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Postdoctoral Associate in Behavioral and Experimental Social Science New York University Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Behavioral Economics
Funding
This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral appointment available for up to three years. Support for conference travel and research dissemination is provided according to Division of Social Science policies. NYU Abu Dhabi also offers a comprehensive benefits package including a generous relocation allowance, educational assistance for dependents, and access to health and wellness services. Final appointment is subject to budget approval.
Deadline
Dec 5, 2026
Country
United Arab Emirates
University
New York University Abu Dhabi
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New York University Abu Dhabi invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Behavioral and Experimental Social Science within its Division of Social Science. The appointment combines independent research with collaborative work alongside Professors Berkay Özcan and Ernesto Reuben.
Collaborative projects draw on behavioral and experimental economics and related areas of social science. Potential research topics include individual and group decision-making, social norms and cooperation, inequality and discrimination, labor-market and organizational outcomes, and the behavioral implications of emerging technologies. Projects may use laboratory, online, survey, or field studies, including studies connected to administrative or digital data.
The postdoctoral associate will contribute to research-question development, experimental and survey design, protocols and preregistrations, survey instruments, behavioral tasks, pilot coordination, data collection, reproducible data workflows, causal analysis, manuscripts, and presentations. The role offers intellectual ownership of substantial project components, coauthorship opportunities, and scope to develop an independent research agenda.
The researcher will join an interdisciplinary social science community comprising more than 20 postdoctoral associates and 70 faculty members. The environment includes seminars, workshops, research centers, visiting-speaker activities, regular research meetings, and mentoring. Teaching is not required, although compensated teaching opportunities may be available.
Funding details
This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral appointment available for up to three years. Support for conference travel and research dissemination is provided according to Division of Social Science policies. NYU Abu Dhabi also offers a comprehensive benefits package including a generous relocation allowance, educational assistance for dependents, and access to health and wellness services. Final appointment is subject to budget approval.
What's required
Applicants must have or expect to receive before the appointment begins a PhD in economics, management or organizational behavior, sociology, public policy, data science, or a closely related discipline. The doctoral degree should have been received within the past five years. Candidates should have expertise in experimental or behavioral research methods and quantitative analysis, with experience designing and implementing laboratory, online, survey, or field studies. Desired capabilities include developing research questions and study designs, preparing protocols and preregistrations, creating survey instruments and behavioral tasks, coordinating pilots and data collection, building reproducible data-management and causal-analysis workflows, and preparing manuscripts and presentations. Applications require a cover letter, CV with full publication list, transcript, research-interest statement, and two reference letters, all in PDF format.
How to apply
Submit a cover letter, CV with full publication list, transcript, statement of research interests, and two letters of reference, all in PDF format, through the application website. Questions may be directed to Ernesto Reuben or Berkay Özcan by email.
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