Entry-level research assistant jobs in Chicago, IL: 16 open roles
16 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Chicago, IL, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. A research assistant gathers and organizes information, runs surveys or studies and writes up findings for a team or client. It fits people with strong reading, writing and analysis skills.
Open entry-level research assistant jobs in Chicago, IL
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Clinical Research Coordinator
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator II-Genetics
Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL
$50k–$82k · Nov 4, 2026
- Research Associate
UNSW · Chicago, IL
$118k–$126k · Nov 3, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator I-Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Lurie Children's Hospital · Chicago, IL
$46k–$76k · Nov 2, 2026
- Research Associate (Remote)
Outlier · Chicago, IL
Nov 1, 2026
- Research Specialist - Lazarov Lab, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL
Oct 28, 2026
- Visiting Research Specialist - Natural Sciences
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL
Oct 27, 2026
- Research Associate - Industrial Technology
William Blair & Company · Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k–$145k · Oct 15, 2026
- Research Associate II, High-Throughput Cell Biology
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub · Chicago, IL (Onsite)
Oct 6, 2026
- Research Associate - U.S. Growth & Core (Technology)
William Blair & Company · Chicago, Illinois, United States
$120k–$130k · Sep 22, 2026
- Research Assistant
DePaul University · Chicago, IL, United States
Jul 29, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Chicago, IL · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Chicago, IL
The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.
A typical day
- 1. Collect data and sources
- 2. Run surveys or interviews
- 3. Clean and code results
- 4. Write summaries and slides
- 5. Check facts and citations
Skills it uses
- 1. Research methods
- 2. Writing
- 3. Excel or statistics software
- 4. Attention to detail
- 5. Curiosity
Employers hiring in Chicago, IL
- University of Illinois Chicago 3
- University of Chicago 2
- William Blair & Company 2
- Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 1
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub 1
- DePaul University 1
- Howard Brown 1
- ICON 1
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