I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Duke University (Durham, NC) in May 2015
Interview
This was a pretty standard academic interview. My experience was a bit peculiar, since I was continuing along in the lab where I did my PHD, but typically, the process goes something like this:
Duke will fly a candidate in the night before before handing the candidate off to the lab recruiting them. The candidate will then spend 1 day meeting and interviewing with the individual members of the lab. At some point, the candidate will be asked to give a 1 hour seminar to the prospective lab (smallest case) or the department in which the lab belongs. Afterwards, lab members/the PI will usually take a day or two to decide on whether to give the candidate an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do your research interests in X fit with our interests Y and Z?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Duke University (Durham, NC) in Oct 2020
Interview
Pretty casual and straightforward. Welcoming faculties and staffs. The interview is more like a confirmation once the decision is made by the hiring personnel. Just providing a data point here.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Duke University (Durham, NC) in Jul 2020
Interview
The interview was held face to face. It only takes 5 minutes long to let the PI decide to take me. No hard challenges were met. Overall, it was a professional and happy process.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Duke University (Durham, NC) in Oct 2017
Interview
Casual, as I knew the Principal Investigator. We spoke once about the position, and I accepted the offer. I learned more about the position and the opportunity arose when the PI's funding came through, albeit a little bit into the fall semester. I met the primary administrator and other staff during the process. All were welcoming individuals who gave me the opportunity to ask questions.
