Good place for research and opportunity - Postdoctoral Associate MIT Employee Review

4.0
Aug 21, 2024
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Pros

Many resources for research, opportunity, and networking

Cons

Very competitive and difficult to maintain work-life balance

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Amazing work environment, supportive colleagues, good benefits.

Cons

Current federal funding hurts MIT staffing

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

Students and Postdocs are expensive due to high overhead, so unreasonably high productivity is often expected compared to other institutions. PIs are typically stretched very thin. Most departments/labs are very space limited which makes it harder to do safe and productive research.

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