Research Associate - Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Program
National Academies
Washington, DC · $59k–$73k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Washington, DC ranks
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $66,035 a year. Across 41 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $63,000 to $95,000 and the median is $75,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 12% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among life, physical, and social science technicians, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other: 10% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
... Research AssociateThe Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture program area convenes experts and leaders in food science, food safety, and food... ...challenges in the food and agricultural system.The Research Associate will provide support to the project team for the study, "Review...