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Stability and People - Policy Researcher Lawrence Berkeley Lab Employee Review

4.0
Oct 3, 2024
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Pros

You will get to work with a lot of smart people You can work on important, impactful things Feels very stable (unlikely for funding or restructuring to affect me) It is easy to choose a work-life balance that I want

Cons

Smart people are not always good communicators or coworkers Career advancement in my context can only be managing people Can be difficult to change entrenched practices Few vacation days

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

work life balance; World-Class User Facilities and Instruments, Top-Tier Scientific Collaboration

Cons

Temporary Nature of Early-Career Roles: For postdoctoral researchers, positions are inherently temporary. Securing a permanent Staff Scientist role at a national lab is notoriously difficult due to limited openings and highly competitive, lifelong tenures, which often forces researchers to look externally for long-term career growth.

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