Postdoctoral Fellows should make more money - Postdoctoral Fellow MIT Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

MIT is an amazing place to work, but the benefits and salary offered to postdocs is a travesty.

Cons

The benefits and salary are much lower than they should be given the contribution postdocs make to MIT's research and teaching.

Explore other reviews about MIT

5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great research opportunities in EECS

Cons

Can be difficult to manage claszes

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

Students and Postdocs are expensive due to high overhead, so unreasonably high productivity is often expected compared to other institutions. PIs are typically stretched very thin. Most departments/labs are very space limited which makes it harder to do safe and productive research.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All