Position Overview
If you are the curious sort, there is a great chance that you will work extremely well in the role of a research worker.
Research workers work in many capacities – they may work for companies or educational institutions, depending on their interest, and availability of work.
The basic work of a research worker is to perform in-depth research. He or she is provided with a certain topic or area that requires research work, and it is then up to him or her to derive meaningful and useful information from it.
If you pick up this line of work, there is a great chance for you to move up the ladder, where the sky will be the limit.
Position Requirements
Depending on which area your research work is based on, you will need an appropriate bachelor’s degree. Additionally, you will need to be exceptionally analytic and insightful, as you will be asked to deal with data that requires deep analysis.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are prerequisites of working as a research worker – you will need to be able to speak and write about your findings with a lot of clarity, and thoroughly understand the assignments and instructions provided to you.
Great attention to detail, critical thinking skills, and technical abilities are also prerequisites of working as a research worker. Typically, this is what you will be doing on any typical day as a research worker:
Research Worker Duties, Tasks, Roles & Responsibilities
• Determine the type and extent of research work required, by going through assignment instructions.
• Comprehend the scope of required research and plan out different ways of acquiring the required information.
• Look through different avenues such as the Internet, books, periodicals, newspapers, and other documents to derive the required information.
• Engage people in conversation to derive first-hand information from them regarding subject matters.
• Record obtained information by following established procedures while ensuring that set standards are met.
• Analyze acquired information according to provided instructions, and ensure that correlating reports are written and submitted in a timely manner.
• Prepare findings of research studies and present them to the management for review purposes.
• Create and submit progress reports on identified research areas, and contribute to the drafting of research bids and proposals.
• Maintain accurate records of conducted interviews, ensuring that they are saved in a confidential manner.
• Assist in data collection and analyzing activities, placing special focus on the integrity of each piece of information.
• Receive, manage and respond to research-related queries, ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to researched information.