2.0
Oct 23, 2013
Anonymous employee
Former employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
World-class resources and excellent scientists abound. The research opportunities available at NIH are superb for clinical, transitional, and basic research.
Cons
As a junior scientist (Post-Bacc IRTA), I spent far more of my time dealing with red tape than I would have were I doing the same research at a private institution. Scientific projects were often delayed for months at a time due to paperwork being lost and purchases delayed, etc. Facilities (buildings) were grossly inadequate for the current number of staff -- my advisor's "office" was a converted closet in a service corridor, behind a collection of tanks of compressed gasses.