I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) in Feb 2022
Interview
I was invited to do a Zoom a 30 min presentation of my Ph.D. dissertation. This was followed up by 20 minutes of questions from the PI and his senior students and postdocs. They had like 2 mins left for me to ask my questions. Informed me they will all vote on my candidacy which seemed a bit strange to me. They ghosted me for a month after I reached out to them after they replied with a generic rejection of they have hired someone else.
I applied in-person. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) in Jan 2018
Interview
Multiple Skype meetings with the future PI
Invitation to give a talk
On the day of the talk:
- Meeting with trainees from the department all day
- Diner with the future PI at night
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions were related to my Ph. D. experience and work
I applied in-person. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) in Mar 2011
Interview
Step by step:
1 - Find a department/professor who might be interested in hiring a postdoc
2 - Send the CV and wait
3 - Interview: prepare a presentation of current/latest research and papers
4 - After the presentation, being questioned about the research goals
5 - Having good publications+clear future direction = offer
Offer takes at least a couple of months since the paperwork is very slow at MDA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the short term plan to get an external grant?