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.

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"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 413 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 358 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 84 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 73 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 63 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 218 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 68 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "Bad work life balance, long hours" ((in 22 reviews))

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4.1

19% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

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6% positive business outlook

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4.1

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3.4

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2.7

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2.7

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2.7

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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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5.0

Oct 22, 2011

Great experience

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Pros

It is the best recognized institute in my field.

Cons

It is a competitive environment.

3.0

Sep 28, 2011

A good place to work as a poorly paid post doc if you are self motivated. With the right mentor, once can achieve a lot.

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Pros

Excellent reputation for research, great labs, great collaboration possible with several institutions, hospitals nearby, good resources for starting up a company out of a lab.,

Cons

High cost of renting. Very poor pay for post docs but probably the same as most universities. But extremely poor pay to living cost ratio makes life much harder.

4.0

May 19, 2011

Good Experience. Get out soon

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Good stepping stone for academic or industrial careers.

Cons

Does not let you be PI on grants. Does not allow you to formally advice even BS students. Pay is too low. (Even if your PI wants to pay you more, he's not allowed to)

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