Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for as a Postdoctoral Research Associate?

Postdoctoral Research Associate professionals working at Virginia Tech have rated their employer with 4.9 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Virginia Tech employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Postdoctoral Research Associate Jobs at Virginia Tech now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Postdoctoral Research Associate interview questions at Virginia Tech .

Does Virginia Tech pay Postdoctoral Research Associate employees well?

Postdoctoral Research Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Virginia Tech with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Postdoctoral Research Associate salaries at Virginia Tech.

What Virginia Tech locations are top rated by Postdoctoral Research Associate employees?

Blacksburg is the top rated Virginia Tech location by Postdoctoral Research Associate employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (382) , Research Assistant (165) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (132) , Graduate Assistant (51) , Graduate Student (50) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (44) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (34) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (30) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (29) , Research Associate (28) , Student Worker (27) , Research Scientist (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

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

"great team and people in general" ((in 194 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 108 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 85 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 53 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 156 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 43 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 16 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 12 reviews))

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Item: Virginia Tech
Rating: 1
Author: Postdoctoral Research Associate

4.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

32% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Postdoctoral Research Associate employees have rated Virginia Tech with 4.9 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Postdoctoral Research Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. Virginia Tech is rated 31% above average by Postdoctoral Research Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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29 reviews

3.0

Aug 13, 2015

Research Associate

Postdoctoral research associate

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Virginia Tech gives good benefits and is a nice place to work.

Cons

The salary was very low for a person who had more than 5 yrs experience after completion of a doctoral degree.

1.0

Oct 22, 2009

A position without future

Postdoctoral research associate

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Pros

University/Academic setting Facilities are very good Meet lot of people Small town, you feel part of the community

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Postdoctoral research positions are cheap "very skilled labor" for universities so that they can compete with other research organizations. It may be essential if you are pursuing an academic career in a research university or national lab. But, a postdoc in itself has no future and you are even more expendable than a graduate student. The working conditions are really bad. In general postdocs positions are filled by Indian and Chinese scholars who are trying to stay in the country after they graduated. Sort of the hispanic equivalent of manual labor in the sciences and engineering.

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