Junior Research Scientist – Computational & Interactive Health

About the role

The Center for Interdisciplinary Data Science and AI (CIDSAI) at NYU Abu Dhabi seeks a Junior Research Scientist to work on Computational & Interactive Health under the supervision of Dr. Farah Shamout and Dr. Hanan Salam, in collaboration with Prof. Nizar Habash. The role focuses on developing robust computational methods for health decision‑making, building Arabic health‑focused language models, and designing multimodal multilingual interfaces.

Key responsibilities

• Support supervisors and the research team in developing and implementing the research agenda.
• Conduct innovative research primarily focused on Computational & Interactive Health.
• Generate new high‑impact ideas and publish findings in top journals and conferences.
• Present research results at local and international academic gatherings.
• Create, maintain, and document reproducible research code.
• Manage and protect sensitive medical datasets following best practices.
• Collaborate with scientists across the NYU Global Network and in Abu Dhabi.

Required profile

• Master’s degree with less than 5 years of research experience in a relevant field.
• Bachelor’s degree with any level of relevant experience.

What we offer

• Competitive one‑year appointment with the possibility of renewal.
• Housing and educational subsidies for children.
• Full health insurance and retirement contributions.
• UAE income‑tax exemption.