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Working As A Research Scholar

  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Processing Information
  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Interacting With Computers

  • Mostly Sitting

  • $59,000

    Average Salary

Example Of What A Research Scholar does

  • Worked with diverse stakeholders to evaluate logistics and budget.
  • Designed & directed development of novel ELISA, immunoblot and cell based assays for diagnosis of tuberculosis patients.
  • Validated candidate genes using qRT-PCR.
  • Summer research where Wayne performed FORTRAN code validation for a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes flow solver written by Dr.
  • Contributed to the development of the study and methods of data collection.
  • Conducted Biomedical Research with Dr. Hamad Benghazi and Dr. Michelle Tucci at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
  • Created posters for science symposiums.
  • Provided ready access to all experimental data for the faculty.
  • Involved in the synthesis of peptide drug bioconjugates as Quinine - peptide bioconjugates.
  • Research Scholar, Center for Advanced Molecular Biology, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Worked on a complex project based on various literatures.
  • Utilized C and MATLAB programs in UNIX system.
  • Used Numpy and Armadillo packages in Python (version 2.7.x) and C++ (98) respectively.
  • Stack genes for gene targeting creating vectors for transformation with agrobacterium.
  • Developed a mirror-image calibration method for surface resistance measurement of superconducting thin films.
  • Assembled 9kW DC and AC load.
  • Trained Air Force staff on the principles of AFM/NSOM operation.
  • Mapped DNA markers in the rice genome.
  • Research Scholar Screened and recruited patients for the research study.
  • Created poster and participated in presentation for end of program forum.

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Average Length of Employment
Research Assistant Professor 3.4 years
Postdoctoral Research Scientist 3.2 years
Graduate Research Associate 3.2 years
Senior Research Fellow 3.0 years
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2.8 years
Postdoc Research Associate 2.6 years
Research Associate 2.6 years
Graduate Research Assistant 2.5 years
Research Fellow 2.4 years
Doctoral Research Assistant 2.4 years
Assistant Research Scientist 2.2 years
Faculty Research Assistant 2.2 years
Research Scholar 2.0 years
Research Assistant 1.6 years
Postdoctoral Scholar 1.5 years
Student Research Assistant 1.5 years
Researcher 1.5 years
Graduate Research Student 1.2 years
Research Volunteer 0.8 years
Research Internship 0.5 years
Top Careers Before Research Scholar
Research Assistant 22.3%
Internship 13.9%
Teaching Assistant 9.8%
Researcher 7.6%
Research Internship 4.8%
Research Fellow 4.7%
Research Associate 4.4%
Volunteer 4.2%
Graduate Research Student 3.4%
Lecturer 2.6%
Graduate Researcher 2.5%
Assistant Professor 2.3%
Tutor 2.3%
Graduate Research Assistant 2.3%
Fellow 2.3%
Instructor 2.3%
Laboratory Assistant 2.3%
Consultant 2.0%
Visiting Researcher 1.9%
Trainee 1.9%
Top Careers After Research Scholar
Research Assistant 16.5%
Research Associate 10.9%
Graduate Research Assistant 9.2%
Internship 9.0%
Research Fellow 6.7%
Teaching Assistant 5.6%
Doctoral Fellow 4.4%
Researcher 4.4%
Postdoctoral Research Associate 3.9%
Research Scientist 3.6%
Research Internship 3.4%
Fellow 3.3%
Graduate Research Student 2.7%
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2.7%
Tutor 2.6%
Consultant 2.6%
Scientist 2.3%
Assistant Professor 2.1%
Volunteer 2.1%
Lecturer 2.0%

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Research Scholar Demographics

Gender

Male

40.6%

Female

37.8%

Unknown

21.7%
Ethnicity

White

42.9%

Asian

26.5%

Hispanic or Latino

14.6%

Black or African American

9.0%

Unknown

7.0%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

24.5%

Chinese

11.9%

French

9.8%

Mandarin

9.1%

German

8.4%

Russian

5.6%

Portuguese

4.2%

Turkish

2.8%

Cantonese

2.8%

Italian

2.8%

Japanese

2.8%

Arabic

2.8%

Hindi

2.1%

Korean

2.1%

Marathi

1.4%

Ukrainian

1.4%

Vietnamese

1.4%

Romanian

1.4%

Czech

1.4%

Urdu

1.4%
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Research Scholar Education

