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Working at UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA: 51 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in La Jolla, CA Area

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Average Rating
(based on 99 UC San Diego Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
4.4
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.3
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"UCSD is a great environment for cutting edge technical innovation and provides unique and challenging projects. My colleagues are world class scientists and engineers and create an extremely engaging environment for my work."
Posted 10 years ago in San Diego, CA

Working at UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA: 51 Employee Reviews

UC San Diego Employee

"Great company and wonderful co-workers. Very flexible and fun environment to 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 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"I'm completing my Master's degree in biology at UCSD. I worked with post-doc on the project and got instructions with PI. Overall, this experience is very valuable for developing knowledge in the biological 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 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Undergraduate Student Advisor

"I've worked in the US Navy from 2010-2015. I enjoyed troubleshooting electrical equipment and work planning. I found out that environment is very motivating. It required a lot of teamwork and leadership."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"Great university, busy workload"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Art Director

"I've worked for UCSD for 5 months in the role of Art Director. The staff and faculty have been really great assisting with access to resources for company branding. UCSD is a incredible school that is leading the way in entrepreneur programs."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate

"Really awesome place to 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 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Project Scientist

"I worked for UCSD, department of pediatrics since 2011. We were a new lab and I was one of the founders of the lab. I'm the lab manager and I was responsible "indirectly" for setting up a highly collaborative environment. The research team is highly versatile ranging from modelers to hardcore experimentalists. I learned a lot and it's a great place!"

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 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"I have worked at UCSD for 5 years. I really appreciate my adviser for his support, guidance, patience, and expertise on my long-term research project. I also appreciate my fellow graduate students. I can solve the problems and obstacles happened in my research by the team support."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"Excellent research and study environment for students"

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 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate

"I've worked at UC San Diego as a Postdoctoral Researcher for over 2 years, and as a bench scientist, I have found that the opportunities to make impactful discoveries are substantial. There are ample opportunities for forming strong collaborations around campus and nearby scientific institutions, and the level of experts in multiple areas of research abound."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"I have work for UCSD ECE department since March 2019. I have completed different projects and found that they are very interesting and meaningful. The work environment is great."

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
UC San Diego Employee

"I've worked with the UC system in several capacities and have loved my time at UC San Diego. The culture among employees in my field is cooperative, collaborative, and innovative. Compensation at UC San Diego has been reassessed in the last several years and I have appreciated the work done on campus to make salary and benefits equitable between the UC campuses."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"I worked as a Tutor for USCD Mechanical Engineering Department. The compensation was great, and the Professors were easily accessible for work questions, or questions pertaining to my own classes or interests."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"UCSD provides a fun and flexible environment to work in, but the parking is expensive and space is not guaranteed."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Student Research Assistant

"I worked with some very talented programmers in this research lab. You will gain valuable hands on experience developing cutting edge technology."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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