💼 Full-Time Position

Junior Research Scientist in the Division of Science

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NYU Abu Dhabi
📍 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Posted
June 26, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Description

The Social Machines and Robotics (SMART) Lab at New York University Abu Dhabi focuses on the development of socially intelligent machines (computer applications, robots, Virtual Agents) that are capable of interacting and communicating in a natural way with humans, expressing through their figure a high degree of social intelligence, with a focus on applications in education and healthcare.


The SMART Lab seeks to recruit a motivated and passionate Junior Research Scientist to work under the supervision of Dr. Hanan Salam on topics including: (i) Human-Machine Interaction, (ii) Social Robotics, (iii) Artificial Intelligence for Diagnosis and Therapy of Individuals affected by Neurodevelopmental Disorders, (iv) Bias in AI.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and evaluate human-centered AI systems for SMART Lab research projects.

  • Support data collection and experimental pipelines involving human particip...