Postdoc - Postdoctoral Research Fellow NIH Employee Review

4.0
May 15, 2015
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Pros

Amazing resources World class scientists to work with Great career development support Higher than usual postdoctoral salary

Cons

Cost of living is extremely high There is a lot of bureaucracy at the NIH Very few grant writing opportunities Space is in high demand Travel policies are crazy - and wasteful

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5.0
Jul 11, 2026
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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
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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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