research assistant

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infectious disease  physician

post-doctoral associate

Rockefeller-University

Rockefeller itself is a really nice campus and it has some newly updated lab spaces. Plenty of activities and events to attend. I personally hated the group I was working in and so I was less inclined to participate in university-sponsored events. I felt very isolated, and like I wasn't really able to form deeper connections with other researchers. 

The job itself wasn't technically challenging, but required a lot of work (I have no issue with that necessarily). 

Some cons - you may not experience most of these, depending on your group 
Didn't feel like I was respected or had a voice that superiors valued. 
Career development/upward mobility is non-existent & departmental transfers were difficult. 
Some labs had toxically competitive atmospheres or a similar history of data/sample tampering by lab-mates. 
Harassment was rampant for. I had to avoid certain parts of campus at certain times to avoid running into creeps. 


The supervisors at the CBC department are anything but professional & are unfit to be there. The staff drinks alcohol during work hours (especially on pay days and on fridays) and the investigators usually leave behind a huge mess for the techs to come clean up but the techs get blamed. Coworkers seem more involved in each other's personal lives than the actual work & the mice are rarely cared for. The staff who works here sees this job as just a paycheck & couldn't care less for the animals. Its disturbing to work here, when other animal research facilities pay a lot more, have updated facilities with working machines, better management, and people who actually do their work (the techs HATE working). Techs throw away mice every single day, and the supervisors turn their heads. Don't waste your time working here, unless they get rid of all the CBC supervisors, leads, & higher ups. You will have a terrible work experience.

"Science for the benefit of humanity" is hardly achieved or respected here. The scientific work is undeniably top-notch, but humanity is lacking. PIs rule everything, and the administration nor HR considers PIs management or leadership skills for their promotion. How do we call us "university" if we don't commit to mentor young scientists? Staff and postdocs working in labs are the most vulnerable ones-- no support from HR, which basically does "favors" for the PIs.  The university still doesn't have Office of DEI---some PIs seem to misunderstand that creating a truly diverse and inclusive community is merely to hire people of different colors. Problems are to be removed not to be resolved here.

As a research assistant supporting six research staff, my daily routine includes: ordering experimental supplies, preparing stock solutions, mice breeding and genotyping, mice surgery and dissection, mice brain section and staining, and experimental data documentation and analyzing. I learned efficient time management, collaboration and cooperation with a team; good communication skills; keen observation, problem solving, sharp critical thinking skills and strong clinical skills within a very friendly and supportive work-place. The hardest part of the job is sacrificing numerous mice every day due to research needs; meanwhile, you can enjoy the successful and meaningful scientific results based on these experimental animals

A typical day at the Rockefeller University lab consisted of performing slide drooping and staining, microscopy, photographing and karyotyping all cases with applied imaging system. While working at the lab I learned how to establish cell lines and diagnose disorders such as Fanconi Anemia. Due to the fact that it was a small laboratory, I would have to say that the most difficult part of the job was doing all of the clinical work on my own, I was the only licensed laboratory technologist on staff. The most enjoyable part of the job was working closely with the director of the laboratory and helping her with research for Fanconi Anemia.

There are so many stressed out employees here and its all due to the conduct in the workplace. Unqualified people(literally have degrees in the opposite field they are managing) run the program and they have zero respect for staff, different ethnicity and cultures. They literally have staff with masters degrees in low level positions and refuse to promote them but specifically will lookout for a friend or someone cool with management. HR was notified many many times of this. 

A lot of downtown but it feels like you’re being watched all day. Management wants you to look busy every time they pass you in the hallway. They can watch you from their office computer at all times which feels a little creepy to me. It’s a revolving door with new people who get hired and the ones who are there have been there so long, they don’t want to leave and are afraid to voice their opinions. Such a shame because they have some really good employees there

If I could return back to work here, I certainly would. Between the co-workers and the general atmosphere, it was a wonderful place to work. I worked mostly on my own without really interacting with anyone, but we still all knew each others names, would wave and say hello when we would pass each other in the huge expanse, and meeting up on mornings for free donuts and coffee was a really nice way of getting to know people.

It was a pleasure working here. Everyone was treated equally here from the gardener, the custodian, laboratory aids and assistant researchers to the scientists and treated each other with respect.
Research work was done carefully to make sure everything was correct and done in a timely manner.

a normal day starts with drop off and some morning play then you give the children a morning snack, circle time getting the children to engage with others, outside play/indoor play. winter children play in the snow, lots of water play in the summer. lunch, nap, snack and more outdoor/indoor play. huge campus that allows for children to explore with teachers. lunches are provided by parents snacks are provided by the center but parents more than welcome to send in some for their child.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Research assistant 36 salaries reported	$52,569 per year
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Infectious disease physician 5 salaries reported	$54,000 per year
Post-doctoral associate 4 salaries reported	$72,100 per year

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