I myself have not experienced any discrimination based on my belief in Creationism. However, that is not the case for many in academia. Jerry Bergman's new book, Slaughter of the Dissidents, reveals in excruciating detail the perils that befall most academics who are Darwin-dissenters of any stripe (Creationists, IDers, or even evolutionists skeptical of the Darwinian mechanism, or honest enough to allow open conversation about the subject or the possibility that they could be wrong).
If you want to learn more, I posted a review of the book on UncommonDescent.
For those of you wanting to do Creation research in an academic setting, I'll just say this: use caution, but stand up for what you believe in.
By the way, here is an inspiring story about someone successfully standing up for Creation in academia.