Also means
research fellow
Usage Note
Assegnista specifically denotes a researcher holding a university assegno di ricerca (research grant), a post-doctoral contract common in Italian academia. It is epicene: l'assegnista is masculine or feminine. The plural is assegnisti (m) / assegniste (f).
Examples
"L'assegnista ha pubblicato tre articoli quest'anno."
Natural Translation
The research fellow published three articles this year.

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