Generally speaking, researchers and deputy researchers generally exist in the departments of the county government or the municipal government. They don't enter the team according to the regulations, generally don't divide the work separately, and only assist the team members who are responsible for a certain job. If there is a separate division of responsibilities, it is also in charge of some auxiliary work or responsible for a certain stage of project work. The division of labor between researchers and associate researchers is the same.

Scientific researchers are generally not responsible for practical work and belong to a relatively advanced "handyman". For example, the researchers of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission investigate, evaluate and study the degree and situation of urban development and reform. So researchers have no real power.

Investigator is a kind of national civil servant and belongs to a non-leadership position. Investigators are only located in state administrative organs at or above the city (prefecture) level, and investigators must be deputy county leaders or deputy researchers for more than four years.

Researcher is a kind of non-leadership position of civil servants in China, and the level is equivalent to the director (county magistrate) of leadership position. The level of civil servants is divided into 27 levels, and researchers belong to 12 to 15 levels.

The investigator's job content:

Scientific researchers are generally not responsible for practical work, which is relatively leisure work. Civil servants approaching retirement age, or reaching promotion standards without corresponding posts, shall not be granted real posts. Positions of researcher and deputy researcher are set at the official level, and positions of inspector and deputy inspector are set at the deputy level, which is equivalent to the official level or deputy level, official level or deputy level.

The researcher is responsible for handling letters and visits from the people and foreign and overseas people to the municipal party committee, the municipal government and the principal responsible comrades of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, as well as letters and visits assigned by relevant departments at higher levels.

Researchers receive visitors from the masses, ensure the smooth channels of letters and visits, and timely and accurately reflect the important suggestions, opinions and problems put forward by the masses in their letters and visits to the leaders of the municipal party Committee and the municipal government office.

The researcher comprehensively analyzes the information of letters and visits, conducts investigation and research, and puts forward suggestions on the policies and measures of the municipal party Committee and the municipal government. The researcher undertakes the letters and visits assigned by the leaders of the municipal party Committee and the municipal government, and urges and inspects the relevant instructions and implementation of leading comrades. The researcher shall assign letters and visits to the relevant departments of townships (towns), cities and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and supervise and inspect the handling and implementation of important letters and visits.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) civil servant law

Article 19 The rank of civil servants shall be set below the bureau level.

The rank sequence of comprehensive management civil servants is divided into: first-class inspector, second-class inspector, first-class researcher, second-class researcher, third-class researcher, fourth-class researcher, first-class chief clerk, second-class chief clerk, third-class chief clerk, fourth-class chief clerk, first-class clerk and second-class clerk.

The rank sequence of civil servants in positions other than comprehensive management shall be stipulated separately by the state in accordance with this law.

Article 20 Each organ shall, in accordance with the determined functions, specifications, staffing, number of posts and structural proportion, set up specific positions of its civil servants and determine the post responsibilities and qualifications of each position.

Twenty-first civil servants' leadership positions and ranks should correspond to the corresponding levels. The corresponding relationship between the leadership positions, ranks and grades of civil servants shall be stipulated by the state.

According to the needs of work and the corresponding relationship between leadership positions and ranks, the leadership positions and ranks held by civil servants can be transferred to concurrent positions; Those who meet the prescribed conditions may be promoted to leadership positions or ranks.

The level of civil servants is determined according to their leadership positions, ranks, ability and political integrity, work performance and qualifications. Civil servants in the same leadership position and rank may be promoted to rank in accordance with state regulations.

The leadership positions, ranks and grades of civil servants are the basis for determining the salaries and other benefits of civil servants.