I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UC San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2023
Interview
It is little tedious. Ask you about your background and try to dig in your expertise and knowledge about basics. They will also check your knowledge on their work if you will be a right fit or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was my best and worst moment in previous experience?
I applied online. I interviewed at UC San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
Did a phone screen and then an interview with both hiring managers/PIs. Interview was surprisingly technical and they asked me a bunch of chemistry problems. 2 ish weeks after that interview, they asked for references and I got an offer a week and a half after that. The whole process took slightly longer than a month or so
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what reagents are needed to make X solution, how much of Y do you need to add to get Z
Spoke about what research they do and asked if I was interested or have done it before or if I am interested in this position long term. Spoke with both lab head and a lead PhD candidate