Research Assistant

A Research Assistant helps conduct research for clean energy development. A Research Assistant, or Research Associate, is responsible for gathering accurate, credible information on a subject and summarizing their findings to support senior research staff in scientific and academic fields. Their duties include browsing archives for information, completing literature reviews and conducting research interviews.

EXAMPLE SCENARIO

Helps conduct research for clean energy development

TYPICAL TASKS ^SRC

Maintaining quality controls standards to preserve the integrity of data and findings
Scheduling and conducting interviews
Selecting a place to conduct interviews and getting permission from all participants
Analyzing data using various statistical methods
Writing reports to summarize data and the implications of the results
Researching information

EXAMPLE JOB TITLES ^SRC

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Research Associate

MEDIAN PAY ^SRC

$48,809

EDUCATION & TRAINING LEVEL

Bachelor's Degree

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

0-2 years

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

Analytical Skills, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Organizational Skills, Technical Skills, Research Skills, Teaching Skills, Writing Skills, Tool and Equipment Handling

SIMILAR OCCUPATIONS

Lecturers, Research Engineer, Professors