Rewarding - Graduate Research Assistant Penn State Employee Review

5.0
20 June 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Chance to do high quality, publishable research. Great facilities, flexibility, encouraged to choose the direction of research

Cons

PhD research can take a long time, need to be patient. Some courses are required, even if not important for research

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5.0
27 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

Cons

Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

4.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

flexibility. I'm on a fellowship I won with a great advisor. It is not so good for others.

Cons

An inherently liminal position with severely reduced benefits.

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