Excellent opportunities come from MIT but they can afford to treat postdocs better - Postdoctoral Associate MIT Employee Review

3.0
1 Apr 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent research and learning environment, time there helps open many future doors of opportunity. Family friendly with subsidized child care on campus.

Cons

Postdocs are sub-employees since benefits are made VERY expensive and outright removed if you do the courtesy of bringing your own money in the form of a fellowship, health insurance rates are particularly punishing if you have dependents. No retirement savings, come on!

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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

Cons

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