Research Assistant in the Division of Science (Biology) - Dr. Diogo Almeida

European Commission; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University Abu Dhabi is seeking a Research Assistant to work on visual word recognition mechanisms. The successful candidate will conduct experiments and analysis within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to cutting-edge research in this field. Applicants should have a BA in Psychology and must submit relevant documents for consideration.

Qualifications

• BA in Psychology or related field required.
• Some degree of experimental and data analysis skills relevant to the project.

Responsibilities

• Drive a project on lexical and sublexical information in visual word recognition.
• Conduct large scale web-based experiments and translate findings into in-lab designs.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment with PhD and MA-level scientists.

Skills

Experimental skills

Data analysis

Education

BA in Psychology

Job description

Organisation/Company NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Country United Arab Emirates Application Deadline 1 Aug 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Description

The Language, Mind and Brain laboratory in the Science Division, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a research assistant to work on the mechanisms underlying visual word recognition in healthy neurotypical adults.

The successful applicant will drive a project on the relative contribution of lexical and sublexical information during the early stages of the word recognition process. Our lab has been conducting large scale web-based experiments using the masked priming paradigm to measure with high precision how different sources of information are taken into account in the process of mapping visual input onto linguistic representations, and the applicant will expand that line of inquiry and help translate it into experimental designs that can be tested in-lab using electrophysiological methods like MEG. The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment consisting of PhD- and MA-level scientists, and undergraduate students.

Applicants must have a BA in Psychology or related field. Some degree of experimental and data analysis skills relevant to the project are required.

For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript of degree, and at least 2 letters of recommendation, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Prof. Diogo Almeida at [e-mail] .

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.

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