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research assistant

person employed by a university, a research institute or a privately held organization, for the purpose of assisting in academic or private research
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research assistant

Summary

research assistant is an occupation[1]. It draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #243 of 676).[2]

Key Facts

  • research assistant's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • research assistant's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • research assistant's instance of is recorded as job title[5].
  • research assistant is a type of researcher[6].
  • research assistant is a type of assistant[7].
  • research assistant's said to be the same as is recorded as wissenschaftlicher Assistent[8].
  • research assistant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'vit.ass.'}[9].
  • research assistant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'vit.ass.'}[10].
  • research assistant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Araş. Gör.'}[11].
  • research assistant's different from is recorded as early-career researcher[12].
  • research assistant's different from is recorded as research fellow[13].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مساعدة باحث'}[14].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'עוזרת מחקר'}[15].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': "asistenta d'investigación"}[16].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'raziskovalna asistentka'}[17].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'молодша наукова співробітниця'}[18].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ajudanta de recerca'}[19].
  • research assistant's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'assistante de recherche'}[20].
  • research assistant's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مساعد باحث'}[21].
  • research assistant's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'raziskovalni asistent'}[22].
  • research assistant's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'assistant de recherche'}[23].
  • research assistant's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'молодший науковий співробітник'}[24].

Why It Matters

research assistant draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #243 of 676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . Recommendations on the Creation and Use of Profession Names in the Medical Field to Affirm Gender Equality. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Recommendations on the Creation and Use of Profession Names in the Medical Field to Affirm Gender Equality. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isco-08 occupation class → 2310
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33365|batch #33365]]: isco inferences from esco"
  2. 6d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → occupation, position, job title
    Esco occupation id → 5ac65daa-0896-4193-9f0e-8b00746b78a1
    Said to be the same as → wissenschaftlicher Assistent
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33289|batch #33289]]: ESCO occupations, matched in OpenRefine (#4)"
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