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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"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))

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"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))

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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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4.8

Career opportunities

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Senior management

4.3

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

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

5.0

May 6, 2012

great environment, great benefits, learned a lifetime worth of skills

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Pros

* at least in my dept. work/life balance was respected * lots of vacation time and many paid holidays including an extra day at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and some years, New Years, too. *interesting people, fascinating science and opportunities to hear lectures * extremely talented people to learn from * fantastic location on the Charles river * gold standard labs and science

Cons

* can be very bureaucratic with inside politics * not always great feedback to help guide performance * some labs were lax in following the rules, providing bad examples to others * loss of big picture, focussed on project at hand * campus area can be dangerous at night and early in the morning

5.0

Mar 16, 2012

It's a great experience that will lead to many more opportunities

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Great people, great science, lots of great seminars.

Cons

In general the facilities aren't great for such a prestigious university. Benefits are pretty bad especially for postdoctoral fellows.

3.0

Dec 29, 2011

OK

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Pros

Smart people High reputation in the all universities

Cons

work work work if you want to success, you have no weekend

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