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      Great professional and personal experience - Anonymous employee NIH Employee Review

      4.0
      Oct 2, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Wide community for networking, state of the art instruments, each lab has fixed funding no need to prepare grants

      Cons

      From a foreigner perspective, NIH only support J-1 visas (very hard to get H-1B visa for postdocs)

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      5.0
      Jun 26, 2026
      Scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Not stressful, science based, not profit.

      Cons

      Slow processes, too many meetings.

      4.0
      Jul 5, 2026
      Research trainee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      -flexible -interesting -rewarding -good networking

      Cons

      -different expectations in each lab

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