Research Assistant
Part-timeUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MSPart-timeSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The University of Southern Mississippi seeks a part-time Research Assistant in the School of Kinesiology and Nutrition, within the College of Education and Human Sciences. The assistant will complete assigned duties, including data collection and evaluation, laboratory equipment maintenance and cleaning, animal safety, and collaboration with team members. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
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Special Instructions to Applicants
The University of Southern Mississippi invites applicants for a part-time position as a Research Assistant in the School of Kinesiology and Nutrition in the College of Education and Human Sciences. Applicants should include a resume and a list of three professional references.
All questions concerning the position should be emailed to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Alicia Landry ([email protected]).
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship. The University will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).
Job Summary
Part time research assistant to complete assigned duties.
Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities
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Data collection
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Data evaluation
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Maintenance and cleaning of laboratory equipment
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Ensuring animal safety
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Collaboration with team members
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Performs other duties as assigned
How this job compares
Set against the 679 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$46–60K/yr72 salary ranges
- US median$18–24/hr287 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 679 open Research Assistant jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Experience
- Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (152 postings).
- Education
- 181 of the 679 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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