I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at University of Sheffield in Jan 2026
Interview
Required to give a 10 minute presentation about my research experience to a panel of three people followed by questions specific to the role and a tour around the laboratory. The questions were about what I knew about the research centre, the disease being research, and questions about my background.
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I interviewed at University of Sheffield (Sheffield, England)
Interview
got a call in 10 days, asked to come in for the interview the next day. The panel had 5 people, and they asked questions individually from a list of pre-prepared questions. I was also asked to present an optional slideshow.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were general, like tell us about yourself, why would you be a great role, and technical questions related to the job, such as protein purification, experience, techniques, microbial techniques, drug testing, bioinformatics, how soon you could join, etc
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at University of Sheffield (Sheffield, England) in Feb 2024
Interview
Initially, the candidate needs to give a 10-minute presentation about the relevant background and skills and how to match the requirements.
Interviewers will ask questions related to the presentation, and then proceed to the open-question which may take 20-30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were an interviewer, what questions you would ask candidates and what kinds of candidates you choose?