Description

The Division of Arts and Humanities, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a research associate for the Family Business Histories Project.

Family Businesses are the pillars of economies in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) and their sustainability is crucial to the region. The Family Business Histories project aims to capture the stories behind some of the leading regional family businesses. In so doing, we examine reasons for their longevity, explore correlations between the founder stories and the business durability and look at underlying factors for entrepreneurial success specific to the MENASA region.

The Research Associate will report to the Abu Dhabi-based Principal Investigator (PI) and will assist the PI and other affiliated collaborators to develop the research project and carry out data analysis, write up and publication as a result of the ongoing research. The Research Associate position is based full time in Abu Dhabi and will provide research, and project support; including but not limited to preparation, collection, compilation, and analysis of research data and collaboration with other research professionals; and other duties as assigned.

The Research Associate will also be responsible for the conceptualization, coordination and implementation of the project’s “Spotlight” database, compiling a comprehensive online digital archive of family businesses across Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia and authoring and co-authoring respective entries.

For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with full publication list, statement of research interests and three letters of reference, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Prof. Martin Klimke at mk4051@nyu.edu.

 The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled.

 About NYUAD:

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.

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UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.

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