Research Assistant – AI Media & Cultural Intelligence

About the role

The Research Assistant will support a funded UAEU start‑up project titled “Cultural Intelligence: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Media and Cultural Production in the UAE.” Working under the Principal Investigator, you will contribute to a bilingual, qualitative study examining AI’s impact on media, culture and policy.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews and manage reference databases.
• Collect, organize and catalogue policy, institutional and media documents.
• Prepare interview materials, schedule sessions and provide transcription and translation support in English and Arabic.
• Perform document and content analysis, qualitative coding, and case‑study documentation using NVivo.
• Maintain data sets, ensure proper data organization, and assist with overall research coordination.
• Help draft academic papers, conference presentations and policy‑oriented dissemination materials.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Media Studies, Communication, Digital Humanities, Cultural Studies, Sociology or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative research, literature review, transcription and academic writing.
• Strong proficiency in both written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Interest in AI, media, culture and digital transformation research.

Required skills

• NVivo (qualitative data analysis).
• Zotero (reference management).
• Microsoft Excel (data organization).