Professional Aide
Michigan State University(MSU)
Remote · USTemporary / Per DiemSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Professional Aide provides faculty with project assistance, including research and other professional support. Work may include reviewing scientific literature, synthesizing and writing up evidence, participating in weekly team meetings, and collecting and analyzing data. The position is on-call, with work limited to 1,039 hours in any twelve-month period, and is designated remote-friendly, with remote work mutually agreed upon.
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Position Summary(Basic Job Function) This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period. ### Unit Position Summary Assist faculty with projects, including research and other professional support functions. Duties may include: Conducting reviews of the scientific literature; Synthesizing and writing up evidence; Participation in weekly team meetings; Data collection and analysis; Other duties assigned ### Desired Qualifications Previous experience assisting faculty with research projects in Social Work or a related field. ### Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status. ### Required Application Materials Resume Cover Letter ### Work Hours ON-CALL ### Website WWW.SOCIALWORK.MSU.EDU ### Remote Work Statement MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
How this job compares
Set against the 686 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$47–60K/yr84 salary ranges
- US median$18–25/hr280 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 54 open Research Assistant jobs in Michigan and 686 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Wayne State University20 open
- Michigan State University13 open
- Michigan State University(MSU) (this employer)11 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 (153 postings).
- Education
- 187 of the 686 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 10, 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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