Is MIT a good company to work for as a Post Doctoral Associate?

Post Doctoral Associate professionals working at MIT have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 18 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of MIT employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Post Doctoral Associate Jobs at MIT now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Post Doctoral Associate interview questions at MIT .

Does MIT pay Post Doctoral Associate employees well?

Post Doctoral Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MIT with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 18 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Post Doctoral Associate salaries at MIT.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT?

Research Assistant (308) , Graduate Research Assistant (222) , Postdoctoral Associate (216) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (138) , Graduate Student (127) , Postdoctoral Fellow (117) , PhD Student (116) , Research Scientist (98) , Researcher (81) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Graduate Student Researcher (65) , Administrative Assistant (62) , PhD Graduate Student (58) , Research Associate (58) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (56)

What are the pros of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 424 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 349 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 86 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 68 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 68 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and difficult to find affordable housing in the area" ((in 214 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 189 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 63 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "high pressure and some difficult personalities" ((in 22 reviews))

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4.1

19% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

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6% positive business outlook

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4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Post Doctoral Associate employees have rated MIT with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Post Doctoral Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. MIT is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Post Doctoral Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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18 reviews

5.0

Mar 25, 2021

Good place

Post doctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The flexibility at MIT is good.

Cons

Need to be an active speaker to make progress in researches.

5.0

Mar 23, 2021

Great for science, bad for work life balance

Post doctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is great for science and learning

Cons

The work life balance is not great

5.0

Aug 27, 2020

great

Post doctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great school lots of work

Cons

hard place to live bad weather

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