Assistant Research Scientist

Minimum Qualifications

Appropriate doctoral degree and relevant professional experience.

Salary

Commensurate with qualifications. The Division of Research suggests a starting salary within the low to median range. Requests for salaries outside of the low to high range should include justification for the out-of-range amount.

Low: $41,085.00

Median: $55,677.00

High: $84,161.52

Effective January 1, 2020, in accordance with FLSA guidelines, an employee whose salary is below $35,568 per year ($2,964 per month or $684 per week) is considered non-exempt. The employee will be paid biweekly and will receive overtime compensation for hours physically worked in excess of 40 hours per week.

Required Approvals

Principal Investigator, Department, College, Vice President for Research

ORP/TRS Eligibility

ORP or TRS

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties are specifically related to research activities, require an advanced level of knowledge in a field of science or learning, are predominantly intellectual and varied in character, and require consistent use of discretion and judgment. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Specific research activities
  • Independent, collaborative, or supervisory roles in research
  • Related duties as required

This position reports to the principal investigator or project leader. Specific duties should be listed on the position description portion of the Workday Business Process.

For questions, please contact Tom Owen in Research Enterprise Business Services.