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Research Assistant (HE)

Job description.

Research Assistants work in a wide range of different fields in the sciences and social sciences. They are usually based in one or more university departments and work on projects alone, or collaboratively with colleagues in the same institution or in another university. The hours of work are flexible, being determined by the individual depending on the needs of the project. Researchers usually work long hours, especially as deadlines draw closer.

  • Plan research projects, including one’s own role within them
  • Seek funding for the project from external and internal sources
  • Lead pilot projects/feasibility studies if required
  • Undertake research, either laboratory or office-based or in the field
  • Record findings
  • Present findings to peers at conferences or in published articles
  • Keep records and accounts of the management of the project

Salary and Conditions

Many researchers do not have permanent positions; their jobs are on temporary contracts for the life of the particular project. Researchers can spend many years jumping from project to project without any real job security. Projects can last anything from a few months to a number of years. This flexibility and variety suits many people. The starting salary for a research assistant is between £20-25,000.

Entry Criteria

Many research assistant posts require a good undergraduate degree in a subject relevant to the subject to be studied. As well as a formal qualification, employers are usually looking for a particular set of skills gained doing similar sorts of research, for example using certain statistical methods or certain pieces of equipment. They will also expect you to display in-depth knowledge of the overall field of research.

Career Path

Research assistants start out by assisting on someone else’s project, usually for a period of a few months or a year. By doing this they gain experience and are then able to move on to longer term projects and managing their own budgets and staff at a more senior level.

Major employers

University-based research assistants are mostly employed in publicly funded universities or HE colleges. There are many different sorts of these in the UK. Oxford and Cambridge are the most prestigious, followed by research-based institutions such as the Russell Group. The post-1992 group of universities, which used to be Polytechnics, also employ many research assistants. There is one private university in the UK, based in Buckingham. Every large town or city in the UK now has its own university.

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Postdoctoral Researcher / Scientific Assistant in Life Cycle Assessment for Circular Engineering for Architecture

Postdoctoral Researcher / Scientific Assistant in Life Cycle Assessment for Circular Engineering for ArchitectureETH Zurich’s Department of Civil, Environment and Geomatic Engineering seeks a highl...

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PhD Candidate for Computational Approaches for Studying Animal Behavior, Personality, and Emotions

About our Campus: Rehovot Campus (Rehovot) and Mt. Scopus Campus (Jerusalem). The position will be based across two campuses: The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment on The Hebrew University’s beautiful Rehovot Campus. Reh...

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PhD Student on the topic "Audiovisual scene analysis and cognitive performance for speech perception in multi-person scenarios in eXtended Reality (XR)" (f/m/d)

In the Audiovisual Technology Group, Ilmenau Interactive Immersive Technologies Center (www.tu-ilmenau.de/i3tc) at the Technische Universität Ilmenau (Germany) is a vacancy for aPhD Student on the topic "Audiovisual scene analysis and cognitive pe...

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Research Assistant 25-50%

We invite applications for a Research Assistant position (20-25%) under the supervision of Michaela Slotwinski. The position is set to begin on August 15, 2024, or as agreed upon.Job starts: 15.08.2024Term: fixed-term contractLocation: NeuchâtelYo...

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Research support technician at Bioimaging platform

About the LCSBThe University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB...

R&D Specialist in Investment funds law

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Three 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg

(Fulltime, E 13 TV-L)Reference No: 2024/114. The preferred start date is April 1st, 2025. Conditionally on the submission of an external grant, the position can be extended for an additional year. In principle, the position can be divided into two...

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Amanuensis positions for the division of Energy System (at the department of Energy technology)

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Research Assistant in ERC Starting Grant Project “MixedRivals” (m/f/d)

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Master Thesis – Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (f/m/d)

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EEG measures of cochlear implant listener performance

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STEP UP! Fellowship programme for early career scientists

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Research Student Assistant on AI Software and Smart Microscopy

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Research Assistant

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Project Manager – The Social Study

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Research & Development Specialist in Software Debugging and Maintenance

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Graduate Teaching Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree) for a 30-hour/week, two-year position at the Semiconductor Physics Division

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Biological-Technical Assistant (BTA) (f/m/x) TUV2406-05 | Institute for Plant Sciences | Saur Group

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Master Thesis - Coupled thermal and magnetic loss models (f/m/d)

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AI Data Scientist, LLMs

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Research Assistant - Food science and technology (Prof.ssa Giovanna Ferrentino)

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Research Assistant on the Horizon Europe research project FORbEST, Faculty of Humanities

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Research vacancies at king's college london.

