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Terrible administration ruins the potential for outstanding research - Postdoctoral Research Scientist Columbia University Employee Review

1.0
19 Jul 2020
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Pros

- Internationally recognised Ivy League University - Collaboration with the Hospital and good labs - In NYC

Cons

- Benefits and salaries are terrible - Administration is the worst. Especially for foreigners. Visas don't get renewed in time even before the pandemic happened. People drop off payroll because they haven't been renewed in time either. - "Subsidized" housing for postdocs is actually incredibly expensive.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

If you a PhD student, you never have to worry about money or funding. Professors have a lot of funding for different research projects.

Cons

The EE department/professors are not very supportive of the PhD students. Most of them are not typically patient with students if they are taking their time with projects. They replace them with new students.

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