers to design algorithms and flowcharts.
• Integrate software components and third‑party programs.
• Verify and deploy programs and systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software.
• Recommend and execute improvements.
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting.
• Website design and development.
• Mobile application (Android and iOS).
• Developing smart solutions.
• Provide training courses.
• Creativity is always a plus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ms or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years experience in the field.
• Experience developing software utilizing various coding languages including Python, Java, C++, PHP and more.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional program certification in Data Science or Big data and Hadoop is strongly preferred and working with different kinds of data including geospatial data, bioinformatics, etc.