Research Associate
University of South Florida
Tallahassee, FL · Posted October 31, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
More in Florida job market · All Research Associate jobs (218) · Education & EdTech · Research jobs
More roles at University of South Florida
- Director of Career Development · Tampa, FL
- Sr Athletics Graphic Designer · Tampa, FL
- COEDU Open-Rank Professor Of Instruction/Director of Field and Clinical Experiences · Tampa, FL
- Academic Program Specialist · Tampa, FL
- Assistant Vice President, Athletics Consumer Marketing · Tampa, FL
- Regional Medical Director for Child Abuse Pediatrics - Clinical Faculty Position – Assistant/Associate/Full Professor · Tampa, FL
Similar jobs
- Sr. Research Associate 2, SOM (A) · University Of Miami · Miami, FL
- Senior Research Associate, Analytical · Ncasi · Newberry, FL
- Research Associate II · Moffitt Cancer Center · Tampa, FL
- Research Associate Sr. · Nationwide Childrens Hospital · Columbus, OH
- Research Associate - Childhood Cancer · Nationwide Childrens Hospital · Columbus, OH
- Research associate: B-cell Sorting and Reagent operations · Danaher · Waltham, MA
Where Tallahassee, FL ranks
Where Tallahassee, FL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in Florida41% · of 21
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southeast64 / 100 · of 33
- #4Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs45% · of 100
- #4Best cities for government jobs143 openings · of 26
- #6Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast45% · of 64
- #6Best cities for entry-level and junior jobs41% · of 100
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 62 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $99,000 and the median is $73,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
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
...outfitted for small animal husbandry and zebrafish. The Zhigao Wang lab is inviting excellent candidates for a position at a rank of Research Associate (non‑tenured). We are interested in investigators who work on all themes of cell death and cardiac disease, including but not...