What is a "Research Fellow" and what exactly do they do?
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I'm a research fellow, and I get paid by a university to do research. For example, researching new online phenomena such as Yahoo Answers! \n\nLucky me! Paid to do what I enjoy!!\n\n:D\n\nPS-What the other poster describes is actually a research assistant, not fellow. Fellows generally are not required to do research for anyone but themselves.
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Alot of it depends on what level of education you already have going into the research.  When you say "student researcher," do you mean "graduate student"?  Otherwise, I'm not familiar with being a student researcher for a private organization as a stand-alone, full-time job.
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Typically, this refers to individuals involved in fundraising for a campaign.\n\nHope that helps
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Here are some basic steps, all of which are essential:\n\n1) Identify scholars in your field whose work (METHOD and/or AREA of specialization) you admire.   Google their names, and find out where they teach, and whether their university has a graduate program.  If not, FIND OUT WHERE they did their graduate study.  <---------  (This step is SO important.)\n\n2) Speak to your current professors, especially those in your field of study whose METHODOLOGIES and/or AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION you find congenial.  Ask them which grad programs they'd recommend for you.\n\n3) Research graduate schools.  Barron's publishes reference guides for every field, identifying every graduate program in that field.  It is COMPLETELY worth the investment to buy those guides, but if you simply cannot, the academic advising office at your university, or your university's library, should carry up-to-date versions of these guides.\n\n3) Using the advice of your professors, your knowledge of where the top scholars in your area studied, and the appropriate Barron's guide, narrow down your options to five or so schools.   Visit the websites of these schools, and find as much information as you can about their graduate programs in your area of study.  Get all the answers to your basic questions here.\n\n4) Contact the DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE STUDY (not the department chairs) at these schools.  Email inquiries are best, but telephone calls are  fine.  Apprise them of your interest, and after introducing yourself and familiarizing them with your particular area of interest, ask if you might correspond with them and/or speak to them about some other questions you have.  In your next email or telephone appointment, ask these questions:\n\nAre campus visits encouraged?  (Some programs can even help you defray the cost of your visit, but don't ask this question outright.  The graduate director will tell you if funds are available.)\nWhat are the particular resources this program has pertaining to your specific area of scholarly interest?\nDo most students complete the program?\nOf those that do, what do these students do afterwards?\nIs there strong mentoring of students by the faculty in the program?\nAre there language requirements?\nIs the thesis (or portfolio, depending on the program) requirement integrated into the program? How?\nAre most students who are accepted into the program supported? Does this support include full tuition remission? Is there a stipend? \nAre stipends only given to teaching or research assistants?\nIs there a separate method to apply for an assistantship?\nCan non-funded students serve as teaching or research assistants?\n\nIf you follow these steps to the letter, you should be able to narrow down your choices to those four or five grad schools, and you should have all the information you need to begin application.\n\nI promise that this is the best darn advice you could possibly receive.\n\nBest wishes!
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You can be just a "scientist" but you usually  have to chose an area of study. Many people will go and get their Master's in an area that interests them. Then they can get a job in that field. That field is quite often research oriented. \n\nAlso, many people who are interested in a certain area of study, will get their education and then will become university professors. They then conduct research through the university and have teaching responsibilities at the same time.
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I am not sure I understand the question? Do you mean what does the R & D department do? \n\nThey are responsible for reseraching and developing new products or improving existing products with new ideas or functionality.
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It depends on the school. Some schools will require research fellows to teach two classes a semester, while at other schools the position is purely research oriented. A research fellow also may be required to have some sort of mentoring sessions with a faculty member.\n\nNo, they are not considered professors.
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Try the library.  It's a building thats full of books.  I'm sure they will have books on scients there.
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Geekie V, she's talking about doing research, not being a test subject.\n\nAsker, check out the neurobio faculty at a nearby university. Look at what projects they do. Come up with your own related ideas and then email a researcher telling him/her you are interested in his/her work. Propose an idea or project. Give a timeline.\n\nOr try a local research hospital or non-profit group.
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They usually get grants and stuff, sometimes they are professors that teach and reasearch at the same time.
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Usually research work for PHD is done under the supervison of an expert in the field of  the subject.  So consult somebody who is in the field to get proper guidance. You are required to do satisfactory  pre PHd  assesment of yourself in the selected subject before venturing into it.
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i AM a web researcher for a great research company! we go to a selected website and request the infromation that has been given to us for the day once we recieve that information we send it to our company, and they take it and pay you for what you did!
