
Federal Work Study - Clinical Publishing Assistant
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY · HybridJob$17/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Federal Work Study Clinical Publishing Assistant works with faculty, residents, and fellows on studies involving minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery, surgical outcomes, and new techniques. The role includes literature reviews, data collection and organization, and assistance with research abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. It offers medical students an opportunity to gain research experience, learn about the research process, and contribute to academic publications.
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Job Summary: The medical student will work closely with faculty, residents, and fellows on studies involving minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery, surgical outcomes, and new techniques. Responsibilities will include literature reviews, data collection and organization, and assisting with research abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. This position offers an opportunity to gain research experience, learn about the research process, and contribute to academic publications. Our medical students have a solid baseline understanding of clinical research and this work will enhance their research experience, clinical knowledge and understanding of the publishing process.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a current student enrolled at Upstate Medical University and approved for financial aid through the Student Financial Aid office at Upstate.
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Days:
Hybrid. Wednesdays 8am-4pm
Salary Range/Pay Rate:
$17/hour
Message to Applicants: This Federal Work Study position is available to current Upstate Medical University students who have been approved for and accepted Federal Work Study through the Financial Aid Office. If you are unsure if you are approved for Federal Work Study, please do not hesitate to contact our office via e-mail at: [email protected] or by telephone at: (315) 464-9079. Our office is located in Room 203, Campus Activity Building.
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Executive Order: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 676 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17/hr
- New York median$17–20/hr59 hourly ranges
- US median$18–24/hr287 hourly ranges
This rate, $17/hr, is 11% below the New York median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Research Assistant hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Research Assistant jobs in New York and 676 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (this employer)28 open
- University of Rochester10 open
- City of New York5 open
- 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
- 184 of the 676 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 4, 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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