Junior research fellow vs fellow

The differences between junior research fellows and fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a junior research fellow and a fellow. Additionally, a fellow has an average salary of $66,364, which is higher than the $64,677 average annual salary of a junior research fellow.

The top three skills for a junior research fellow include cell culture, R and molecular techniques. The most important skills for a fellow are patients, professional development, and veterans.

Junior research fellow vs fellow overview

	Junior Research Fellow	Fellow
Yearly salary	$64,677	$66,364
Hourly rate	$31.09	$31.91
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	61,504	7,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Junior research fellow vs fellow salary

Junior research fellows and fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Research Fellow	Fellow
Average salary	$64,677	$66,364
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $90,000	Between $46,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	Oak Ridge, TN
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Tennessee
Best paying company	Colfax Corporation	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Best paying industry	Professional	Professional

Differences between junior research fellow and fellow education

There are a few differences between a junior research fellow and a fellow in terms of educational background:

	Junior Research Fellow	Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Chemistry	Political Science
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Junior research fellow vs fellow demographics

Here are the differences between junior research fellows' and fellows' demographics:

	Junior Research Fellow	Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 49.5% Female, 50.5%	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 37.3% White, 43.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between junior research fellow and fellow duties and responsibilities

Junior research fellow example responsibilities.

Manage social media publications to spread awareness and notifications on Facebook.
Work on synthesis of D-Serine from N-Acetyl-D-glucose using microorganisms, immobilize enzymes, and microbial cells in the key steps.
Estimate cytokines levels in human patient samples using ELISA methodology.
Assist in routine analysis using radio immuno assays such as ELISA.
Involve in the multi-step synthesis of bio-active natural products and also involve in the development of novel synthetic methodologies.
Construct a preliminary testing platform for a collaborative $3MM NSF grant between biology and electrical engineering exploring molecular communication theory.

Fellow example responsibilities.

Design and lead labs align with the NYC curriculum, on topics including moon phases and dichotomous keys.
Maintain company website, as well as wrote, manage, and edit content on the SharePoint portal.
Manage live streaming for NARAL Facebook during NARAL's lobby day, as well as assisting in attendee organization.
Work through several medical software databases to generate SQL to pass on to Java developers for their programs.
Develop computer program to visualize EOS data in Java.
Include writing python scripts to parse poorly structure text into tabular data.

Junior research fellow vs fellow skills

Common junior research fellow skills

Cell Culture, 8%
R, 7%
Molecular Techniques, 7%
Molecular Biology, 6%
Chemistry, 6%
Research Projects, 5%

Common fellow skills

Patients, 11%
Professional Development, 7%
Veterans, 7%
Mathematics, 5%
Math, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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