I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
I applied online after seeing the job advertised on jobs.ac.uk. I received an invitation to interview approximately 4 days after submitting my application. The interview was conducted by a panel of 3 people and the questions were competency-based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What challenges would you expect to come with this job and how would you overcome them?
Single interview for summer research position
Good questions - focussed on knowledge of field and technical knowledge
Nice intervewer
overall highly rate and would interview again
drawback was that interview was quite short, would like more time
Given enough notice before the interview, told who was interviewing and overall a very straightforward. I would recommend. Feedback was also given at the end. The questions asked were relevant to the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I apply my specific skills to the research they are conducting?
It was an online 25 min interview with 3 members of the committee. Each of them were supervisor in the project each from a different field. At the end they said that the result will be delivered online in a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your previous experience and the most memorable article that influenced your decision to study here
