Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for as a Postdoctoral Associate?

Postdoctoral Associate professionals working at Virginia Tech have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 84 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Virginia Tech employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Postdoctoral Associate Jobs at Virginia Tech now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Postdoctoral Associate interview questions at Virginia Tech .

Does Virginia Tech pay Postdoctoral Associate employees well?

Postdoctoral Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Virginia Tech with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 84 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Postdoctoral Associate salaries at Virginia Tech.

How happy are Postdoctoral Associate professionals working at Virginia Tech?

95% of Postdoctoral Associate employees at Virginia Tech would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 17% in the past 12 months. Postdoctoral Associate professionals have also rated Virginia Tech with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.6 rating for culture and values and 4.5 rating for career opportunities.

What Virginia Tech locations are top rated by Postdoctoral Associate employees?

Blacksburg is the top rated Virginia Tech location by Postdoctoral Associate employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (382) , Research Assistant (165) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (132) , Graduate Assistant (51) , Graduate Student (50) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (44) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (34) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (30) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (29) , Research Associate (28) , Student Worker (27) , Research Scientist (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

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

"great team and people in general" ((in 197 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 114 reviews)); "1 The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 90 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 52 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 155 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 41 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 16 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 11 reviews))

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4.5

95% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

93% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

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4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.6

Culture & values

4.5

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Postdoctoral Associate employees have rated Virginia Tech with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Postdoctoral Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. Virginia Tech is rated 20% above average by Postdoctoral Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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84 reviews

5.0

Aug 26, 2015

Great experience

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast growing university, respectful and supportive leadership

Cons

Not there long enough to recognize any

3.0

Aug 13, 2015

Research Associate

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Virginia Tech gives good benefits and is a nice place to work.

Cons

The salary was very low for a person who had more than 5 yrs experience after completion of a doctoral degree.

4.0

Jun 19, 2015

Great Place to work

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great facility, helpful people and love educational environment.

Cons

Blacksburg is very small city.

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