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Institute for Defense Analyses

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Excellent Environment and Opportunities - Adjunct Researcher Institute for Defense Analyses Employee Review

5.0
Oct 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Very flat leadership structure, lots of interdisciplinary cooperation and mentoring support

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement, heavy emphasis on PhDs

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Thank you for your feedback! We’re happy to hear that your experience here has included many of the IDA characteristics we are most proud of.

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