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    Northwestern University Overview

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    www.northwestern.edu
    Evanston, IL
    5001 to 10000 employees
    1851
    College / University
    Colleges & Universities
    $2 to $5 billion (USD) per year
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    Princeton University, Stanford University, Yale University

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    What's NU? With its main campus in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Northwestern University (NU) serves its 16,500 students through around a dozen schools and colleges such as the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Medill School of ... Read more

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow in Evanston, IL
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow in Evanston, IL
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      I have been working at Northwestern University full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      World-class research, work-life balance, best employee benefits, excellent location

      Cons

      Nothing I can see from my side

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    Northwestern University Interviews

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    Experience
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    Getting an Interview
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      Research Technician I Interview

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      Positive Experience
      Easy Interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern University.

      Interview

      I applied on the NW website and then was contacted by email from the PI about 2.5 weeks later. We setup a 30min zoom call with the post-docs from the lab. They were very friendly, asked about my career goals and research experience.

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