University of Illinois at Chicago Reviews

Pros

Good location, lots of PIs to choose from, supportive faculty and students

Cons

Semester fees for CTA pass, library, etc

Pros

As far as academic institutions, I enjoyed working at UIC. It was very family friendly - I had three children while working there, and the staff had extremely supportive. I believe I had 12 weeks of paid maternity leave (between sick leave and FMLA), and my vacation time was 4 weeks a year. They were also very understanding when I would need to leave early to pick up a sick child from daycare. I was never made to feel like my career was suffering because I chose to have a family AND a career, and for that I am very thankful to my directors and colleagues.

Cons

UIC is very siloed, and very humble about their accomplishments. There's a lot of really interested and exciting research that happens at UIC, but it's never discussed outside of the department that it's happening in. Without promoting accomplishments, I feel like the University (and its students) often get overlooked.

Pros

Good benefit package for employees

Cons

Lower than average salary for postdoc

Pros

Extremely flexible and great pay

Cons

Work instructions were sometimes difficult to understand

Pros

Flexible hours and basic office duties

Cons

Long lull periods and sudden rush hours

Pros

Lots of professional resources and experiences

Cons

Somewhat disorganized to work with some people, Some feuds between professionals

Pros

Somewhat flexible schedule; room to learn; intense but not stressful learning environment

Cons

Parking for staff is not free and can be a far walk during the winter; dental insurance could be better

Pros

Great autonomy and responsibility, feeling good

Cons

bureacracy gets in the way of doing things efficiently

Pros

Great University job and easy to make friends

Cons

Minimum hours set at 20

Pros

On-campus work, helpful, encouraging, and exciting.

Cons

Not really any cons but manage well with classes and assignments.