I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Loughborough University (Loughborough, England) in Mar 2012
Interview
Standard presentation on research interests, what you can bring to the school, how you want to develop a research portfolio in the future and what your key research skills are. Followed by a panel interview of about 40 mins and a tour of the facilities. Very example based questioning- STAR is a good response format in these situations.
The process took 10 days. I applied online, 5 days later I was invited to an online interview. The chair then contacted me within 4 days about the result of my interview.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Loughborough University in Dec 2023
Interview
I was asked to give an overview of my background and then was asked some technical questions and administrative ability questions by three interviewers on the panel. The interviewers were friendly and the HR gave a detailed overview of the interview before it began which helped in preparing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an Example of a time when you had an interpersonal conflict and how did you overcome this?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Loughborough University
Interview
I had to prepare a presentation about key elements required in the rob role. There was no right or wrong answer, but I think they just wanted to gauge my creativity, knowledge and presentation skills. Apart from that there was a standard interview with three people on the panel associated with the project. There were no surprising questions, mainly relating to my experience, papers in the pipeline, aspirations, etc. It was a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is international travel involved. How are you going to cope with that with a small child?