BE postdoc - Postdoctoral Research Associate MIT Employee Review

4.0
4 Sept 2015
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Pros

Great seminars, faculty and facilities. Intellectually challenging rewarding working toward new discoveries in the cell signaling networks in cancer cells.

Cons

Lack of structure as a postdoc need to work long hours for low pay and be able to bounce back when projects do not work out or get scooped.

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5.0
2 July 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Solid research and great overall experience

Cons

can't think of any cons.

4.0
26 June 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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