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Federal Work Study - Clinical Publishing Assistant

SUNY Upstate Medical University

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Compensation
$17/hr
Location
Syracuse, NYHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

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.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Literature ReviewsData CollectionData OrganizationResearch AbstractsPresentationsManuscript Preparation

Qualifications

Current Upstate StudentFederal Work Study Approval

Full job description

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.

Recruitment Office:

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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
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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