### Question
How is the term research position defined?


### Answer
The term **research position** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 9810* as the following:

> a position in a professional series that primarily involves scientific inquiry or investigation, or research-type exploratory development of a creative or scientific nature, where the knowledge required to perform the work successfully is acquired typically and primarily through graduate study

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 9810*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart I-Miscellaneous > CHAPTER 98-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION**

