Preparing for the Postdoc Interview Part 1: Naledi Saul

After receiving an invitation to interview from your prospective postdoc lab you need to develop an interview game plan. Your ultimate goal is to demonstrate why you are a good fit for the position. A postdoc interview usually includes meeting and talking with the principal investigator and members of your prospective lab. In this session, you will learn how to strategically highlight your strengths during the interview process and prepare a postdoc job talk that is relevant to your audience and outlines how you will contribute as a scholar and potential colleague.

View the full talk with additional resources on our website

Session 3: Preparing for the Interview Process

This session will help you develop strategies to successfully prepare for the postdoc interview and job talk. (Talk recorded in November 2021)

Part 1: Preparing for the Postdoc Interview
Audience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:15:50
Part 2: Preparing Your Postdoc Job Talk
Audience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:05:39

Speaker Bio

Naledi Saul

Naledi Saul is the Director of Career and Professional Development at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She holds a Master’s of Public Management degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Spelman College. Prior to UCSF, Naledi was an Assistant Dean of Students and Assistant…