Why you want to join this lab?
Research Associate Postdoctoral Interview Questions
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I was asked mostly about my doctoral work, my thoughts regarding the work being done in the new lab, and my overarching research goal.
For the full time job, I was asked about a potential real unrelated research problem in a different field.
Tell me about your research.
Research related tough question
Specific questions about my research.
The questions ranged from basic topics like bias vs. variance trade-offs to advanced topics like LLMs and self-supervised learning. Usually, they will give you a hypothetical scenario and ask you to solve the problem using ML. Based on your answer, you are asked subsequent questions.
What type of project would you like to work on?
Scientific topics and future career goal
Probably the most challenging was whether I planned to stay in academia. Because I am not entirely sure if I do, I didn't want it to affect my chances for the job.
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