Research Associate

Position Overview

ResearchCenterLab seeks Research Associates to contribute to the planning, investigation, evidence synthesis, scholarly writing, and peer-review revision of collaborative research projects. Research Associates will work with participating researchers, subject-matter experts, and accountable authors to develop academically rigorous research outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research teams to refine approved research topics, objectives, and questions.
• Contribute to research methodology and protocol development.
• Conduct structured literature searches and evidence screening.
• Extract, evaluate, and synthesize scholarly evidence.
• Contribute assigned manuscript sections and substantive revisions based on documented research.
• Verify references, research claims, methods, and data origins.
• Support preparation of responses to journal reviewer comments.
• Maintain accurate research records, evidence tables, and version histories.
• Document individual research contributions.
• Identify unsupported findings, fabricated citations, or research integrity concerns.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least two years of demonstrable academic or applied research experience.
• Experience contributing meaningfully to scholarly manuscripts or research projects.
• Strong research writing and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with research methodologies, academic literature searches, and research ethics.
• Competence in reference management and research documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word or Google Docs and Excel or Google Sheets.
• Ability to collaborate professionally and meet agreed research deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Experience with systematic or scoping reviews.
• Familiarity with PRISMA-ScR, PCC, and structured evidence extraction.
• Verifiable participation in submitted or published research.
• Experience handling reviewer comments.
• Expertise in healthcare, technology, STEM, sustainability, business, or public policy.

Performance Expectations

• Methodological quality
• Evidence accuracy
• Transparent scholarly contributions
• Timely research delivery
• Proper response to reviewer comments
• Research integrity

A 90-day initial performance review is proposed. Performance bonuses may be introduced under a separate approved policy and are not guaranteed.

Research Integrity and Professional Standards

• Research must be based on genuine scholarly investigation and verifiable evidence.
• Research staff must document their actual intellectual contributions.
• Authorship must reflect applicable journal authorship requirements.
• Research contributors who qualify for authorship must receive appropriate recognition.
• Other substantive technical or scholarly assistance must be acknowledged or disclosed as required.
• Fabricated research, manufactured citations, ghostwriting, purchased authorship, and misleading scholarly claims are prohibited.
• Journal acceptance and publication are not guaranteed.
• Responsible AI tools may assist research activities, but evidence and claims must be independently verified.

Employment does not automatically confer authorship, and payment never entitles anyone to authorship. Authorship is determined by genuine contribution under applicable journal standards.

Application Requirements

Updated CV, research interests, one or two scholarly writing samples, and a description of the applicant's actual contributions.