Program Manager Human Subject Research
Position summary
NYU Abu Dhabi is pioneering a new model of higher education for a global world, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research and to advancing cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. Drawing on the strengths of the NYU global network, it offers an outstanding liberal arts and sciences education to students from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and around the world, with a distinctive focus on intercultural understanding and leadership. It supports innovative research and graduate education programs that push forward the frontiers of knowledge and respond in powerful and interdisciplinary ways to vital global and local challenges.
Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates. In line with UAE regulations, Emirati candidates are encouraged to apply.
New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint a Program Manager, Human Subjects Research reporting to Director of the Social Science Experimental Laboratory; Program Head of the Master’s of Science in Economics.
The Program Manager will oversee the timely and effective accomplishment of human subject research, related ethical obligations and manage administrative responsibilities for the program at NYUAD.
Key responsibilities:
Human subjects planning and management
Manage existing relationships with other universities and organizations in the local community in order to create a culture of research participation
Develop experimental research tools and materials on a project-specific basis given the characteristics of specific subject pools
Plan project-specific human subject recruitment needs for faculty in the Social Science and Science divisions
Cultivate new relationships with members of the local community to engage them in human subjects’ research at NYUAD
Manage recruitment of project-specific human subjects including the development and presentation of research projects and procedures to potential subjects
Lead and manage communication and outreach efforts with potential subjects including NYUAD community members, contract workers on campus, students in other universities across the UAE, and volunteer organizations in the local community
Manage experimental research sessions including testing programs, overseeing experimental administration, and tracking financial requirements
Manage requirements of research groups interested in conducting human subjects research in the UAE, providing guidance for investigators to facilitate timely access to human subjects
Develop and implement human subject recruitment strategies for individual research projects given the ethical, legal, administrative, and federal regulations surrounding human subjects research in the UAE
Manage collaboration with other NYUAD Outreach Specialists and departments to ensure coordinated recruitment activities
Human subjects research compliance
Manage timely preparation and submission of all relevant IRB requirements, including initial applications, amendments to existing protocols, and continuing review applications
Advise faculty on human subjects and research ethics compliance matters
Manage compliance of processes and material with all human subject research governing bodies including the IRB and the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
Review and manage changes in recruitment materials and procedures in line with regulatory changes
Monitor participant recruitment efforts and manage process improvement techniques in subject recruitment and database maintenance
Lead small group lectures on opportunities, challenges, and administrative requirements in human subject recruitment and research to relevant groups
Media, database, and event management
Manage content development and editing for the SSEL and participant pool webpages
Manage social media pages related to human subjects’ research at NYUAD
Manage the development and publishing of the SSEL Newsletter
Manage the development, revision, and publication of videos and other promotional materials for human subjects’ research at NYUAD
Develop subject recruitment materials for internal and external audiences
Manage translation of webpage, social media, and recruitment materials into commonly spoken languages in the region
Monitor the human subjects’ database to ensure that all volunteers are processed effectively and receive regular information about research participation opportunities
Manage conference planning, budgeting, logistics, administration, and reporting
Budgeting
Manage budget for postdoctoral researchers associated with the Social Science Experimental Laboratory (SSEL)
Forecast, manage, and review the SSEL budget
Manage and review the budget for the annual WESSI conference
Reporting
Manage relevant content for annual planning and budget reports
Develop proposals for relevant faculty and research grants
Maintain reports on the status of the human subjects’ database to ensure investigators are up-to-date
Managing student interns
Manage recruitment, training, and supervision of SSEL interns (paid and unpaid) and external volunteers (students from other universities in the UAE who assist in SSEL experiments)
Supervise subject recruitment, ethical requirements, and experiment testing for Capstone projects
Required education:
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Required experience:
5+ years of experience in an administrative role in experimental research
1 year of experience in an administrative supervisory role in an experimental research and research ethics compliance capacity
Human subjects training
Ability to work in an international setting and build relationships with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Strong language skills to facilitate recruitment efforts (i.e., fluency in English and some knowledge of languages of regional relevance such as Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam, Filipino, Sinhala, Tamil etc.)
Previous experience with human subject research
Fluency with MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.); willingness to learn new programs if needed
Other information 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.