Legal status of a scientist in the Russian Federation: legal and linguistic aspect

In the article, the authors analyze the modern legal and linguistic structure of the legal status of a scientist, analyze it from the perspective of both scientific and practical-applied components. The problems of the implementation of the legal situation by scientists are identified due to the lack of a well-developed definitive basis, inconsistency of the provisions of federal and departmental legislation regarding certain substantive elements of the legal situation. The hypothesis is put forward that due to the lack of a legally fixed concept of a scientist, uniformity in the interpretation of his status, caused, among other things, by the use of such evaluative terms as “leading”, “outstanding”, etc. in his design, law enforcement defects arise, significantly and at the same time negatively affecting the effectiveness of implemented measures of state support for the scientific sector. Organizational and legal measures to strengthen the legal position of a scientist in the Russian Federation are proposed.