Thanks for this informative video! As a follow-up: I'd be very interested in hearing about typical questions that are asked during the actual interviews for faculty positions in Germany.
@@elisamafiosa Sorry for the late response, but I have now made a video on faculty interviews (not necessarily specific for Germany) in general. Perhaps you find it useful.
Very interesting! I particularly liked the one-slide trick in which complex technical details are presented during the talk... The provided info are of great use for researchers who would like to pursue an academic career. This of course does not apply to DE but in countries where normal scientists can still manage to get positions in academia, incl. US, UK, IE, FR, DK, FL, SE, NO, to name a few...
Thank you very much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I'll be giving a 10-minute job presentation soon. The interview panel has asked that I give a presentation on my research accomplishments and fitness for the role. It appears to be challenging. Should I present only on two themes such as achievement and suitability only? I will highly appreciate your suggestion Prof.
Thanks for watching, and good luck with the interview. On your presentation: if this is what they want, then yes, then you should cover these two points. If I were you, I would emphasize how your previous research accomplishments define the fit to the job. In others words, stuff you have done that doesn't seem directly relevant, I would only mention in passing, and instead make clear how you could fulfill the role outlined in the job description.
Glad you found this helpful, thanks for watching. I'll think about making a video about the teaching demo, but I suspect this is going to be rather specialized to particular fields. Good luck with your interview!
This is very helpful thank you for making these videos. In regards to talking about fit with the institution, what do these slides tend to look like? Are they mainly bullets? And how fleshed out should potential collaborations be?
Thanks. Yes, these can just be bullet points; or if you have a graphical representation of where your research is headed, you can also add this in there (the names of collaborators). I wouldn't put a fleshed out collaborative program in there, but I would think about these if this comes up. Nothing is more lame than putting someone on a slide as a collaborator, and then drawing a blank when that person asks a follow-up. So: make sure this has substance! :)
Thanks! I don't have any specific tips beyond making sure that you explain how you will mobilize the collection for your own research and for that of others. Other than that, the suggestions in this video will still apply. Good luck with your interview!
Fantastic advice. But is it a little weird to name potential collaborators who you haven't discussed it with? Or should you discuss with them before you name them on a slide IE perhaps could be viewed as presumptive that you could do x y z with prominent people in the school...
No, it's not weird. And you don't need to discuss this with the persons named, since you just list them as potential collaborators. But it should be real, like this is a real collaboration you could see yourself doing, not just lip service. If it seems fake, it can backfire.
The problem is actually too many candidates for one role.😊. Even if they all perform well...there is just one role. Good advice though. May the best candidate win.
Thanks so much for such a profound talk! Can I ask: what if I have changed my research areas during my postdoc, should I include both PhD work and postdoc work in the research presentation (20 mins)?
Thanks for writing. If the two topics cannot make a coherent story then I would drop the PhD work, but (depending on how many years you are into your postdoc and thus if you have enough material from your postdoc alone) it would be desirable to have some convincing way to weave the two research areas together, maybe even in terms of methodology, etc., perhaps even a brief mention would be ok. It's always preferable to show continuity in one's career.
Employment-type questions are difficult to talk about, since they differ so much from country to country (or even among institutions). Here, for example, if you have not completed a PhD you cannot be considered during the application screening, and this is quite different at other places. The only real advice I can give: find out what the rules are that pertain to your situation.
Sir how about 10 minute job talk... I'm comfortable with 25 minutes talk... But recently I received a email to present a 10 minutes research presentation and 15 minutes teaching demonstration.... The former is tricky but later is okay
For a job talk that's really short, unless this is not for a faculty position. If it is shorter, I would scale everything in proportion to the 25 min version. If everybody in the audience is familiar with the topic in your situation, you can cut the intro somewhat shorter, and start less general. Good luck!
@@mrillig thank you, sir. it was for a faculty position... I did well in the job talk and interview... I hope I hear from the university soon... thank you again...
If you find this general topic of faculty interviews/ application interesting, let me know what else you would like to know!
Thanks for this informative video! As a follow-up: I'd be very interested in hearing about typical questions that are asked during the actual interviews for faculty positions in Germany.
@@elisamafiosa Sorry for the late response, but I have now made a video on faculty interviews (not necessarily specific for Germany) in general. Perhaps you find it useful.
Could you please let us know how to write a good research statement for e.g., faculty positions?
the suggestion of "1 technical slide" will benefit me lifetime
Great! thanks!
Very interesting! I particularly liked the one-slide trick in which complex technical details are presented during the talk...
The provided info are of great use for researchers who would like to pursue an academic career. This of course does not apply to DE but in countries where normal scientists can still manage to get positions in academia, incl. US, UK, IE, FR, DK, FL, SE, NO, to name a few...
Thanks! And it has helped me get a job (and several position offers) in Germany, and other people as well.....even though I get your point! :)
I subscribed immediately after watching this videos! So helpful and concise!
Thanks a lot! Glad you find it useful.
This is a very useful video to prepare my postdoc job talk next week. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad to hear this, and good luck with your talk!
