Research and Data Specialist

About the role

The University of Dubai seeks a Research and Data Specialist to support evidence‑based decision‑making through rigorous research, data analysis, benchmarking studies, and policy assessments.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to inform policy development and reform initiatives.
• Perform benchmarking studies, comparative analyses, and impact assessments.
• Collect, clean, validate, and analyse operational and research data.
• Prepare research reports, policy briefs, presentations, and analytical summaries.
• Support stakeholder consultations, workshops, roundtables and capture participant feedback.
• Maintain research databases, knowledge repositories and assist with publication and dissemination of findings.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Public Policy, Data Analytics, Economics, Business, Statistics, Supply Chain or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in academia, public or private sector, preferably in fast‑paced environments such as consulting or logistics.
• Fluency in Arabic is preferred.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel and data analytics tools.
• Data visualization and reporting.
• Research methodology and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in leveraging AI to automate data analysis and research tasks.