Research Associate: Pediatric Surgery
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MDFull-time$77K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Division of Pediatric Surgery seeks a Research Associate to support and develop the division’s clinical, translational, and educational research interests as a core team member. The role works under Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins. Candidates must have a PhD and strong scientific writing skills; prior experience drafting IRB protocols and/or grant writing is preferred.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
The Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine seeks a Research Associate. Under the direction of Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins, the successful candidate will support and develop the clinical, translational, and educational research interests of the division as a core team member. Interested candidates should email their CV and two professional references to Dr. Lumpkins at [email protected] .
The successful candidate should be able to:
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Cultivate scientific inquiries from initiation to completion
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Work collaboratively across departments and institutions
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Be involved in the research training of student and resident learners
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Effectively balance a portfolio of projects spanning several academic disciplines
Qualifications
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Candidates must have a PhD
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Strong scientific writing skills are essential
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Prior experience with drafting IRB protocols and/or grant writing preferred
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
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Candidates must have a PhD
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Strong scientific writing skills are essential
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Prior experience with drafting IRB protocols and/or grant writing preferred
Job Identification: 475
Job Category: Research
Job Schedule: Full time
Expected Salary 77,000
SOAPF 225-10419120-000000-00391245-210
JobType Regular
How this job compares
Set against the 1,097 open Research Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$77K/yr
- Maryland median$76–87K/yr30 salary ranges
- US median$69–90K/yr323 salary ranges
This rate, $77K, is 4% below the Maryland median midpoint ($81K) — in the middle half of Research Associate salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Research Associate jobs in Maryland and 1,097 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University23 open
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (this employer)3 open
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory2 open
- Experience
- Research Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (276 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 311 of the 1,097 open Research Associate jobs (28%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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