| The CITIES Research Center at New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi seeks to recruit a postdoctoral associate to study the economic impact of technology and automation on economic prosperity of cities. The CITIES Research Center's mandate gives priority to understanding the evolution and impact of new technologies on economic prosperity at the city level across the world. The successful applicant will work with an existing research team of NYU professors to conduct research on new technology adoption, with particular focus on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The project will seek to identify regional factors influencing the adoption of these technologies, including academic institutions, infrastructure investment, demographics and political economy. The research involves analyzing extensive datasets, including labor market data (such as firm location, skill of labor force, salaries and occupations) and new AI knowledge data (such as number academic papers and citations of papers published in top journals), to develop both descriptive statistics and estimates of the causal effect of regional factors on technology adoption, economic growth and other measures of prosperity. Applicants must have a PhD in economics, strategy or related field. Experience in econometric analysis (causal inference and identification) and in programing in python or similar languages are required. If you have any questions about the role, please email Prof. Pablo Hernandez-Lagos at pablo.hernandez@nyu.edu or Prof. Robert Seamans at rseamans@stern.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. To be considered, all applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript of degree, a one-page summary of research accomplishments and interests, and at least 2 letters of recommendation, all in PDF format. Please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/about/careers/faculty-positions.html for instructions and information on how to apply. The Center for Interacting Urban Networks (CITIES - مدن) is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to advance urban science and promote cutting-edge research that fosters sustainable, resilient, and equitable cities. CITIES' research focuses on the interactions between the physical, digital, and social layers. To that end, it leverages the expertise of faculty members from all NYUAD' divisions (Engineering, Science, Social Science, and Arts and Humanities), and world-renowned scientific collaborators from multiple institutions, as well as stakeholders across the UAE and abroad. CITIES scholars synergistically work to establish a vibrant and globally recognized knowledge hub for urban networks, to bridge the gap between scientific significance and practical value. About NYUAD: New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complimented by a network of eleven research and study-away sites across five continents. Faculty and students will circulate within this global network in pursuit of common research interests and the promotion of cross-cultural and interdisciplinary solutions for problems both local and global. Entering its tenth year, NYU Abu Dhabi has recruited a cohort of faculty who are at once distinguished in their research and teaching. Our students are drawn from around the world and surpass all traditional recruitment benchmarks, both US and global. NYU Abu Dhabi's highly selective liberal arts enterprise is complimented by an institute for advanced research, sponsoring cutting-edge projects across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering. UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply. |
