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    Stanford University Reviews

    Updated February 15, 2019
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    Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne
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    1. Featured Review

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      "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Stanford University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Love working with the Students

      Cons

      The schools/business units run independently of one another

    2. "Excellent training"

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow

      I have been working at Stanford University full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Work with the best and brightest colleagues and mentors, incomparable access to resources and collaborators, surrounded by passionate people who care deeply about their work.

      Cons

      The life of a postdoc is challenging anywhere - long hours for low pay, and the bottom of the academic totem pole. Cost of living in the Bay area for a postdoc is almost impossible.

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    3. "Depends on which lab/project you are on"

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      Current Employee - Graduate Research Assistant
      Current Employee - Graduate Research Assistant

      I have been working at Stanford University part-time

      Pros

      flexible schedule, great people to work with and will gain a lot of experience

      Cons

      no benefits for part time, have to pay for parking

    4. "Great place to work in"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Stanford University full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      People are smart, efficient and friendly. Living and working environment was nice.

      Cons

      It was a research position and research is mostly independent and the lab that I stayed was very established so I didn't really have (or need to) a lot of interactions with people on a daily basis. Everybody just came and go and was really focused on their work most of the time. Not necessarily a bad thing but definitely not a fun
      and collaborative working experience for me.

    5. "Job Opportunities"

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      Current Employee - Program Coordinator
      Current Employee - Program Coordinator
      Recommends

      I have been working at Stanford University full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      BeWell program pays you to be healthy, flexible schedule, free CalTrain and VTA, pay, STAP funds for conferences and tuition reimbursement program.

      Cons

      Parking, commute, not enough space

    6. "Pays students high wages"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Stanford University part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Plenty of opportunities for students looking for part-time jobs

      Cons

      No cons -- great way to get side income during college

    7. "Clinical Research Coordinator Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Stanford University full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits, awesome perks, ability to advance in your career.

      Cons

      Can be a demanding workload and can be difficult to advance within a department.

    8. "It is a nice place for postdoc training"

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow

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

      Pros

      great postdoc benefits
      good industry connections

      Cons

      housing is expensive in SF

    9. "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Stanford University (More than a year)

      Pros

      Wonderful people to work and enthusiastic place

      Cons

      I don't have any cons

    10. "Pay is low, other benefit reduce the living cost"

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      Current Employee - PhD Candidate in Stanford, CA
      Current Employee - PhD Candidate in Stanford, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Stanford University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      cheap housing basically at half of the price
      free gym

      Cons

      pay is low, you basically only have money for food after the deduction of housing and health insurances