I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at UC San Diego (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Academic CV submission along with 3 letters of recommendations. Followed by on site presentation interview for one hour with all lab members. Process takes 6-7 months. One on one sessions with senior lab members and techs. Also a tour of the university, campus, city.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does joining this lab help in attaining your future goals?
The interview was pretty standard for academia. Not much effort was put into the structure of the interview, but it seems like the interview greatly depends on the principal investigator.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at UC San Diego (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Presentation and answering the questions about my previous research. I talked first to PI and than to all lab members and took a look around the lab. The day ended with my presentation and answering questions regarding my previous research. The overall experience was good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What research topics I am interested in among those that are available in the lab.
Postdoctoral Scholar applicants have rated the interview process at UC San Diego with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Scholar roles take an average of 180 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC San Diego overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC San Diego as a Postdoctoral Scholar according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
Group panel interview: 22%
Presentation: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
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