NIH·Research Scientist

NIH Research Scientist interview experience

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Bethesda, MDPosted Jan 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a more traditional academic-style progression, starting with email exchanges and then a phone interview.

Before any deep discussion, I traded credentials over email. The phone screen focused on detailed explanations of my molecular biology techniques and included questions about animal handling. After that call, an in-person interview was set up.

The day on site had a lab-facing structure: there was a lab tour and time spent discussing the project the PI had in mind for me, and I also got time to interact with people in the lab so I could understand how things worked day to day. One of the moments that stuck with me was when the PI talked through what techniques I could use to solve the problem

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