Thank you very much for the great tips! They were super clear and to the point.
Thanks; glad you found this useful!
Thank you very much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I'll be giving a 10-minute job presentation soon. The interview panel has asked that I give a presentation on my research accomplishments and fitness for the role. It appears to be challenging. Should I present only on two themes such as achievement and suitability only? I will highly appreciate your suggestion Prof.
Thanks for watching, and good luck with the interview. On your presentation: if this is what they want, then yes, then you should cover these two points. If I were you, I would emphasize how your previous research accomplishments define the fit to the job. In others words, stuff you have done that doesn't seem directly relevant, I would only mention in passing, and instead make clear how you could fulfill the role outlined in the job description.
Thank you very much for your helpful video. If possible, could you please give us some tips for preparing teaching demo as well. Many thanks.
Thanks! I'll think about the teaching demo; but I think this is a lot more country-specific.
Thank you so much for this video. This is extremely good advice.
Thanks!
Really helpful video - thank you
Thanks very much! glad you liked it.
Thank you so much, sincerely.
thanks, glad you liked it!
Thanks so much for sharing this Prof Rilling. I learnt alot
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
Thank you Prof. Rillig for sharing a piece of nice information.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for all your great tips!
Thanks very much!
Thank you so much. I have an interview soon. Your video was very helpful. I would be interesting about teaching demonstration.
Glad you found this helpful, thanks for watching. I'll think about making a video about the teaching demo, but I suspect this is going to be rather specialized to particular fields. Good luck with your interview!
I just attended one of the future faculty workshop and found out the same approach of having 1 slide that no one knows.
This is very helpful thank you for making these videos. In regards to talking about fit with the institution, what do these slides tend to look like? Are they mainly bullets? And how fleshed out should potential collaborations be?
Thanks. Yes, these can just be bullet points; or if you have a graphical representation of where your research is headed, you can also add this in there (the names of collaborators). I wouldn't put a fleshed out collaborative program in there, but I would think about these if this comes up. Nothing is more lame than putting someone on a slide as a collaborator, and then drawing a blank when that person asks a follow-up. So: make sure this has substance! :)
Thanks so much for your videos! Do you have any tips for interviewing for a research-based curator position in the US?
Thanks! I don't have any specific tips beyond making sure that you explain how you will mobilize the collection for your own research and for that of others. Other than that, the suggestions in this video will still apply. Good luck with your interview!
Thank you so much ..
Thanks, glad you liked it.
@@mrillig kindly use a microphone while recording.. the sound output is not that great. Thanks again for the helpful content.
Fantastic advice. But is it a little weird to name potential collaborators who you haven't discussed it with? Or should you discuss with them before you name them on a slide IE perhaps could be viewed as presumptive that you could do x y z with prominent people in the school...
No, it's not weird. And you don't need to discuss this with the persons named, since you just list them as potential collaborators. But it should be real, like this is a real collaboration you could see yourself doing, not just lip service. If it seems fake, it can backfire.
The problem is actually too many candidates for one role.😊. Even if they all perform well...there is just one role. Good advice though. May the best candidate win.
Yep, that is true; there are many candidates for any one position. But it never happens that all perform well...
Hey Prof. Rilling, I'm looking into techniques on how to talk with an academic neutral tone. Do you think you could make a video on that?
Thanks for the suggestion. It's actually an interesting topic, and will think about it. :)
There is now a video on the tone of a presentation, inspired by your request: th-cam.com/video/gxEbaU-s-ko/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for such a profound talk! Can I ask: what if I have changed my research areas during my postdoc, should I include both PhD work and postdoc work in the research presentation (20 mins)?
Thanks for writing. If the two topics cannot make a coherent story then I would drop the PhD work, but (depending on how many years you are into your postdoc and thus if you have enough material from your postdoc alone) it would be desirable to have some convincing way to weave the two research areas together, maybe even in terms of methodology, etc., perhaps even a brief mention would be ok. It's always preferable to show continuity in one's career.
@@mrillig Thanks very much! Thats very helpful!
Do you have any advice for applicants who apply before their PhD is complete?
Employment-type questions are difficult to talk about, since they differ so much from country to country (or even among institutions). Here, for example, if you have not completed a PhD you cannot be considered during the application screening, and this is quite different at other places. The only real advice I can give: find out what the rules are that pertain to your situation.
Sir how about 10 minute job talk... I'm comfortable with 25 minutes talk... But recently I received a email to present a 10 minutes research presentation and 15 minutes teaching demonstration.... The former is tricky but later is okay
For a job talk that's really short, unless this is not for a faculty position. If it is shorter, I would scale everything in proportion to the 25 min version. If everybody in the audience is familiar with the topic in your situation, you can cut the intro somewhat shorter, and start less general. Good luck!
@@mrillig thank you, sir. it was for a faculty position... I did well in the job talk and interview... I hope I hear from the university soon... thank you again...
Hi do you do private coaching
Hi, sorry, no. I don't have the time.
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