Is UC Riverside a good company to work for as a Graduate Student Researcher?

Graduate Student Researcher professionals working at UC Riverside have rated their employer with 4.7 out of 5 stars in 78 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of UC Riverside employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Graduate Student Researcher Jobs at UC Riverside now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Graduate Student Researcher interview questions at UC Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay Graduate Student Researcher employees well?

Graduate Student Researcher professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UC Riverside with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 78 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 17.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Graduate Student Researcher salaries at UC Riverside.

How happy are Graduate Student Researcher professionals working at UC Riverside?

86% of Graduate Student Researcher employees at UC Riverside would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 684% in the past 12 months. Graduate Student Researcher professionals have also rated UC Riverside with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 4.6 rating for career opportunities.

What UC Riverside locations are top rated by Graduate Student Researcher employees?

Riverside is the top rated UC Riverside location by Graduate Student Researcher employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (69) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (23) , Postdoctoral Researcher (21) , Lab Assistant (20) , PhD Graduate Student (17) , Postdoctoral Scholar (12)

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

"Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 92 reviews)); "good benefit and tuition deduction" ((in 92 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 82 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 50 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 50 reviews))

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

"There are very few PIs who are not toxic in some way and the pay is very low." ((in 106 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 47 reviews)); "Work life balance is conceptual not truly encouraged nor supported." ((in 13 reviews)); "Large classes." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews))

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UC Riverside Graduate Student Researcher reviews

4.7

86% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

95% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

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4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.6

Career opportunities

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Senior management

Graduate Student Researcher employees have rated UC Riverside with 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Student Researcher professionals have an excellent working experience there. UC Riverside is rated 26% above average by Graduate Student Researcher professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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78 reviews

5.0

Sep 1, 2022

Gained a lot of experience

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

knowledgeable professors who can help a lot with research

Cons

sometimes had to send multiple messages to departments for an answer to a question

3.0

Jul 22, 2022

Employment satisfaction depends on PI, pay is low but sort of offset by IE costs.

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relative Low cost of living in IE compared to rest of California major cities Campus is visibly pleasing

Cons

Low wages Many bad faculty members Difficult for black folks to thrive in the graduate setting

5.0

Dec 16, 2021

Nice place for research

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A university full of opportunities

Cons

Could be better in terms of supporting graduate students.

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Employment satisfaction depends on PI, pay is low but sort of offset by IE costs.

Nice place for research

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