Research is core to King’s, what we do, what we care about, and how we educate.  It is how we channel our creativity to further knowledge and understanding, challenge convention and deliver impact.  Through world-leading and outward-looking research focused on meeting societal needs, our research roles aim to make the world a better place. 

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Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Neuroimaging

The department of Neuroimaging within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London is an internationally...

Post-doctoral Research Associate

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Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Neuroimaging

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

The School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS), is one of six schools in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (FoLSM) at King...

The Knight group are searching for a motivated and engaged postdoctoral researcher to work with them at King’s College London to investigate how ageing...

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Postdoctoral research associate in car-t cell immunometabolism.

As the successful applicant for this MRC funded project you will join the [Schurich laboratory](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/schurich-group) located at...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in West African Arts Education

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We are looking for an Economist to join the ESRC-funded Decision Maker Panel survey of UK businesses to work with Professor Nicholas Bloom (Stanfor...

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  • £37,332 - £37,982 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

We are looking for two Research Assistants to help advance our understanding of dietary intake in gastrointestinal disorders.

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  • Durham, United Kingdom
  • £29,605 - £41,732 per annum
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Traditional product inspections and monitoring during research and manufacturing in the industrial sector can often be ...

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  • Greenwich, United Kingdom
  • £26,444 to £29,605 plus £5269 London weighting per annum, pro-rata
  • UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH

The Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences require a part-time Research Assistant for a fixed term contract ...

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The successful candidate will join the vibrant Developmental Psychology Group who host regular meetings and activities ...

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  • Cranfield, United Kingdom
  • Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £32,039 per annum
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Research Assistant in the Department of Psychosis Studies

  • £37,332 - £41,024 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

About us The Department of Psychosis Studies is one of the largest departments within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and...

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  • Southampton, United Kingdom
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  • Greenwich / Avery Hill, United Kingdom
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Research Assistant working in a laboratory

What is a Research Assistant?

Research assistants are involved in providing support to scientists or other types of researchers who are conducting experiments or gathering information in order to make new discoveries.

Job description

Specific duties can vary greatly depending on the industry in which they work and the type of research that is being carried out, however they will typically be required to:

  • Plan research projects and coordinate roles within the projects
  • Help conduct experiments and research alongside scientists
  • Collect and log data collected
  • Conduct data analysis and produce findings reports
  • Present findings or produce presentations for researchers to present findings
  • Maintain laboratory equipment

Why become a Research Assistant?

There are a number of reasons why one might want to consider getting this job, the main one being that it gives the opportunity to play a part in making pioneering, innovative discoveries that have the potential to change lives. Becoming a research assistant is also a great way to build on experience and skills learnt within university, which then enables you to progress onto more senior roles or roles within other parts of a business.

Types of employers

At present, most research assistants are working within the biotechnology sector as the sector continues to grow at a rapid rate. This is because biotechnology involves utilising living organisms in order to produce new products and processes, which is used heavily within healthcare and medicine. However, research assistants can also work for companies within industries including chemicals, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, and proteins.

Within these industries, and more specifically, the types of employers that tend to actively recruit for this type of job include:

  • Universities
  • Clinical research organisations
  • Private hospitals and NHS trusts
  • R&D organisations
  • Health related charities

To find out who’s hiring right now, you can search our research assistant jobs here .

Qualifications and experience required

To become a Research Assistant, a bachelor’s degree is usually required within a subject that is relevant to the field of research that is going to be carried out within the role, or the industry within which you are going to be working. Employers often value coursework or dissertations that have been completed as part of the degree, as these can be a good representation of the in-depth knowledge that you hold about the field of research.

Whilst prior experience is not always required in order to become a Research Assistant, practical experience within a laboratory and with the range of techniques typically used will greatly improve your chances when applying for jobs. This can be gained through a placement year during your degree, or summer voluntary work programmes. It is important to try to gain experience in both academia and in industry to help illustrate your competency, as well as inform your future career choices.

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Salary expectations

A research assistant’s salary can vary based on location as well as the type of industry and company that they are working for. It can also vary greatly based on the qualifications (for example, BSc versus masters) and the level of experience held before joining the team.