Schools

Texas A&M University

10.8%

Lafayette College

6.8%

University of Delaware

6.8%

University of Pennsylvania

6.3%

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

5.7%

North Carolina State University

5.1%

Temple University

5.1%

Georgia Institute of Technology -

5.1%

Pennsylvania State University

5.1%

George Mason University

5.1%

Emory University

4.5%

Stanford University

4.0%

University of California - San Diego

4.0%

University of California - Davis

4.0%

Lehigh University

4.0%

University of Texas at Austin

4.0%

University of Florida

3.4%

Texas Tech University

3.4%

Indiana Institute of Technology

3.4%

New York University

3.4%
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Majors

Chemistry

10.5%

Biology

9.9%

Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology

8.3%

Mechanical Engineering

7.7%

Electrical Engineering

7.2%

Physics

5.7%

Computer Science

5.3%

Chemical Engineering

5.1%

Psychology

5.0%

Medicine

4.0%

Microbiology

3.7%

Biomedical Engineering

3.7%

Public Health

3.5%

Materials Science And Engineering

3.3%

Ecology, Population Biology, And Epidemiology

3.1%

Political Science

3.1%

Computer Engineering

2.9%

Biotechnology

2.8%

Pharmacy

2.6%

Civil Engineering

2.6%
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Degrees

Doctorate

38.0%

Masters

28.1%

Bachelors

26.0%

Other

5.7%

Certificate

1.8%

Associate

0.2%

Diploma

0.2%
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AVERAGE SALARY FOR A Research Scholar

Average Yearly Salary
$59,000
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$34,000
Min 10%
$59,000
Median 50%
$59,000
Median 50%
$59,000
Median 50%
$59,000
Median 50%
$59,000
Median 50%
$59,000
Median 50%
$59,000
Median 50%
$100,000
Max 90%
Best Paying Company
Vanderbilt University
Highest Paying City
San Francisco, CA
Highest Paying State
Alaska
Avg Experience Level
1.7 years
How much does a Research Scholar make at top companies?
The national average salary for a Research Scholar in the United States is $59,374 per year or $29 per hour. Those in the bottom 10 percent make under $34,000 a year, and the top 10 percent make over $100,000.

Real Research Scholar Salaries

Job Title Company Location Start Date Salary
Social Science Research Scholar The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford, Jr. University Stanford, CA Nov 14, 2016 $200,000
SR. Research Scholar Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC Aug 02, 2015 $162,850
SR. Research Scholar Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC Aug 01, 2015 $162,850
Senior Research Scholar The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ Jan 07, 2016 $153,500
Research Scholar Columbia University New York, NY Jan 12, 2015 $145,000
Senior Research Scholar Columbia University New York, NY May 01, 2015 $130,000
Senior Research Scholar Columbia University New York, NY Jan 08, 2016 $124,000
Senior Research Scholar Columbia University New York, NY Jan 08, 2016 $120,750
Research Scholar The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ Jan 09, 2016 $115,000
Senior Research Scholar The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford, Jr. Stanford, CA May 25, 2013 $109,445
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Asheville, NC Jul 01, 2013 $106,715
Research Scholar Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Jan 04, 2015 $65,000
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC May 01, 2015 $64,196
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Aug 31, 2016 $64,196
Research Scholar New York University New York, NY Sep 01, 2013 $64,000
Research Scholar Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Feb 15, 2013 $63,592
Research Associated Postdoctoral Oak Ridge Associated Universities Oak Ridge, TN Dec 23, 2013 $62,400
Research Scholar Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Mar 15, 2013 $60,311
Senior Research Scholar New York University New York, NY Jun 28, 2014 $60,210
Research Scholar New York University New York, NY Sep 01, 2013 $53,045
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Jan 01, 2016 $53,000
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Jan 02, 2014 $52,915
Researcher (PHD or MD) General Hospital Corporation Boston, MA Oct 15, 2015 $52,500
Senior Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Jan 05, 2016 $52,000
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Nov 30, 2016 $51,771
Research Scholar Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Feb 01, 2013 $51,744
Research Scholar North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Jul 15, 2013 $51,591

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Top Skills for A Research Scholar

  1. Research Projects
  2. Undergraduate Courses
  3. Cell Culture
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  • Developed research projects around the accounting issues of transfer pricing and deferred tax liability b.
  • Developed, tested, assessed and optimized incubator integrated system for thermally pulsing cancer cell culture using LabView software.
  • Conducted literature review, discussed data analysis; wrote and presented a group report.
  • Attend conferences to showcase material in poster presentations.
  • Conducted PK/PD and Immunogenicity/Anti-Drug Antibody study of protein-based drugs.

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  1. New Jersey
  2. Delaware
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Connecticut
  5. New York
  6. Maryland
  7. Arizona
  8. Massachusetts
  9. Rhode Island
  10. Virginia
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