UUniversity of Cambridge·Research Scientist

University of Cambridge Research Scientist interview experience

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Cambridge, EnglandPosted Jan 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process for me moved from submitting the application to being shortlisted, and then into a single interview round before an eventual decision.

The interview lasted around an hour, and it included a mix of discussion topics that leaned both on my past experience and how I could contribute.

I was asked to present about fifteen to twenty minutes' worth of previous experiences, then talk about how I would contribute to a new project. Teaching and supervision experiences were also part of the conversation, so it wasn’t only about research outputs. The way it was structured made the interview feel like they were testing whether I could connect my experience to their upcoming work and expectations.

After that one interview, I didn’t

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