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Research Assistants at University of California, Irvine give their company a 4.5 out of 5.0, while the average rating for University of California, Irvine is 4.2, making them 7% happier than every other employee at University of California, Irvine and 2% happier than every other Research Assistant on CareerBliss - the happiest Research Assistants work for University of Notre Dame.

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4.5
Average Rating
(based on 8 Research Assistant Review Ratings)
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"I learned lots of knowledge about computer science field."

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
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"I am proud to work for a university with such a great atmosphere. And the culture supports learning and development on the job – and really rewards hard 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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Average Research Assistant Ratings in the Past 10 Years

Year Salary
2011 $4
2012 $4
2013 $3
2020 $4
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"I did my graduate studies at UC Irvine for 6 years. During that time I was a teaching assistant for several courses. In the lab, I maintained lab equipment as well as managed and stock lab supplies from vendors."

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 5 / 5
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"Good working environment. I work extensively in my group to do research with my supervisor and fellow PhD students, learned a lot of theory, programming skills and improved my collaboration skills."

Person You Work For 3.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5

Average University of California, Irvine Attributes by Research Assistant

Company Culture
4.6
Growth Opportunities
4.2
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.7
Rewards You Receive
4.2
Support You Get
4.7
Way You Work
4.8
Work Setting
4.3
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

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

"Working in a Group of people and share great ideas."

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

"Nothing that I concern at this point..Work is a great environment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think management is in a great position to make the best decisions, otherwise, I would have been the manager;)"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"it was a great chance for me to prove myself."

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

"the professors and supervisors were very helpful and friendly. ."

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

"yes. they should read and study before going for the interview."

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

"there was nothing that I did not like about this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"they should use more state of arts instruments for their measurements."

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
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"Good place for graduate research, can be better for materials scientists."

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

"Good place for graduate research. Nice environment, plenty of guidance."

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

"General interview strategy for grad school applies. Not much special."

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

"Can be better for materials scientists. Not enough equipment and faculty."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value materials research more. Get more materials equipment and faculty."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant
in Irvine, CA

"As a former unpaid research assistant, it's difficult to compare the experience to an industry job"

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

"Openess to my class schedule."

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

"No interviews necessary, they're always looking for research assistants."

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

"Equipment was secondhand at best and often times didn't work or broke down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The department needs more money to buy new equipment"

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