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Pros
"Relatively easy tasks, nice working environment" (in 57 reviews)
"Very flexible working hours, as long as the work gets done" (in 36 reviews)
Cons
"Work/life balance potentially hard to achieve" (in 34 reviews)
"Low salary, bureaucratic practices can frustrate development" (in 25 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Great place to work at
Cons
Brilliant experience - none that I experienced
Pros
flexible working arrangements, cooperation with professors
Cons
irregular nature of the work
"Nice place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Oxford University full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good management, good role progression
Cons
None, a lovely place to work
Pros
Flexibility to conduct research that you are interested
Cons
Can get busy with deadlines.
"Great place to study a PhD"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Oxford University full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Independent working and autonomy. Plenty of resources, both in terms of academic expertise to assist in research and in funding/facility resources.
Cons
Work ethic is fairly intense, with long hours expected and sacrifices commonly expected.
"best uni in the world"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Oxford University full-time
Pros
Oxford was ranked the best university in the world by the Times.
Cons
It can be very hard work.
"great organisation to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Oxford University full-time for more than a year
Pros
they care about the well being of their employees and really aim to prioritise this.
Cons
It can be a little monotonous here
"Good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Oxford University full-time for more than a year
Pros
good access to new methodologies
Cons
can become repetitive when there is a commercial application
Pros
Working with like minded people Good support from your supervisor Great team ethic
Cons
Oxford is running out of space in the city centre, so the lab space is often smaller than ideal
"Vevy Hierarchical"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Oxford University full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Sorrounded by great academics, scientist and entrepeneurs.
Cons
Very competitive environment. Collaborations are often unbalanced.
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