There are many interviews. The first interview is 1hr talk with the project manager. Next, we did several interviews with the PhD students in the lab. The final interview is a tech talk at the research seminar.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
(1) Mostly about my previous research background.
(2) How can you extend your previous work to the project in this research group?
(3) Why do you apply for this position?
J'ai passé un entretien chez Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Entretien
I had to present some research projects related to the position I was applying for. I got many questions from the audience, some of them were clarifications about background, methods, competitors and future work. Also got tons of Feedback.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 6 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Stanford University (Stanford, CA) en janv. 2024
Entretien
Technical interview with several members of the team I was interviewing for. This was followed by a 1-1 meeting with the PI who asked me standard behavioural questions. I gave a 30 minute long presentation before the technical interview, using a slideshow.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Can you explain one challenge that you faced and how you answered it?
J'ai postulé en personne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Stanford University
Entretien
Typically for postdoc interviews, the candidate will be brought on site and give a talk to the whole lab, followed by 1:1 conversations with each lab member. The whole process can take a whole day. A lot of decision making comes from the presentation, especially the level of research the candidates conducted earlier.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Q: what are the most important findings in your research?