Is MIT a good company to work for as a Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow?

Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow professionals working at MIT have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 129 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of MIT employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow Jobs at MIT now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow interview questions at MIT .

Does MIT pay Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow employees well?

Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MIT with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 129 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow salaries at MIT.

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What are the pros of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 419 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 338 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 91 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great research and smart people" ((in 63 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and difficult to find affordable housing in the area" ((in 208 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 192 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 69 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 42 reviews)); "Annoying HR and pushy supervisor." ((in 20 reviews))

MIT Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow reviews

4.4

98% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

55% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow employees have rated MIT with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow professionals have an excellent working experience there. MIT is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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129 reviews

4.0

Aug 6, 2020

Best

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative people and great ecosystem for academics.

Cons

Low Salary and somewhat nepotism exist.

5.0

Jul 15, 2020

It is the a fantastic place.

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

So many brilliant people at MIT.

Cons

The phase here is a little bit fast

5.0

Feb 26, 2020

cutting edge research but slow to access facilities

Postdoctoral research fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- ability to do cutting edge research in a world-class and collaborative environment - availability of support and access to a wide range of personal as well as technical development and training courses/workshops throughout the year

Cons

time-consuming and not straight-forward to get training on and access to many shared facilities and core facilities instrumentation

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