It was a multiple one on one interviews with multiple PIs. They were back to back interviews where I described my research and what I was interested in. They asked me about my work ethic and my rigor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through your PhD research? What were your main findings and contributions?
What experimental techniques are you most comfortable with? Which ones are you looking to improve or learn?
Tell us about a time when an experiment didn't go as planned. What did you do?
How do you design experiments to ensure reproducibility and rigor?
What strategies do you use when troubleshooting technical issues in the lab?
I interviewed at UNC Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Interview
30-minute Zoom interview
5 Questions asked (with 5 minutes to answer each question) and 5 minutes for me to ask questions at the end
The interviewers were both easygoing, and the questions were pretty straightforward (about my research), but I found the format a bit awkward/scripted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your research meet the department's goals
What languages do you speak
I applied online. I interviewed at UNC Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) in Jun 2016
Interview
Straight forward, great administrative staff support through the process. Everyone very open and informative about living and working in the area, also open to email contact for additional information if needed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What my future plans were and how my time at Unc could help reach them.
Postdoctoral Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at UNC Chapel Hill with 2.8 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 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Fellow roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UNC Chapel Hill overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UNC Chapel Hill as a Postdoctoral Fellow according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
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