Working hard during difficult budget times - Postdoctoral Research Associate Fermilab Employee Review

5.0
Jul 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits and time off are great. It is also really fun to be around so many smart people. It is still the center of the particle physics community in the United States.

Cons

The lab as been a bit scattered in its approach for a couple of years and is only now finding its footing with the new P5 report and director.

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