University of North Carolina Reviews

Pros

It is a prestige university with excellent students which help you survive and thrive.

Cons

It is a big university so not every one can get the full attention of the faculty.

Advice to Senior Management

If you are a student who have a strong drive, come here and thrive.

Pros

Great place to live for families, nice places to visit and to eat also. Great to be part of Research Triangle.

Cons

Small city but beautifull and great academic oportunities. Travelling to visit my family is a little difficult because it is not a great city.

Advice to Senior Management

Health insurance for whole family would be great, better than just for the postdoctoral associate, also free classes for families would be great.

Pros

oldest university in the country, excellent reputation, good climate, good colleagues.

Cons

recent limited General Assembly support, university is too linked to General Assembly funding, limited interaction between excellent parts of each university, limited interaction aongst campuses.

Pros

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is very active and helps with permanent job placement. Gym facilities are very nice. Research (biomedical) facilities are new, as well as a wide variety of "core" facilities (ie, mass spec, etc).

Cons

As most post-doctoral positions, it is low paying and you work incredibly long hours and weekends. Depending on your advisor, management can be ineffective.

Advice to Senior Management

Formalize the relationship between a post doctoral advisor and a post doctoral research fellow. Also formalize the way in which feedback is given.

Pros

Great pay, very flexible, great people

Cons

Sometimes not much direction, bad communication between tutors

Advice to Senior Management

Let manager do her job, she knows what shes doing

Pros

The only good thing is the Christmas vacation. There is nothing else good about working there. Do not do it.

Cons

Pay is terrible. Management is clueless and would not last a week in the private sector. Benefits are terrible. There are no raises. Terrible.

Advice to Senior Management

Completely clean house and hire accomplished senior managers from the private sector. Pay your people. Appreciate your people. Understand that it's not 1963.

Pros

as a student employer, the union gave flexible hours and maintained a relaxed work environment. the student development program was a solid effort to make work rewarding

Cons

The pace of work was inconsistent. and the management was also inconsistent, favorites were played and the most competent workers were not always rewarded as they deserved.

Advice to Senior Management

gain a better understanding of your employees and you will be able to better motivate them; and trust them to do a good job, micromanaging isn't needed

Pros

-knowledelge acquisition
-training
-best practices
-customer service
-supervisory support

Cons

-unlikely advancement in the organization
-some immature supervisors

Advice to Senior Management

Build in post-grad mentoring and career steps

Pros

It is a great atmosphere, with a number of enthuiastic employees.

Cons

Funding has become a problem.

Pros

Great intellectual environment, great colleagues to work with, very bright students and trainees.

Cons

Major decisions made about what happens in the hospital is somewhat dissociated from clinical practitioners in the hospital

Advice to Senior Management

Engage the clinical practitioners more, particularly in decisions which affect how they work and patient care.