Stanford University Research Scientist interview experience

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United StatesPosted Sep 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a pretty classic Stanford postdoc-style flow that centered on presenting research and then talking one-on-one with people in the group.

I started with application and then moved into steps that led to a research presentation and meetings with lab members. In my case, I had to prepare materials tied to my graduate work, and the process leaned on how clearly I could explain my background and why I was interested in joining.

Before the heavier conversations, I encountered an element that stood out: a take-home data task where I worked in Stata and submitted both code and a write-up of results. I had about a week to complete it, and after submitting it I had an interview with my future PI. Alongside the PI discussion, I also had

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