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A good place to do basic science research - Postdoctoral Lawrence Berkeley Lab Employee Review

4.0
7 Sept 2010
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Pros

Good work life balance Good and smart people Beautiful views Lots of different projects available to work on Good collaboration between different groups

Cons

A lot of hoops to jump through when trying to start a new experiment with safety Sometimes things go really slow due to the bureaucracy involved Pay is not in line with other national labs such as LLNL or Sandia

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5.0
4 May 2026
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Pros

Interesting work and beautiful environment

Cons

Space can be a bit tight

3.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Beautiful location, you oversee the Bay, Golden Gate Bridge and SF. Research environment, great bridge for academics to transition to a more applied research. Benefits quite good

Cons

Low wages, especially in the scientific staff. Basically no career progression. Offices are a mixed bags (some departments have brand new buildings, others have very old buildings). Do not rely on their immigration services to get anything beyond temporary work visas.

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