Great place to be - Principal Research Scientist MIT Employee Review

5.0
Oct 8, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

flexible work schedule, good benefits, great location, stability

Cons

limited mobility for non-faculty, personnel changeover

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Really good research opportunities to work on a project with major impact.

Cons

Issues heavily depend on groups.

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Brilliant colleagues A good degree of research independence Research funding sufficient for running experiments

Cons

Research divisions are mostly uncoordinated Administrative support is more reactive than proactive

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