great place if you want a research career - Anonymous employee IFPRI Employee Review

3.0
6 Jun 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- multi cultural place - going to have a research career - exposure to international development - great benefits

Cons

- hierarchial, you have a career path only with phd, the rest are treated like slave labor - HR structure is ambiguous, things work if you boss wants it for you, no real policy - its had 3 sexual harassment cases, brushed under the carpet - no real tangible guidelines for promotion

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5.0
3 Apr 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Collaborative envt, very international crowd esp among research assistance staff, pay just ok for dc

Cons

Hard to advance without a PhD, learning opportunities really depend on project and on supervisor - not standardized even within divisions

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