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What Is a Research Analyst?

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Types

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    Research analysts can be in education, under a professor; in medicine or science; psychology; or legal research.

Educational Requirements

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    Requirements vary, depending on the field. Science requires both a bachelor's degree and laboratory experience. In education, you need a bachelor's with an intention to master in whichever branch of education you're working. For legal research, a paralegal associate's degree or a bachelor of arts are both possible (see Resources below).

Considerations

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    The normal 40-hour work week could go higher for more specialized research jobs, such as legal. Research analysts are important because they take over the paperwork and organization, leaving the employer to focus on other work.

Potential

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    Research assistants to professors are hired on a temporary basis, and typically only stay in the job for the time needed to complete the master's degree. Other research assistants can work toward becoming a professional research analyst in their field or a biostatistician (see Resources below).

Fun Fact

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    During law school, President Obama was a research assistant to Lawrence Tribe, one of the best scholars of U.S. constitutional law.

Resources


What Is a Research Analyst? Provided by eHow.com
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