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Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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Great place for research, but academic administration lacks focus and no long term investment for scientists. - Anonymous employee Lawrence Berkeley Lab Employee Review

3.0
Jan 26, 2014
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Pros

Equipment is top-notch and available, salaries are above industry average.

Cons

Soft money institution run by academics. Most scientists apply for extramural funding, DOE takes a high overhead for support staff. I have not yet met a single employee employed by the DOE. Most positions are contingent on available grant funding (usually awarded a maximum of 3-5 years).

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Interesting work and beautiful environment

Cons

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Pros

Beautiful location, you oversee the Bay, Golden Gate Bridge and SF. Research environment, great bridge for academics to transition to a more applied research. Benefits quite good

Cons

Low wages, especially in the scientific staff. Basically no career progression. Offices are a mixed bags (some departments have brand new buildings, others have very old buildings). Do not rely on their immigration services to get anything beyond temporary work visas.

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