University of California, Irvine Employer Reviews

Co-workers are great, though day-to-day job was a variable

I worked as teaching assistant for a few courses.

teaching is always challenging. need to make sure the students can absorb your messages and meanwhile maintain the correctness of the knowledge.

Research at UCI was what you made of it. Nothing very special. Mostly wet lab based. I didn't find myself extremely challenged doing research at this institution.

Do surgery on rats and analyze data and results. You also get to present the data infront of other doctor, so you gain alot of confidence.

I can't say enough good things about working at the University of California, Irvine in the capacity of research assistant. In general you work for a professor or research group and perform research assistant functions. Professors are a laid back bunch and are very supportive of your career goals and work hard to include you in all their research activities – more... etc. You are an important part of the team, and never feel left out of the loop for projects you are involved in. The hardest part of the job is juggling your time between various projects and keeping your priorities straight. Meeting important grant and manuscript deadlines can be difficult at times, but because of all the positive energy your supervisors provide, you end up wondering how you managed to do it, and failure is not an option. The most enjoyable part of my job was learning new software and developing new techniques for analysis. This is strongly encouraged by your supervisors, and when deadlines are not present you can experiment with various research options and improve your abilities. I was never at a loss for the right tools for the job, and was able to push myself to do my best work. – less

fun place to work . I learned a lot. earned valuable experience with MongoDB.

loved it research position experience great to put on resume

Very unstructured, great management. It's fun to work with people your own age.

I got lots of freedom to work on my position in a stress free environment.

Early on I was told by multiple people that University policy was to hire someone into a position and keep them there. It can be extremely hard to move forward in any way, even if that means a higher classification in the same area of work.

The UC system is great place for research, however accessing to resources can be difficult.

Cali is in big trouble financially, and so is the U of C system...my f/t job with them went down the tubes in 2008, when they had to make severe cuts to all of their programs. CA is an "at large" work state, so you can be fired if your shoes aren't groovy enough. Try finding an affordable home, even in a down economy. But don't expect any help from – more... them to find one. Culture? Like to shop? That's the culture. Values? Life behind the Orange Curtain is very...red...crowded, polluted...a shame such a nice place has been so trashed. The sunshine was fabulous, but not the kind they shine up your rear when you interview. Benefits seem great, until you try to actually find a doctor willing to accept you as a patient. I worked directly for an "Assistant Vice Chancellor," (whatever that means) who didn't have much of a clue regarding management, outside of inventing the idea of a "panic phrase" we were all supposed to use if a "weirdo" found his way into our department..."banana pancakes" was the chosen phrase...fitting, as our department seemed more like a zoo most of the time...be sure to ask a lot of questions when you go for an interview...especially about job security...you may have to define what that means for them... – less

Answering/triaging calls -- basically a receptionist position. Work hours are extremely flexible with student courses and management was very understanding and accommodating.

Learned about the core principles of effective execution . Lot of opportunities for growth in terms of leadership qualities and team work.

folks here are friendly and things get done smoothly. However with budget cut, life is becoming difficult.

School of Medicine Department of Biological Chemistry. Excellent.

When you work for a university, you expect a typical academic environment. As such, things take a bit longer to get done simply because you have university hoops to jump through. Since it is a public university, the funding for projects isn't as available as it would be in an industry setting, but the culture is friendly and emphasis is placed on working – more... with others. If you can forego pay for the prestige of working in a university, and you love working with others, it offers a great opportunity. – less

THERE IS GREAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND EMPLOYEES DOWN TO MANAGERS AND STAFF.