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University of Toronto Research Assistant Reviews
Updated Nov 23, 2023
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- 5.0Nov 20, 2023Research AssistantCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearToronto, ON
Pros
amazing people, and especially the profs you can do research assistantships with
Cons
could be better if the work was more intersting
- 5.0Nov 16, 2023Undergraduate ResearcherFormer EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
Collaborative environment, great resources, also provides funding opportunities for undergrads
Cons
Work hours aren't set (as is usually the case for research) so you should be prepared to spend long days at the lab. Depends on your lab though.
- 3.0Nov 23, 2023Graduate Student ResearcherFormer EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
- tuition covered through stipend/salary
Cons
- low stipend to support Toronto living
- 5.0Nov 19, 2023Phd Student ResearcherFormer EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
better pay than other places
Cons
culture is not great, other students can be arrogant
- 4.0Nov 3, 2023Machine Learning ResearcherFormer Intern, less than 1 yearToronto, ON
Pros
You get to learn a lot about how to create synthetic datasets Learned how to use blender scripting rather than just modeling Learned how to load in datasets and train
Cons
Very difficult to actually process datasets due to lack of compute facility Resources were scarce and had to be found on our own
- 5.0Nov 14, 2023Research AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsToronto, ON
Pros
Great environment and academic vibe
Cons
Living expense is high and the PhD funding package is not enough
- 4.0Nov 16, 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
Large University, lots of innovation
Cons
Pay is low compared to similar US universities
- 4.0Nov 16, 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
Cool environment and cool opportunity to grow.
Cons
work-life balance is messed up!
- 5.0Nov 13, 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
great experience with great benefits
Cons
for labs you might have to work on weekends depending on the demand
- 3.0Nov 12, 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeToronto, ON
Pros
They give you a lot of Opportunity to learn
Cons
The pay is not enough
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