Back Elmi işçi Azerbaijani Навуковы супрацоўнік Byelorussian Научен сътрудник Bulgarian Ăслав ĕçлевçи CV Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter German Research fellow Spanish Tutkijatohtori Finnish Enseignant-chercheur French עמית מחקר HE Գիտական աշխատող Armenian
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A research fellow is an academic research position at a university or a similar research institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator.
Although research fellow positions vary in different countries and academic institutions, in general it indicates junior researchers who develop their research careers under the guidance of senior researchers.