University of Minnesota·Research Scientist

University of Minnesota Research Scientist interview experience

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Minneapolis, MNPosted Aug 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview centered on presenting my research, and it moved fast.

I met the principal investigator and professors funding the research, and the main conversation itself lasted about an hour. Even though it sounded like a standard meeting, I was also asked to deliver two separate presentations.

The first presentation was to a group of professors and lab principal investigators, and the second presentation was to graduate school students. That difference in audience surprised me a bit—one felt like I needed to speak in terms of established scientific priorities, and the other pushed me to be clear enough for people closer to the learner side of the spectrum.

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