The Tech & Society Lab at NYU Stern, led by Jonathan Haidt and managed by Zach Rausch, is the research home of one of the most influential bodies of work on technology, adolescent mental health, and social behavior. The Lab sits at the intersection of rigorous academic research and real-world impact — generating the evidence base that drives policy, shapes public discourse, and informs the work of The Anxious Generation Movement organization. We are in an active growth phase, expanding our research agenda, team, and institutional footprint.
The Tech & Society Lab is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to lead our work on gambling, gaming, pornography, and new emerging technologies. This person will lead the Lab’s work on gambling, gaming, and pornography, helping define its strategic direction, identify the most important research questions, and build a rigorous evidence base on how these technologies are affecting childhood and adolescence. This role also includes a secondary cross-cutting focus on behavioral addiction and developmental neuroscience. In addition, this person will support ongoing lab projects as needed. The Lab is especially interested in careful research that distinguishes between typical use, problematic use, developmental risk, clinical harm, and population-level effects.
This is a senior research role. The ideal candidate is a strong quantitative researcher with excellent judgment, broad intellectual range, and the ability to translate complex research into clear conclusions for academic, policy, and general public audiences. They should be able to move fluidly between original data analysis, evidence synthesis, study design, public-facing writing, and strategic agenda-setting.
The person in this role will report to Chief Researcher Zach Rausch and work closely with Jonathan Haidt, internal team members, and external collaborators to shape major arguments about technology’s impact on society and to advance the goals of the Tech & Society Lab.
Key Responsibilities
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $100,000-$250,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.
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