Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A PhD-qualified research associate at grade 7 leading a workstream within a PI's larger grant
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A research assistant on grade 6 is not a research associate in the UK system
Editorial commentary
In UK academic grading, research associate is grade 7 (above RA at grade 6); in US the term is less standardised. The role often includes mentoring of more junior researchers and may include some teaching. May lead to senior research associate, research fellow, or PI track.
References
- UCEA UK Higher Education Academic Pay Grades
- Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Also known as
Senior RA · Post-doctoral research associate (PDRA)
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
xml
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vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
vocab-term="Research associate"
vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/research-associate" />json
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"sameAs": [
"Senior RA",
"Post-doctoral research associate (PDRA)"
],
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}
