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      Excellent research environment, but limited opportunities - Postdoctoral Fellow NIH Employee Review

      3.0
      Feb 12, 2014
      Postdoctoral fellow
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      Pros

      Decent salary for a postdoc, though DC is very expensive. The research is world class and lots of available collaborations. Investigators are mostly fantastic and brilliant. Wonderful seminars by world-class scientists weekly. Lots of opportunities to present your work to the NIH community.

      Cons

      Very little opportunity to remain beyond your postdoc, which is limited to a 5 year max (this can be a big problem if your project(s) don't go perfectly). Your salary is more or less static for your entire postdoc. Very few opportunities for teaching or grant submissions.

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      5.0
      Jul 11, 2026
      Program specialist
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      Pros

      Work-life balance, coworkers are good humans, and there is room to grow

      Cons

      Slow at times, but there are also very busy periods.

      4.0
      Jun 25, 2026
      Senior clinical research nurse
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      Pros

      Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

      Cons

      Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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