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Hi there,\n\nHere you go ... http://www.proquestk12.com/productinfo/sirs_researcher.shtml
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The most important thing is a good "Research Question".\n\nPick a topic you like or need (if the research have to be done oriented to any especific subject).\n\nAfter having a general topic/subject, ask yourself some things about that topic.  Think what are the known things about you topic, what are the unknown things about it.\n\nThen, pick some questions on your subject and ask yourself "Why is it important to get an answer for that questions?"  Answering that kind of questions will reinforce the need of answers and that's what justify the research topic.\n\nA good research topic is usually unknown or not deeply known, although there are some known topics with unknown details or unfinished research (partially researched topics).\n-----------------\n\nThere are several publications on "Research methodology" that can help you on the research subject picking process and the research process.  See link below.\n-----------------\n"Developing the research proposal"  (2nd link) shows some interesting info on research.
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udit Report on the Short Term Fellowship Programme \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJan Taplick and Agnès Visser-de Matteïs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFor further details or questions regarding this report please contact: \n\nJan Taplick, PhD\n\nFellowship Programme Manager, EMBO \n\nEuropean Molecular Biology Organization\n\nPostfach 1022.40 D-69012 Heidelberg\n\nMeyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg\n\nGermany \n\nTel.: +49 6221 8891 122\n\nFax:  +49 6221 8891 215\n\ne-mail: jan.taplick@embo.org\n\nhttp://www.embo.org \n \n\nGoals and Characteristics \n\nThis report summarizes the results of the Short Term Fellowship Programme audit and will be presented to the EMBC at its 34th Ordinary Session on 17 November 2003.\n\nThe Short Term Fellowship Programme that EMBO delivers on behalf of the EMBC is aimed to allow exchanges between laboratories in the member states for a period of up to three months. The programme is especially designed to exchange and transfer knowledge, practical research expertise and technology between European countries and thereby to start and foster collaborations between laboratories in the EMBC Member States. Applications are welcomed throughout the year and are evaluated by two EMBO Members or EMBO Young Investigators with expertise in the field of the proposal. While the most important elements considered during the evaluation process are the quality of proposed research and the qualification of the applicant, a further major component is the benefit to the home laboratory of the applicant. \n\nIn order to gain insight and information on the benefits and goals achieved by the Short Term Fellowship Programme, we contacted fellows who visited a foreign laboratory in 1998 or 2001. Since the majority of fellows are in an early stage of career involving a high degree of mobility, it was not possible to identify the current address of all 267 fellows who received the fellowship in 1998 or 2001. We were able to verify the present location of 214 former fellows who were asked to complete a questionnaire relating to their fellowship. The fact that 62% of former fellows completed the form is a very positive sign of appreciation of the programme. The majority not only answered the questions but also added detailed comments about how this fellowship contributed to their further career decisions or about the start of collaborations. Examples of individual comments are included in this document and will be given during the presentation at the EMBC Meeting on November 17th 2003. The Fellowship Programme Manager will ensure that EMBC Delegates interested in all fellows comments will have access to the questionnaire database during the entire EMBC session. \n\nIn summary, the outcome of the survey of former Short Term Fellows who were supported by EMBC/EMBO together with related statistics demonstrates the impressive impact, a programme involving a relative small investment per fellowship, has on further careers of scientists and on the fostering of fruitful collaborations between laboratories in EMBC Member States. \n \n \n\nThis report summary contains the following information: \n\n   1. Evaluation procedure\n   2. General statistic data about Short Term Fellowships in recent years (country distribution, gender issues)\n   3. Results of the Fellowship Questionnaire\n\n \n\n   1. Evaluation Procedure\n\n \n\nAfter submission of the application by the EMBO office, the Short Term Fellowship Administrator collects all documents needed for evaluation. These include the application form, a statement of current work of the applicant and the actual proposal of planned research at the receiving institute. Furthermore two confidential letters of reference and a statement by the host institute explaining why they wish to have the applicant visiting their laboratory are submitted. Once all documents are received, the fellowship programme manager reads the application and assigns two expert referees from the EMBO Mem
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Find a supervisor with research interest that is in the same line as you are. Email them and find out if they are looking for students to do research, and tell them u're interested, submit your qualification, if you are desperate, drop by to UBC to see them to show them u mean it.
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there are. =) they are the ones who give you ideas on how to make people smile. lol\nyou almost have 500 questions. there must be hundreds of superfriends in your head