Good Part time work while in school full time - Anonymous employee Michigan State University Employee Review

Mostly fair bargaining agreements, strong benefits

Work conditions vary drastically by department and supervisor

The HPC facilities (HPCC, ICER) offer excellent access for research affiliates colpaborating with university researchers, with Slurm job scheduling and a well-managed site-specific wiki.

Annual account renewal can be a bit bureacratically clunky at times, and the Research Affiliate may have to coordinate with multiple departments and the associated PI if a system update breaks part of a legacy system.