UUniversity of Oxford·Research Scientist

University of Oxford Research Scientist interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Apr 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the closing date, I got an invitation about a week later, and I ended up interviewing roughly a week after that.

The whole thing was over Teams because of coronavirus, with a panel of three PIs tied to the project. I started with a short five-minute presentation about my research background, and then they asked a few follow-up questions on what I’d just said. The rest of the session was a steady stretch of questions—about twenty minutes—where they dug into how I’d approach the work and what relevant experience I’d bring to the role.

The questions felt very tightly mapped to what the job advert listed as essential and desirable, so it was less about surprises and more about whether I could clearly

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