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      4.2

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (406 total reviews)
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      Richard P. Lifton

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      66% positive business outlook

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      Rockefeller University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 406 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rockefeller University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      406 reviews
      3.0
      Jun 27, 2015

      Research Associate

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      Pros

      location in tri-institute area, subsidized housing that is conveniently adjacent to campus, good child day care facility which at one time is very affordable.

      Cons

      The particular lab environment is not good, constant high pressure, very little advice and guidance from the PI. The PI relies on his old fame and experience but loses his vision to guide his group to achieve further success.

      2.0
      Mar 11, 2015

      Prestigious place to work, lots of politics.

      Data manager
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      Pros

      Prestigious. Can sit down to lunch with Nobel Laureates. Excellent facilities and research.

      Cons

      Heavy politics, difficult to get funding, have to fight to keep your department running. No wonder Sir Paul Nurse left!

      4.0
      Jan 26, 2014

      Great, if not the best, environment to work in but overall salary for an RA position low

      Research assistant
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      Pros

      The Rockefeller Univ. is an amazing place to work at. There are, as many people know, a number of excellent scientists here. Core facilities and their availabilities are nothing compared to any other academic institutions I have ever worked at. The campus is very small, and everyone works "together." If you want something, you'll get it, whether that be on campus or outside the campus (cornell, columbia, Mt. Sinai, NYU to name a few that collaborate with many at RU). The HR is on top of everything. Again, it's a small place; things are well taken care of (this include the landscape, too!). Oh, the benefits are second to none. 20days of vacation time?? I have never heard of it. Are we in Europe?? Actually, it's VERY diverse, too. Most likely, a lab consists of less than 50% Americans and the rest from all over the world.

      Cons

      The only cons: 1. The salary is not realistic (for RA) for living in and around NYC. One would typically get 3%-3.5% raise annually, which is NOT even enough to cover annually rising rent. Starting salary for undergrad is 38000, masters 40000. It's still better than (i hear) other academic institutions, but it's hard to get by without spending your saving (if one has ANY) or relying on one's parents (again, if you have any). 2. Depending on which lab, I think, but RAs are pretty much treated as "technicians." NOT research assistants. Most postdocs whom we work with would only expect you to do bench tasks. You would probably have to really demand you want to participate more. In such a case, you'd be working much longer hours than full time in order to attain more intellectual independence. BUT you would never get paid more. the max salary for RAs is 50000 or so.

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