Within the waste industry, salaries are likely to be close to minimum wage, whereas research assistants in the chemical industry, for example, could be looking at around £26,000. As requirements are fairly low for these roles, salaries will usually be basic until you have progressed into a more senior role or gained some experience.

How to become a research assistant

In order to become a Research Assistant, there are a number of basic skills that you should be able to demonstrate to an employer, including:

  • Technical skills, as the role requires the use of lab equipment and innovative technologies
  • Observational and analytical skills, as well as patience
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Good time-management and organisational skills
  • The ability to communicate and network effectively
  • Good scientific knowledge

Depending on the industry and type of employer you are aiming to work for, there are a variety of ways to search for Research Assistant jobs. University and hospital websites are a great place to start, as well as professional networking sites such as LinkedIn. Specialist recruitment agencies, such as CK Science, are another effective way to search for and land jobs, as they are able to offer tailored support and advice.

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Career progression

As a Research Assistant, career progression is fairly fruitful. Through experience, undertaking many research projects and publishing work, you can aim towards becoming a senior researcher or professor leading your own team of individuals. This offers significantly increased responsibility as well as resources.

You may also want to look at progressing into other areas of the company or organisation that you are working for, such as media, management or consultancy.

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Is a Research Assistant/Associate in UK equivalent to a Post Doctorate elsewhere?

I am at the verge of completing my PhD in South Africa, and I started applying for Post PhD positions around the world. However, I am a little bit disturbed by all the therminology of academic titles which differs a lot from a country to another? So,

Is a Research Assistant/Associate in the United Kingdom equivalent to a Post Doctorate elsewhere?

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  • 4 "Research associate" is the normal official title for a post-doc in North America. –  Buzz Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 16:52

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Yes, postdoctoral positions in the UK are commonly advertised as research associates, research assistants, research fellows, teaching fellows (if the position focuses on teaching rather than research), etc.

You can normally judge the level of a position by the salary. A salary of between £28,000 and £35,000 will usually be a postdoctoral position (with the exact salary paid normally dependent on the candidate's experience). A higher salary would likely indicate a more senior or permanent position.

If you're unsure about the level of a position, it wouldn't hurt to send an email asking for clarification to the person advertising the job, or the department's research administrator.

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  • 2 And ask if the position has a fixed term or is renewable. –  Buffy Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 17:50

Many jobs advertised in the UK as research assistants are not postdoc positions. For the UK, all jobs will have a position statement that has a list of selection criteria (marked essential or desirable). It is only a postdoc position if one of the criteria says something like 'PhD in relevant discipline, or close to completion'. As noted in one of the other answers, salary is also a good guide.

Other countries typically have similar formal selection criteria that the hiring panel uses to select the candidate and those selection criteria will state whether a PhD is required.

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Just to clarify, "Post-Doc" typically is short for "Post-Doctoral Researcher ", not for any position in academia after finishing one's PhD. It refers to the first research position one would get after the doctorate.

In that sense yes, a Research Assistant/ Associate is typically a Post-Doc position in the UK but there is significant variation in the contract type, payment, duration and situations. Think of it as a blanket term for an entry-level research position, but the contract could be anything. A bog-standard Post-Doc is tied to either a project or departmental funding, meaning that at the end of the project you are out of a job and continuation is subject to the progress of the project and whether funding is available. It is fixed time (ranging from 6 months to 3 years, more commonly 1-2 years and renewable at the discretion of the university), but you should become familiarised with how you fulfil the requirements for a permanent contract. In the UK, this is possible after 2 years of continuous employment on renewable contracts (e.g. two consecutive 12-month contracts) or 4 years of employment on renewable contracts but with breaks (e.g. four 9-month contracts with 3-month gaps between them). The difference with a Research Fellow (RF) is the wage, which is often higher than an RA, and that RF contracts refer to a permanent position more often.

Unfortunately, the above do not always hold in practice and you should always read the job description carefully to see to what the "Research" bit in the title refers to. There is also a trend to harmonise naming with the US system (Assistant/ Associate Professor etc) which further complicates things.

The career equivalence between the three tracks (research only, mixed, teaching only) is Research Fellow, Lecturer, Teaching Fellow, which typically and ideally refer to permanent positions with comparable workload and responsibilities. This is not always the case, as RFs are often not permanent and TFs are paid less. Prior to those, you have Research Associate and Teaching Associate, with nothing for a Lecturer equivalent.

