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776 H-1B & PERM records for "Research Assistant", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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THE ASIA SOCIETY Schwarzman Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute New York, NY $60000 H-1B Jun 27, 2022
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE Associate Policy Analyst Washington, DC $60000 H-1B Dec 3, 2021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Research Assistant Professor El Paso, TX $60000 Green Card Mar 12, 2021
MEMORIAL SLOANKETTERING CANCER CENTER Research Assistant New York, NY $60000 Green Card Mar 10, 2021
Learning Policy Institute Research Associate Palo Alto, CA $60000 - $75000 H-1B Jul 22, 2020
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Research Assistant Professor ATLANTA, GA $60000 Green Card May 21, 2018
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER Research Assistant NEW YORK, NY $60000 Green Card Dec 9, 2016
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Research Assistant Professor CHARLESTON, SC $60000 Green Card 2012
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SC AND AFFILIATES Research Assistant Professor CHARLESTON, SC $60000 Green Card 2010
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Research Assistant Professor CHICAGO, IL $60000 Green Card 2010
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LLNCOLN RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LINCOLN, NE $60000 - $70000 Green Card 2008
U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL, INC. Research Assistant Washington, DC $59613 Green Card Aug 9, 2018
JSI RESEARCH &TRAINING INSTITUTE Project Associate Arlington, DC $59580 H-1B Jan 22, 2024
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Faculty Research Assistant CORVALLIS, OR $59430 Green Card Oct 11, 2016
Institute for Child Success, Inc. Research Associate $59000 Green Card May 8, 2025
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL … Research Associate WASHINGTON, DC $58947 Green Card May 3, 2019
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL … Research Associate WASHINGTON, DC $58947 Green Card May 3, 2019
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT PORTLAND, OR $58781 - $60000 Green Card Mar 28, 2018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Research Assistant Professor SEATTLE, WA $58668 Green Card May 21, 2018
Research Foundation of the City Univers… Research Assistant $58635 - $60000 Green Card Jan 4, 2024
NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH HEALTH S… SR. RESEARCH ASSISTANT GREAT NECK, NY $58597 Green Card Jun 13, 2014
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, I… Research Assistant III BOSTON, MA $58366 Green Card Feb 14, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Medical Research Centers Clinical Research Assistant Hollywood, MD $58323 Green Card Dec 9, 2015
ACCESS INDUSTRIES, INC. Research Assistant NEW YORK, NY $58074 Green Card 2011
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Research Assistant Professor $58000 Green Card May 16, 2025
Precision Agriculture for Development, … Global Research Associate Boston, MA $58000 H-1B Jul 17, 2020
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN Research Assistant Professor LINCOLN, NE $58000 Green Card Feb 23, 2017
WASHINGTON CORE, LLC Social Science Research Assistants Bethesda, MD $57824 Green Card 2013
WASHINGTON CORE, LLC Social Science Research Assistants Bethesda, MD $57824 Green Card 2013
COMMUNICATEHEALTH, INC. Social Science Research Associate Rockville, MD $57800 - $78000 Green Card Aug 31, 2022
RAKESH PATEL,DDS & SHITAL PATEL, DDS, I… Dentist Research Assistant CORONA, CA $57678 Green Card 2011
Education Development Center, Inc. Research Associate I $57000 - $70000 Green Card Sep 18, 2023
The Reason Foundation Public Policy Analyst (Social Science Research As… Washington, DC $57000 H-1B Oct 11, 2019
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Research Assistant Professor Mississippi State, MS $57000 Green Card Nov 13, 2020
JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LAS CRUCES, NM $57000 - $63000 H-1B Jul 30, 2012
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS LOGAN, UT $56774 Green Card 2012
ABBOTT LABORATORIES SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT ABBOTT PARK, IL $56701 - $88997 Green Card 2008
Quantum Integrative Medicine, Inc Research Assistant Miami, FL $56597 Green Card Oct 15, 2021
THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN… Research Assistant Madison, WI $56576 Green Card Oct 7, 2021
Florida A&M University Research Assistant Professor $56420 Green Card Apr 28, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Health Data Analyst Research Assistant Professor Philadelphia, PA $56170 - $113435 Green Card May 31, 2023
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH Research Assistant Professor (Chemist) COLLEGE STATION, TX $56047 Green Card May 1, 2018
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Social Science Research Assistants COLUMBUS, OH $56004 Green Card 2012
Klona Biotech Inc. Biology Research Assistant New York, NY $56000 H-1B May 18, 2026
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Social Science Research Assistants BALTIMORE, MD $56000 Green Card 2011
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES Social Science Research Assistants WASHINGTON, DC $56000 - $62000 Green Card 2010
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL … Social Science Research Assistants WASHINGTON, DC $56000 Green Card 2010
Marquette University Research Assistant Professor Milwaukee, WI $55954 H-1B Nov 18, 2019
STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS FOUNDATION ASIA OPERATIONS COORDINATOR CENTERVILLE, MA $55744 Green Card Jan 7, 2020
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER Research Assistant NEW YORK, NY $55575 Green Card Oct 31, 2016
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