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University of North Dakota

The University is being led by a new president. The school is focusing on actually being a high level university, which is good. Prior to this UND lacked ambitious leadership and was a just a middling University following a pattern of attracting mediocre students and providing mediocre education (not including aviation and medicine, those have always been top notch programs). The school recently cut a few programs, but the reality is that the school is looking to focus resources to strategic initiatives that can actually make the school competitive on a broader scale. The research environment is improving and resources are being allocated to technologies, entrepreneurship, and research areas that actually have cutting edge market value. Benefits are amazing. Good place to work, the most negative thing about UND is having to live in Grand Forks, ND. Grand Forks is not a bad place in and of itself, it just doesn't inspire you geographically or climate-wise. It is inconveniently located basically in the middle of nowhere.

The review process for a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) position at the University of North Dakota focuses on academic standing, departmental needs, and course fit. Candidates must be in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress toward their graduate degree. Beyond this baseline, the most important factor is instructional demand within the department, including course enrollment, lab coverage, and grading support requirements. Prior teaching or GTA experience, particularly within the same course or department, is highly valued, as it reduces training time and instructional risk. Informal faculty feedback and demonstrated reliability play a significant role in final decisions. GPA is considered but is not the primary differentiator once minimum requirements are met. Final appointments depend on available funding, appointment percentage, and compliance with university and visa regulations where applicable. Overall, GTA selection prioritizes instructional effectiveness, dependability, and alignment with departmental teaching needs.

The amount of stuff that happened at the Phoenix location is ridiculous there was instructors that were too busy flirting with their students to notice that the airplane was about to end up in a ditch. There's instructors who hack into the scheduling system so that they can overbook airplanes and then use the coverage email to find students to put in those airplanes as opposed to scheduling students in airplanes. They force people into positions they don't want to be in and don't award people those same exact positions that actually want to do it. They promote 19-year-olds to management who have had no experience managing anyone and wonder why things don't operate smoothly. Also if you try and hold students to the standard during stage checks you get yelled at for only having a 30% pass rate on the stage checks that you administer but your students pass stage checks on the first try all the time. 

I had really great experience working with this school. I really had very less thing to say in hardest times and all as I could able to manage the given task on time and finish the work assigned before the due date. So even an issue raised I could complete modifying it in desired time frame. 
Every day is like a happening for us. We used to sit and discuss and issue and solve it. We had students who gets problems in their work and we keep helping them when needed. 
I learned managing the work and helping others when needed. I have a day when I must meet my dearest one and got an appointment to meet up with my boss. I thought meeting my boss is priority and hence thought of canceling my plan but as my co-workers suggested me to have a discussion with boss if anything is getting better in my plan. Hence finally my boss gave a new appointment date.
Everyone is quite helpful regardless of their priorities and selfishness.

After winning the Advanced Undergraduate Research Award, I conducted research on cell differentiation during Hematopoiesis on mice. My research project, "Deciphering hematopoietic gene regulation using high-throughput data and a mathematical model," utilized
a new interdisciplinary approach, as it combined Biology and Mathematics to understand cell differentiation. Using a mathematical model which identified potential Cis Regulatory Modules, a reverse engineering approach was used which combined an experimental and computational approach for validating the model predictions. Additionally, I presented my research at the Northern Plains Biological Symposium and ND EPSCor State Conference.

A typical day at work involved collaborating with team members, managing assigned tasks, and learning through hands-on experience. I gained practical skills, improved my communication and problem-solving abilities, and developed a better understanding of real-world workflows. Management was supportive and approachable, always willing to provide guidance and feedback. The workplace culture was respectful, inclusive, and team-oriented. The hardest part of the job was managing deadlines while learning new systems, but the most enjoyable part was seeing my work make a real impact and learning from experienced professionals.

What is the best part of working at the company?
leaving the company was the best part

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The toxic leadership and low pay made the job horrendous


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is toxic and the culture is that of "the good ol' boys club". 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I show up to work expecting to make progress and have important meetings except nothing gets done because my PI can't be bothered to uphold their commitments and then it becomes my fault. Rinse repeat every day.

The University of North Dakota long stopped being an institution of learning and has quickly become a trade school for a few select programs. The leadership has failed the employees and students alike in the interest of appeasing state politicians with no regard to educational outcomes. As a result, the people at UND have internalized this practice and fight incessantly with each other (because they can't win battles with the administration or state). It's an institution full of tiny fiefdoms, fighting for the table scraps of the provost. 

And for the privilege of working under that chaos, you also have to live in North Dakota.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Health insurance, pension, vacation and sick leave

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working 2 job positions but only being compensated for 1. Strict militaristic leadership.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Militaristic leadership. Don't ask questions just do as your told. Made to feel guilty about using vacation time. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive, have orders barked at you drill Sargent style. Complete your work for the day and go home not wanting to come back.

Most people working at UND are there because of the health insurance coverage and retirement benefits. As an employee you get treated like a second class individual. I needed a day off to take care of one of my step kids and the supervisor told me..."do you really need time off? They aren't really your kids." I wrote a letter to the HR department about that and shortly after that I got written up for taking the time off. I quit after that. I wasn't there for the benefits and I found a much better and better paying job. I'm not saying ALL positions are horrible at UND, but most are. 

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