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      Awesome Experience - Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

      5.0
      Jun 3, 2020
      Research assistant
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      Pros

      Amazing experience to work with researchers/professors on cutting edge projects/ideas.

      Cons

      Can sometimes be hard to work in an academic environment where timelines/ideas/standards are a little different from how the real world works, but that comes with the territory.

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      5.0
      Jun 20, 2026
      Phd graduate student
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great School for doing a PhD

      Cons

      You have to do a PhD

      4.0
      Jun 19, 2026
      Postdoctoral associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Brilliant colleagues A good degree of research independence Research funding sufficient for running experiments

      Cons

      Research divisions are mostly uncoordinated Administrative support is more reactive than proactive

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