Path 1 Kawader: Research Assistant – Film and Media

• Full-time paid research position for up to 3 years
• Mentorship by NYUAD faculty
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Exposure to interdisciplinary and practice-based research
• Support for independent film development
• Opportunities to engage with international collaborators and film festivals

• Assist in research for the ongoing documentary film project on Music along the Silk Route: From North West China to Central Asia to South Asia and the Arab world. Responsibilities include pre-production, production and data management. The project might require travel.
• Assist in the research for a new film project that looks at the circulation of people, material and culture along the trade routes in the Indian Ocean.
• Mentoring of the Research Assistant’s own film project within the UAE. Mentoring includes proposal writing, research, pre-production, production and post-production.
• Assist in the planning and execution of dissemination and exhibition of recent film projects, including accompanying to select film festivals.

Supervision
Supervised by Prof. Surabhi Sharma

• B.A. in Arts & Humanities with a Major or Minor in Film and New Media.
• Experience in research for the Arts.

• B.A. in Arts & Humanities with experience in research for the Arts.
• Experience in research within Arab Crossroads or Arab History.

• CV
• Statement of interest (1 page)
• Transcript(s)
• Two letters of recommendation or referee contacts

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