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

PhD Graduate Student professionals working at UC Riverside have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 20 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 PhD Graduate Student Jobs at UC Riverside now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked PhD Graduate Student interview questions at UC Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay PhD Graduate Student employees well?

PhD Graduate Student professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UC Riverside with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about PhD Graduate Student salaries at UC Riverside.

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

Riverside is the top rated UC Riverside location by PhD Graduate Student 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 89 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the job is pretty stable" ((in 87 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 79 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 51 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 107 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 49 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 10 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad training" ((in 7 reviews))

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UC Riverside PhD Graduate Student reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

99% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

PhD Graduate Student employees have rated UC Riverside with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most PhD Graduate Student professionals have an excellent working experience there. UC Riverside is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by PhD Graduate Student professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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20 reviews

5.0

Oct 23, 2024

UC Riverside PhD

Phd graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice campus and good learning environment.

Cons

Temperature in summer is terrible.

5.0

Oct 16, 2024

UCR PhD Student

Phd graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great research opportunity and labs

Cons

It can get really hot in summer

4.0

Jul 1, 2024

Good programs

Phd graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good and new school of medicine and new facilities are nice.

Cons

Its hot not much good food around campus.

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