give a brief talk about your research on site and get a chance to talk to the PI and lab members and have a tour in the lab for facilities and instruments
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NIH (Bethesda, MD) in Nov 2011
Interview
Very scientific. You give a talk, people ask question about you research. You then meet with everyone in the lab and talk with each person individually. You also meet with several Principle Investigators and talk with them individually. But most importantly, you talk with your boss, who decide whether he/she want to hire you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you think the authorship for a paper you worked?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at NIH (Frederick, MD) in June 2015
Interview
The interview was in-person with my mentor. It was very thorough, intimate and specific to the skills that were required for the research proposal and the interests of my mentor's lab..
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NIH (Bethesda, MD) in Oct 2012
Interview
PI asked me what i was currently doing. He also asked me my research interest and clinical research experience. He described the project in detail and asked me what techniques i could use to solve the problem. He also asked if i would like to accept the position and stated the stipend that was currently being offered to other postdocs.