About oral examinations for academic job applicants or students
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Mention engagement for mentally disordered people in application?
Im not sure if I am right on academia so please forward this topic to another page if necessary.
A friend of mine is writing her application for a job in research, e.g. studies about medications, ...
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Do media interviews enhance or potentially spoil academic reputations
During my research, asides from getting papers published, I have been interviewed for the radio and newspapers. My question is, are too many media 'appearances' a potential hindrance to someone early ...
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Is it legal to run interviews for an academic job when the post has already being assigned?
The normal UK process to hire new academic staff would be:
A call is placed on job adverts, websites, specialised magazines
The curricula and forms from prospective candidates are collected
A filter ...
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Asking a PhD interviewer about preparation
I am having a PhD interview at a university in the US. The application procedure didn't involve submitting a research proposal, so I am not very sure what kind of questions I should expect.
A ...
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Should I tell other interviewers where else I've interviewed?
I am currently travelling for faculty interviews. Some professors and other interviewers have asked me where else I have interviewed. Should I tell interviewers where else I've interviewed?
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Stack Overflow reputation in CV
Should I mention my Stack Overflow (and other Stack Exchange sites) reputation in my CV while applying for a post-graduate position?
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How common are PhD interviews in the U.S.?
Q: How common is it for a faculty/school to request/demand the good PhD applicants to come in for an interview?
For someone that lives outside of the U.S. and wants to apply to do a doctorate in the ...
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How to buy plane tickets for job interviews?
I am currently on the academic job market, and scheduling on-campus interviews with institutions that might want to hire me.
Suppose I am invited to an on-campus interview at the University of X, and ...
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Do I need to send e-mail to follow up a PhD interview day?
I had an inteview day for a PhD program at a US institution. I met 4/5 professors and a few phd/post docs students. Should I send a thank you email to my host professor or not? What about the other ...
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tips for mathematics student giving interview for physics (quantum information)
As suggested by @PiotrMigdal I am putting a separate question regarding the title mentioned above.
I am a Mathematics PhD student doing work in functional analysis / operator theory aspects of ...
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Tips for making online presentation over Skype
I am about to complete my PhD. My area is functional analytic/ operator theoretic aspects of quantum information. I am applying for post-doctoral positions in various places. Recently, one group ...
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How to prepare and what is discussed with professors at a PhD interview session? US application
I was told that at an interview session for PhD admission I will be meeting each professor I am interested in for about half hour. I was wondering what generally is been discussed. I imagine it would ...
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How to dress for PhD interview at US institution [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dressing etiquette for interviews in academia
I have been invited for a PhD interview day at an institution in the US. I was just wondering how formal/informal these ...
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Research statement ideas got used by interviewing committee
Last year, I have applied to a university which is in Europe so a research statement is a crucial part of the application. I have been interviewed with two faculty members and then finally got a ...
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How to interview a faculty candidate?
When interviewing a faculty candidate, how should I structure the interview? What questions should I ask? How should I make the best use of the limited time available? Assume this is for a ...
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During an application/interview should an applicant justify leaving a current faculty position (pre-tenure)?
I have been in a tenure-track position for 3 years and am going back on the job market. Would I be expected to "explain" why I am leaving, especially when it is pre-tenure? I suspect that a search ...
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How to interview a candidate for a university teaching position?
We are interviewing some candidates for a part-time teaching faculty position to teach 2 upper level undergraduate courses in mathematics.
Since it is my first time to be in such committee and since ...
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Do interviews require taking vacation days?
When interviewing for a new position, is it common practice to count the days spent on interviews as vacation days?
It wouldn't seem unreasonable to count these as vacation days, except that I could ...
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How to interview undergraduate candidates for research assistants?
I am at a public high-ranked Canadian university where undergraduates are heavily encouraged to participate in research, and currently recruiting an assistant for myself (and my supervisor). While at ...
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Dressing etiquette for interviews in academia
Are there expected dressing norms at faculty interviews? Will a casual tee-jeans be discouraged?
In the same vein, what is expected when a student visits the campus for an interview?
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How to communicate achievements on the StackExchange network in an academic CV or job interview?
I think contributions to StackExchange constitute a valuable thing for an academic to do. In many cases such contributions are directly related to the aims of an academic department: community ...
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Do presentations given during interviews count as invited talks?
I am in the process of interviewing for faculty positions and trying to keep my CV up to date as I go. Should I include research (or teaching) presentations given during on-campus interviews as ...
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Advice/guidance when interviewing for a faculty or postdoc job via Skype or phone?
Plenty of advice is available for standard interviews, should phone/Skype interviews be approached any differently?
(This was asked on twitter by @emilyandthelime, I have my own, partial answer that ...
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Interview strategies for faculty positions - to focus on their research or your own?
What's the best approach for talking to faculty that are in distant/unrelated areas during a campus visit for a faculty position?
Is it preferable to show that you are interested in their research ...
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What style questions should I ask potential graduate students interviewing for positions in my lab?
As a converse to this question, as a professor, I find it difficult to conduct a useful interview. What types of questions should I ask which would give me a good idea as to how (1) productive and (2) ...
