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Dr. David Turpin
32 Ratings
Pros
Good working studies and working environment (in 42 reviews)
Very nice enviornment and city, good work life balance, nice staff, productive staff but not aggressive (in 11 reviews)
Cons
Low salary and not much exposure to real industry (in 12 reviews)
Office politics are always a downside and constant budget cuts make it stressful sometimes (in 10 reviews)
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"Graduate Research Assistant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at University of Alberta (More than a year)
Pros
It's a good place for graduate studies, I like working here a lot, people are funny.
Cons
Edmonton is pretty cold, the city is quite old and noisy. It's not safe to come out in the night.
Advice to Management
University needs to tight their funding, cut the useless people, let the real valuable people stay
University of Alberta 2016-09-08 18:46 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"teaching assistant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at University of Alberta (Less than a year)
Pros
it is a really wonderful experience working in University of Florida and meeting a lot of people with different backgrounds. It has taught me a lot.
Cons
Sometimes the work is a little tedious and expects no big promotion.
Advice to Management
Should provide more opportunities for staff and students to expand their imaginatioin
University of Alberta 2015-10-04 09:11 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"Research Assistant"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at University of Alberta (Less than a year)
Pros
Freedome to work as you choose. Minimal interference from the superiors. Flexibility of hours and place of work. I could mostly work from home since I was developing a software program.
Cons
Minimal guidance from your professors. The professors do not care about the research students except a few whose research really really matters to them.
Advice to Management
Worry less about the money and more about the quality of research work produced in the department. The administrative staff is not very helpful and does not want to interact with the research students much.
University of Alberta 2015-06-26 13:47 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"Okay Place to Work not got to go to school"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at University of Alberta (More than a year)
Pros
Had a very difficult time during phd program. Professors were unhelpful and the central admin did nothing to assist.
Cons
Lots of bureaucracy, difficult to find helpful people to work with when in need of assistance.
University of Alberta 2015-06-01 10:25 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"Standard university"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at University of Alberta full-time
Pros
Nice place to work.
Cons
Lots of bureaucracy but that is standard for a university.
University of Alberta 2017-03-16 09:32 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"Technician"
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I worked at University of Alberta full-time
Pros
Excellent work environment, lots of time off, great benefits and retirement plan.
Cons
Association (union), which means that everyone gets the same step increase each year, regardless of effort. This means the superstars are not recognized.
Advice to Management
Work to recognize employees and empower change. Too often this work environment can become stagnant.
University of Alberta 2016-11-25 08:36 PST![University of Alberta Logo]()
"PhD student in Computing Science"
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Professors are very nice. Grad students are friendly.
Cons
The weather is too cold.
University of Alberta 2016-10-26 16:03 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"PhD Student"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOPros
Great School, vibrant campus and cutting edge research topics
Cons
Super cold city! This also has adverse effects on human resources
University of Alberta 2016-10-02 21:10 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"PhD student"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at University of Alberta full-time
Pros
Good engineering reputation, good stipend compare to other Canadian university, flexible hours, let you work on your own. I have friends from other departments as well and didnt hear any complaint from them except in medicine regarding budget cut.
Cons
Nothing that I think of.
Advice to Management
Keep up good work and helping students as you do now.
University of Alberta 2016-08-30 09:55 PDT![University of Alberta Logo]()
"University of Alberta"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at University of Alberta full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Many funding opportunity, friendly environment, great work-family balance
Cons
The winters are long and cold.
Advice to Management
keep up the good work
University of Alberta 2016-08-04 08:45 PDT
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