Now, for "post-doc" as in "any academic employment after the PhD", you are looking for both research and non-research positions. This includes everything: RA, TA, Lecturer (a long-shot at present), RF, TF.

A research assistant can be both pre-doctoral or post-doctoral - its bascially anyone who does research under the driect instruction of a principle investigator. post-doctoral resarch assistants are often reffered to as PDRAs, where as pre-doctoral ones as RAs. pre-doctoral RAs are very much like technician jobs - although often an RA will be fixed term, but a technician open-ended.

As others have mentioned, look if a PhD is required in the person-specification, which will be available for all UK university jobs (ask for it if its not linked in the advert). Also salary - PDRAs (at least in biology) are usually hired between point 28 (£31k) and 31 (£35k) on the national pay spine.

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  • The "A" in PDRA stands for Associate, not assistant. –  The Polymer Chemist Commented May 1, 2023 at 7:09
  • @Polymer chemist - depends on the university. I had postdocs that were written both as Associate and Assistant on. I employ people on contracts titled Postdoctoral Research Assistant. –  Ian Sudbery Commented May 2, 2023 at 10:59
  • If the contract says "Research Assistant" then the employee doesn't have a Ph.D. If they do have a Ph.D., then they are a "Research Associate" regardless of title under English law. The relevant case law is Street v Mountford [1985] UKHL 4 - although about housing law, it is broadly applicable. In any contract, a title has no force, but rather the real relationship created. If one makes a three pointed digging instrument and calls it a spade, it is still a fork. If you employ someone with a Ph.D. on a temporary research contract, you have created a Research Associate, regardless of intent. –  The Polymer Chemist Commented May 3, 2023 at 10:26
  • @ThePolymerChemist There are several reasons why Street v Mountford has no bearing. In Street vs Mountford. Firstly the key in the Street vs Mountford case the terms Tenant and Licencee have defined legal implications. Tenants have different rights and responsibilities from Licencees. The judgement found that these rights and responsiblities were determined by the nature of the occupancy, not the name on the contract. But this is not the case for assistant and associate. There are not different rights and responsibilities outside of the employement contracts for these to titles. –  Ian Sudbery Commented May 3, 2023 at 15:51
  • Under british employement law, your resposiblities are determined by your contract of employement, not your job title, nor your qualifications. The situation would be different if we were talking about Postdoctoral Student vs Postdoctoral worker, where worker and student do have legally determined meanings, and someone called a postdoctoral student would have the rights of a worker, irrespective of the employment contract. But there is no centrally or community determined meaning to Associate or Assistant, nor is their a difference in the rules that apply to them. –  Ian Sudbery Commented May 3, 2023 at 15:55

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Research Assistants and Program Coordinators are typically recent undergraduates with an interest in gaining research, policy, programmatic operations, and project management experience before going on to graduate studies. Candidates with master’s degrees may apply with the understanding they will accept an entry-level role that includes administrative responsibilities. CGD provides Research Assistants and Program Coordinators an opportunity for a promotion to associate after two years in the role.

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The Medical Research Council (MRC UK) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Medical Research Council (MRC UK), the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February 2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka, Wakiso and Kampala Districts.

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  • At all times be responsive, polite, friendly and efficient when communicating, portraying the image of the Executive Office that represents the image of the Unit.

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    Research Assistant/Programme Coordinator (UK) Center for Global Development. Hybrid work in London. Research Assistants at CGD Europe support and participate in collaborative research projects and contribute to our work through a mixture of research, data…. Posted 30+ days ago ·.

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    Research Assistant in Digital Health. London (Greater) (GB) £37,332 - £39,980 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance. KINGS COLLEGE LONDON. We are looking for a Research Assistant to join our team to undertake mixed methods systematic reviews on co-designing digital health interventions. View details.

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    Job description. Specific duties can vary greatly depending on the industry in which they work and the type of research that is being carried out, however they will typically be required to: Plan research projects and coordinate roles within the projects. Help conduct experiments and research alongside scientists. Collect and log data collected.

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    A research assistant contributes to research projects and supports senior team members by managing data, conducting literature searches and updating project files. They help lead researchers gather, organise and store information to contribute to the progress of a research project. They may handle various practical tasks, including preparing ...

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