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Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University
in College Station, TX

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"Very satisfied with my work and principal guide and administration."

What do you like about working at Texas A&M University?

"Work culture is excellent and scientists are very knowledgeable and helpful."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and specific what you are telling in front of interview board."

What don't you like about working at Texas A&M University?

"Spending too much money in football game, and salary of research staffs are less."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more money on research, and increase salary of staffs and scientists."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia, PA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"less paid for more work"

What do you like about working at Thomas Jefferson University?

"coworkers are friendly and helpful, some priciple investigators are nice"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"background and experience match are very important, strong publication records are helpful"

What don't you like about working at Thomas Jefferson University?

"high pressure, less paid, not enough techincal support, more paper work"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"management is tedious in administrative office and very slow in IT surpport"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Cambridge, MA

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"Productive and creative"

What do you like about working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

"Good place for post-doc training and full of challenge in the work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Florida
in Gainesville, FL

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"I have learned a lot from the projects that I have worked on."

What do you like about working at University of Florida?

"I had the possibility to interact with people from all around the world and focus the research on practical agronomic problems."

What don't you like about working at University of Florida?

"It is a multicultural and challenging environment, perfect for research purposes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It would be nice to have more stable positions."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at United States Navy
in Washington, DC

What do you like about working at United States Navy?

"The availability of high end equipment and quality of collaborators."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To have the best time in this position you should be single and have no kids. Be married to your job."

What don't you like about working at United States Navy?

"The surrounding neighborhoods are not so good. the cost of living is very high."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More collaboration between sections, there are too many people working on similar projects that don't work together"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Pittsburgh
in Pittsburgh, PA

What do you like about working at University of Pittsburgh?

"Potential for high impact research that will change health care as we know it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Prepare to have people above you take credit for your work and be inundated with red tape in completing research."

What don't you like about working at University of Pittsburgh?

"The job I was hired to do and the job I fit in do not exist."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would take into account the skills that each employee brings to the job site and try to use them to the best of their ability as opposed to hiring people and having them complete tasks not in their job description."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of California, Riverside
in Riverside, CA

What do you like about working at University of California, Riverside?

"freedom to express my technical skills, suggestions well received,excellent working environmen"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"take intitiative, take the opportunity to grow, take the opportunity to work at the excellent genomics facility"

What don't you like about working at University of California, Riverside?

"strong scientific background, gives scope for expanding technical and scientific skills"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"further develop links with the industry, obtain more fundings for cutting edge technologies,provide more competitive salaries"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Salk Institute for Biological Studies
in La Jolla, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"A rewarding and fast-paced environment with good support infrastructure"

What do you like about working at Salk Institute for Biological Studies?

"The Salk Institute was a great collaborative environment in which there was a strong support structure and freedom to learn and tackle problems both independently and in groups. The labs in which I was working was very accommodating and supportive. They were also responsive to requests for advice and assistance and were always approachable."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to be flexible and communicate your successes and failures in a timely manner without reservation. Be willing to express your opinions and ask for help when necessary."

What don't you like about working at Salk Institute for Biological Studies?

"The labs in which I worked were more wet lab oriented and I did not have other colleagues with computational/analytical background with whom I could work and from whom I could learn."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I did not have enough recurring interaction with the mentors in both labs to maintain communication about the progress of projects or the expectations they had."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Mass. Eye and Ear
in Boston, MA

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"Very interesting interdisciplinary project to work on"

What do you like about working at Mass. Eye and Ear?

"This is a very cutting-edge interdisciplinary project between a pioneer medical school (Harvard) and Mechanical engineering optics and laser research lab."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Most of the research work requires in-depth understanding of basic concepts of biomedical and engineering fields."

What don't you like about working at Mass. Eye and Ear?

"This is a project based opportunity for a limited period of time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest introducing this type of interdisciplinary projects to other companies and schools."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at York University

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Happy to be have the opportunity to apply at least some of my skills"

What do you like about working at York University?

"The opportunity to apply some of the skills I acquired over the course of my career"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. The experiences we acquired in life were given to us for a reason. Don't devalue it by trying to be someone else."

What don't you like about working at York University?

"Distance from home. I live about 70 kilometers away from the campus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give everyone a chance even if highly/over qualified. Education is valuable even if at a high level."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Argonne National Laboratory

What do you like about working at Argonne National Laboratory?

"This is a great place to work here. One can control his time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Focusing on technical issues because the lab enjoys its leading role in science."

What don't you like about working at Argonne National Laboratory?

"The lab has a slow pace, which is not good for research."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The lab needs more improvement on management and financial add to young researchers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Argonne National Laboratory
in Woodridge, IL

What do you like about working at Argonne National Laboratory?

"Research in a company is more related to application, which can benefit the customers directly."

What don't you like about working at Argonne National Laboratory?

"Work pace is too fast. Sometimes, workers have to work on some short-term projects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"team worker is more important than self worker to finish the company's goal."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Ohio State University
in Wooster, OH

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"good experience"

What do you like about working at Ohio State University?

"Its a good lab and supportive people, but grants allow less flexibility of supplies some times"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"prepare well every aspects of your subject area and be prepared to work hard"

What don't you like about working at Ohio State University?

"Low benefits are the main issue in this laboratory, but otherwise good"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve the grants for research is the main thing they need to take care"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at UCLA
in Los Angeles, CA

What do you like about working at UCLA?

"Academia allows me to do cutting edge and creative research."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be able to clearly and effectively communicate your research in written and oral presentations."

What don't you like about working at UCLA?

"Academia pays poorly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to be able to better communicate about the priority and timelines of projects."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate at South Dakota State University
in Brookings, SD
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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