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Desert Research Institute

Part of NSHE (Nevada System of Higher Education)

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Desert Research Institute reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)
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Kumud Acharya

94% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Desert Research Institute has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Desert Research Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

45 reviews
4.0
Oct 8, 2017

Adventures at DRI, Reno!

Research technologist
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good staff--most are real pros and do a good job!

Cons

A State of Nevada University Institution--they do not make changes easily.

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Desert Research Institute Response
7y
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really value the perspectives of our former employees. Our facilities and IT staff have been working this past year to upgrade the equipment and quality of conference room services to our employees.
3.0
Aug 23, 2017

Great colleagues, terrible administration

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are brilliant and you're working on literally saving the world

Cons

Institute management incredibly resistant to change. Literally decades behind on best management practices. And HR actively fought against employee development, promotions, and raises because they would rather have poor morale and high turnover than pay anyone more than the minimum they could get away with.

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Desert Research Institute Response
7y
Thank you so much for your feedback. We value the perspective of our employees and strive to make our environment and work experiences positive. Since DRI’s new Director of HR started, HR has worked with leadership to create employee development programs and evaluate department needs. The Director of Human Resources invites all faculty, staff and students to approach her with questions, ideas and concerns.
5.0
Aug 18, 2017

Graduate Student Researcher

Graduate research assistant
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Pros

Opportunity to work with many different environmental scientists, great facility to do research

Cons

Difficult to survive in "soft money" world where you are constantly fighting for your funding.

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