UUniversity of Cambridge·Research Analyst

University of Cambridge Research Analyst interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter-style call, I ended up in an interview with a small panel—about a week later.

I went in prepared to talk through my background, and the conversation started with my previous projects and why I applied. The interview also included behavioural prompts about how I managed workload and how I handled conflict between people, so it wasn’t purely technical.

The technical part leaned heavily on AI/ML fundamentals. I had to walk through my prior AI/ML work in enough depth to cover the impact, the tools I used, and how my experience connected to climate-related research. Then I delivered a short technical presentation and stayed with the same theme: they wanted clarity in how I

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