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    Columbia University Reviews

    Updated November 12, 2018
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    • "Living expenses are very high in New York city" (in 36 reviews)

    • "Low salaries vis a vis cost of living" (in 29 reviews)

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    1. "Great Organization"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Columbia University full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits, lots of paid time off, nice people and work environments.

      Cons

      There's not much room to advance

    2. "Computational Biology Research Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      super nice environment and people in the lab!

      Cons

      The PIs are busy so might not directly work with you/help you

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    3. "Research candidate"

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      Current Employee - Doctoral Research Assistant in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Doctoral Research Assistant in New York, NY
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      I have been working at Columbia University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great admin staff and professors.

      Cons

      The overall work environment is good if one is into long hours of research and experiments

    4. "Giants"

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      Former Employee - Research Assistant in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Research Assistant in New York, NY
      Recommends

      I worked at Columbia University (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Working with leaders of their discipline

      Cons

      The pay wasn't high, but was a work study job

    5. "good university"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      flexible and relaxed university comms jobs

      Cons

      tasks and projects can get repetitive

    6. "Undergraduate Teaching Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Columbia University part-time

      Pros

      Learned a lot from helping students in the class

      Cons

      The homework was proof based and it took some time to grade homework.

    7. "Work Study"

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      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Columbia University part-time

      Pros

      Great staff, amazing environment, lots of learning

      Cons

      Sometimes it gets a bit too hot because there's not air conditioning in every building

    8. "Columbia"

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      Former Employee - Research Assistant in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Research Assistant in New York, NY
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      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Columbia University full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good benefits. Safe environment and growth opportunity

      Cons

      Very stressful and demanding

    9. "research assistant"

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      I have been working at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      brilliant teammate and open-minded professor; flexible working hours

      Cons

      the salary is relatively low

    10. "Technician B"

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      Current Employee - Technician B in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Technician B in New York, NY

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good health insurance, free tuition taking courses, work union

      Cons

      High apartment rental cost around the medical center compared with the salary

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