Dept Match Flashcards
Why did you want this job & how your education and experience fits this role?
Why do you want to leave?
How would you fit in with this department?
What attracts you most about this position?
Why do you think you are ready for this position?
Why do you think you are the right person for this position?
How will this job help you achieve your long term career plans?
Why did you consider our University and why should we hire you?
I’ve spent the last 6 years developing my skills as a researcher and I feel that I’m now ready to establish my own independent research group.
THis position is very attractive to me as it provides me with an excellent platform to establish ambitious research programs, to collaborate with researchers across diff disciplines and to allow me to develop into a research leader.
Also, it allows me to take up more responsibilities on the two things I enjoy the most: research and teaching
Furthermore, I feel that XXX is a perfect fit for me as the university values of being impact oriented, cross displacement and close collaboration with industry, resonates well with my own experiences and values
And that is why I am very keen to take advantage of the unique opps that this position offers and establish an exciting and impactful research group here.
What are your strengths?
Why do you think you would be a good candidate for this role?
Strong focus on producing rigorous science (publication track record)
Creative problem solver, think outside of the box e.g. convex opt
Impact oriented and strong links to industry
good teamplayer and work well with people (collaboration record)
Good teaching record. Award for teaching excellence
What are your weaknesses?
What is one area in which you would like to improve?
Do you have any experience in curriculum development?
I would say my greatest weakness would be that I have not had any formal experience developing new syllabus
However, I have been proactive in finding opp. to improve on this
For e.g. although this is not required in my role as a dept. tutor, I have been developing new teaching material that are covered in the lectures but are complementary in conveying the key concepts of the topic to the students.
However, I’ll definitely look forward to improving on this aspect of my teaching in the future
How would you contribute to the administration of the department?
In what ways other than your subject expertise can you contribute to this Department
/ School / University? (e.g., public understanding of your area, committee work,
graduate programme, running conferences).
What sort of colleague would you be? What would you bring to the department?
Look forward to contributing open day or outreach activities organising events flexible, take on any administration role Good citizen, service to colleagues
What committee work have you done and what challenges has it presented?
I’ve been involved in organising events
Biggest challenge is anything related to people
(time scheduling, getting things done)
How can you contribute to the Dept?
How do you see your work fitting into the work
we do here at the department?
My work adds a new dimension to the dept, by establishing a research group focused on smart solutions for sustainable and resilient foundation engineering in support of a low carbon future.
What is your leadership or management style?
I don’t have one specific management style as I try to adjust my style to each situation, identify the best way to complete the project efficiently and adopt a style that works best with the dynamics of the team members
Nevertheless, I do like to lead by effective delegation and communication, which
helps build a culture of trust and cooperation
I always try to find the strengths of my team members and delegate tasks to whoever is best-equipped to perform well in the task.
I try to communicate clearly about what needs to be done, and why. This eliminates back-and-forth, mistakes
How do you promote an inclusive research group?
Create a positive environment that supports both minority and majority students
Be active in mentoring students and providing them with training
To improve the fairness of evaluations, I will set clear performance metrics.
