Research Associate
Syenex
Evanston, IL · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Evanston, IL ranks
Where Evanston, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest27% · of 69
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Great Lakes27% · of 53
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois31% · of 17
- #12Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Great Lakes16% · of 50
- #14Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Midwest16% · of 67
- #23Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes33% · of 39
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 93 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $95,000 and the median is $73,500.
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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
...build-fast, collaborate-openly culture. This role is central to how we scale that science.
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