University of Texas System Reviews

Pros

Prestigous educational institition that can make a person be proud to work for based on the reputation as a leading higher educational institution.

Cons

As with a lot of education institutions, egos can take precidence over working a team to help the campus grow.

Advice to Senior Management

Better communication and suport the needed.

Pros

They offer students great opportunities to build experience.

Cons

Management is hit and miss. Some managers are great. Some not so great.

Advice to Senior Management

People in management roles should have demonstrable management experience.

Pros

The working environment is very high tech and people are friendly

Cons

There are very limited Universities where you can do collaboration work close to UTD.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep the hard work going and I am sure UTD will be one of the best Universities in the US.

Pros

Very relax environment and there are some good professors. Close to a lot of companies. Good city to live in.

Cons

Rank is not very high. So that sometimes it is difficult to get some opportunities for a Ph.D. student.

Advice to Senior Management

Rank is not very high. So that sometimes it is difficult to get some opportunities for a Ph.D. student.

Pros

Excellent work/life balance and you get to work with some excellent minds. Pace of work is as fast as you want it to be.

Cons

Pay will be lower than the for-profit world but that is the tradeoff for the work/life balance. Limited opportunities for job movement...often workers stay in same job for many years.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue their dedicated service to the citizens of Texas who are their customers. Outstanding, gifted leaders that strive to provide excellent value in education.

Pros

I really enjoy having benefits like health insurance and discounted tuition. Depending on what university or location, other benefits are available- like discounted tickets, etc.

Cons

There is limited flexibility in the hours.

Advice to Senior Management

Allow more employees to work from home.

Pros

Its a happening place, the work culture is really nice and professional and they pay you good. The management is very nice.

Cons

The growth options are good but limited. Besides they isn't much of industry exposure for a profession like mine, that is engineering

Advice to Senior Management

I guess they are doing a pretty good job, and trying their best to push the university into Tier-1. The fund raising was slacky in past two years, but the university is picking up pace now.

Pros

Intellectually challenging and rewarding in my research area

Cons

Salary & compensations are not competitive compared to industry.

Pros

cool work environment, reasonable package and low cost of living. Also, highly cooperative university policies make it a great place to work.

Cons

low pay, high work load, low career growth rate and lack of exposure to the industry and the probability of getting stuck is high.

Advice to Senior Management

Try to increase the pay and try to put more research labs so that more people can be employed in the long run.

Pros

Its the biggest employer in the city of Austin, which is an amazing city to live in. The weather is great

Cons

You are on a college campus in the middle of downtown Austin which can be quite noisy. And there is alot of orange

Advice to Senior Management

Management does a good job. The athletic department seems to get most of the attention which makes sense since they do make alot of money