Research group director vs senior research fellow

The differences between research group directors and senior research 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 research group director and a senior research fellow. Additionally, a research group director has an average salary of $97,758, which is higher than the $62,129 average annual salary of a senior research fellow.

The top three skills for a research group director include research projects, R and market research. The most important skills for a senior research fellow are python, research projects, and data analysis.

Research group director vs senior research fellow overview

	Research Group Director	Senior Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$97,758	$62,129
Hourly rate	$47.00	$29.87
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	60,130	53,535
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Research group director vs senior research fellow salary

Research group directors and senior research fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Research Group Director	Senior Research Fellow
Average salary	$97,758	$62,129
Salary range	Between $59,000 And $160,000	Between $40,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between research group director and senior research fellow education

There are a few differences between a research group director and a senior research fellow in terms of educational background:

	Research Group Director	Senior Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Research group director vs senior research fellow demographics

Here are the differences between research group directors' and senior research fellows' demographics:

	Research Group Director	Senior Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 56.5% Female, 43.5%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 26.3% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 26.5% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between research group director and senior research fellow duties and responsibilities

Research group director example responsibilities.

Lead social path-to-purchase study, incorporating social media analytics into insight community to identify spectrum of social engagement among customers.
Develop a license plate recognition and tracking algorithm using MATLAB.
Design a moving JPEG hardware accelerator using MATLAB and Simulink.
Develop and modify Linux device drivers for use on main controller platform.
Present results, observations and future plans via PowerPoint to the research class
Research into novel method for production of gold nanoparticles with tailorable size and shape.

Senior research fellow example responsibilities.

Lead a project aim at improving DNA yields from various soil types in Dr. Connell's lab.
Manage grant base research and submit the grant proposal to ICAR and get approved for fund research.
Mentore a graduate student on the following topics: study design, literature reviews, drafting data plans and SAS.
Contribute to the creation of new markup standards for scholarship in the humanities.
Research unidentify payments and patients.
Conduct long-term observations of grind water dynamics and chemistry.

Research group director vs senior research fellow skills

Common research group director skills

Research Projects, 48%
R, 18%
Market Research, 6%
Laboratory Procedures, 6%
Clinical Trials, 5%
MATLAB, 5%

Common senior research fellow skills

Python, 12%
Research Projects, 8%
Data Analysis, 6%
C++, 6%
Research Findings, 5%
Data Collection, 4%

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