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research staff

research staff

3 3.4
People who work on studies and experiments at a university or lab
  • noun
  • /ˈriːsɜːrʧ stæf/
translation icon : personal de investigación
  • Teachers were trained by our research staff on how to encourage discussion about PA and nutrition among students.
  • research staff member
  • research staff conducted
  • research staff explained

Most labs do not have dedicated research staff.

Examples

  • Fourth, caregivers received five phone calls from research staff over the course of the year.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Thanks are due to the research staff who helped plan and carry out the work.

    Academic text (2006)
  • To address these concerns, research staff explained how new technology had been used to locate participants.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Faculty or a person from the research staff administered the instruments during January, February, and March.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Observations were conducted by research staff either alone or in pairs.

    Academic text (2004)
  • All students were individually assessed by trained research staff in quiet areas near their classrooms.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In addition, interventionists were supported by research staff in making instructional decisions.

    Academic text (2013)
  • All of the questions on the questionnaire were read by trained research staff and recorded onto videotape.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Kartik Talamadupula is a research staff member at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The research staff conducted extensive experiments to advance understanding in the field.

How Large

faculty
285 3.9
department
1.8
research staff
3 3.4
workgroup
1 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

research + staff

The meaning 'the group of employees engaged in research' is directly and compositionally derived from 'research' (the activity) modifying 'staff' (employees); this noun–noun/attributive pattern is a standard, productive English construction. Cross-linguistically and in general usage the logic is transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Research staff joins research, work to find new knowledge, and staff, the people who work at a place. Imagine a team in a lab all looking for answers together, and you can see why research staff means 'the group of employees who do research'.