Connecting yourself with potential mentor at LANL; phone and on-site interview; on-site interview includes seminar talk and meeting with all your potential collaborators and co-hosts; dinner; your mentor prepare a hiring package for HR; you get the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some technical details in computer code for specific application.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Albuquerque, NM) in Jan 2023
Interview
In the first round, they ask you about your background, and career goals. They tell you about the potential work they have for you and ask you why you are interested. Then, you need to present your work in a 2-hr discussion about your work.
Research presentation followed by general discussion about future goals. Whether you want to join the academia or industry. How do you solve the problem when you for stuck? Do you have any programming skills?