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Where a university research assistant can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a university research assistant already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

University research assistants conduct academic research for the university or college they are employed in. They may assist professors they are affiliated with, their supervisor, in their research or develop their own in the related field of that professor.

Also known as university research associate, higher education research assistant, university research support, research associate in higher education, higher education assistant researcher, research assistant in university, university research support worker, assistant researcher in higher education, university research aide, assistant researcher in university, university assistant, university research technologist.

Professionals 81 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: demographer, 79%

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  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from university research assistant, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a university research assistant already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A university research assistant needs 43 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • use data processing techniques working with computers
  • archive scientific documentation information skills
  • study topics information skills
  • research design generic programmes and qualifications
  • discuss research proposals management skills
  • develop scientific theories information skills
  • assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
  • scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
  • university procedures business, administration and law
  • conduct scholarly research information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a university research assistant does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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University research assistant is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a university research assistant’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.