Research Assistant

CyberCore Systems; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 92,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

CyberCore Systems, based in Athens, GA, seeks a Research Assistant for a contract role offering $66,000–$92,000 annually with full benefits. The position emphasizes autonomy, practical problem solving, and turning vague contracts into measurable work that advances long-term career growth.

The role requires collaborative, problem-solving skills in a fast-moving environment and the discipline to complete essential but routine tasks that enable bigger outcomes.

Qualifications

• Collaborate across teams in a fast-moving environment.
• Service-minded problem solving without waiting for permission.
• Rapidly learn new general systems and apply them effectively.
• Discipline to finish routine tasks that make the rest matter.
• Willingness to own and flag mistakes early.

Responsibilities

• Apply general instincts to problems the playbook misses.
• Streamline innovation processes that have outlived their purpose.
• Assertively but respectfully push back when shortcuts cost future work.
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend fixes.
• Turn vague mandates into measurable work for CyberCore Systems.

Skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Service-minded problem-solving

Learn general systems quickly

Finish the boring 20%

Flag own mistakes

Job description

This contract Research Assistant position sits at the intersection of Multitasking and Innovation, reporting into a CyberCore Systems team that values quiet competence. Rare is the mid-level opening that pairs $66,000 - $92,000 with the freedom to shape general work the way this Athens one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring 4 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Trim Innovation processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Push back, respectfully, when an Active Listening shortcut will cost us later
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes
• Turn a vague contract mandate into work CyberCore Systems can measure

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated Cross-Functional Collaboration expertise in a fast-moving general environment
• Service-minded problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Ability to learn new general systems quickly and apply them effectively
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first

For over 3 years, CyberCore Systems has built craft-obsessed solutions that help teams in Athens, GA get more done. Autonomy here comes with a partner: ask for help the moment you're stuck on Project Management.

We'll invest in you with $66,000 - $92,000, full benefits, and a roadmap that turns this job into a long-term career.

Stamped current this morning, the contract opportunity awaits your application.

Come find out why people stay at CyberCore Systems once they get here; the Research Assistant door is open.