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Research Assistant - Center for Bionic Medicine, Full-time
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL
The Research Assistant is responsible for conducting literature searches, data management, recruiting participants, obtaining consents, maintaining files, scheduling and conducting interviews of patients...
6 hours ago
Temporary Research Assistant
University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Job Information Job Summary: The Chen research team within the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineer is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant to work on research projects focusing on characterization...
3 days ago
Research Assistant - Sustainable Finance
S&P Global - Chicago, IL
Research Assistant Sustainable Finance, S&P Global Ratings (NToronto, Boston, Centennial, Chicago, or San Francisco) We are currently recruiting a research assistant to join our Sustainable Finance...
10 days ago
Research Assistant I - Full-time (Soil Ecology)
The Morton Arboretum - Lisle, IL
We are seeking a research assistant with soil ecology expertise to support basic and applied research on plant traits and soil functions, oak ecosystem restoration, and urban soil reclamation....
21 days ago
Nutrition Research Assistant
University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Under the direct supervision of the Research Nutrition Manager, the CRC Nutrition Research Assistant (NRA) implements the nutritional component of research protocols using the dedicated resources of...
27 days ago
Research Assistant
Illinois State University - Normal, IL
GA - Research Assistant Job No: 510533 Work Type: On Campus Location: Normal, Illinois Title: GA - Research Assistant Employee Classification: Graduate Asst Research Division Name: Academic Affairs...
30+ days ago
GA - Research Assistant
Illinois State University - Normal, IL
GA - Research Assistant Job No: 510533 Work Type: On Campus Location: Normal, Illinois Title: GA - Research Assistant Employee Classification: Graduate Asst Research Division Name: Academic Affairs...
45+ days ago
Research Assistant
University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
We are seeking Research Assistants to play a direct, hands-on roll in clinical trial participant enrollment, data collection, analyses, and community engagement....
90+ days ago

Demographic Data for Illinois

Moving to Illinois? Find some basic demographic data about Illinois below.

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Research Assistant Online Courses and Training Opportunities

Coursera
Research Proposal: Initiating Research
Market Research is a growing and important field that is used in many industries around the world. Given all the data that is collected whether by organizations, industries, social media,...
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Education Research That Matters: Ways of Researching

Connecting insights from existing research to practice and building on this to design realistic and high-quality research projects can be challenging. Understanding research methods is crucial...

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Research for Impact
In this course, you will learn more about the Research for Impact approach - a set of principles and practices that will help you to make your research more impactful. Traditionally, the goals and...
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Salary for Research Assistant Jobs in Illinois

This is the average annual salary for Research Assistant jobs in Illinois as reported by the BLS.

$51,116

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Highest Education Level

Research Assistants in Illinois offer the following education background
  • Bachelor's Degree (55.4%)
  • Master's Degree (29.2%)
  • Doctorate Degree (7.9%)
  • High School or GED (2.8%)
  • Associate's Degree (2.6%)
  • Vocational or Certification (1.5%)
  • Some College (0.5%)
  • Some High School (0.1%)

Average Work Experience

Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Research Assistants in Illinois
  • 4-6 years (19.2%)
  • Less than 1 year (19.0%)
  • None (15.3%)
  • 1-2 years (10.7%)
  • 10+ years (10.2%)
  • 2-4 years (9.3%)
  • 6-8 years (8.4%)
  • 8-10 years (7.7%)

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