Is it hard to get hired as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Scripps Research Institute?

Postdoctoral Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at The Scripps Research Institute with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Scripps Research Institute?

Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Research Associate roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Scripps Research Institute overall takes an average of 30 days.

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based on 10 ratings - Updated Nov 22, 2021

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

56%
Applied online
Applied online
22%
In Person
In Person
11%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
11%
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Campus Recruiting

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10 interviews

Postdoctoral Research Associate Interview

Jun 17, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute

Interview

Hiring and interview process depends entirely on PI and lab. It is easy to get a position here if you bring your own funding. Interview typically involves a research presentation and lunch/dinner with the lab you will join. Some people get a very tough interview. In my case, everything happened by email

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Do you have your own funding?

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Interview

Aug 25, 2011

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

The process took 2 days. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA) in Apr 2011

Interview

the professor just asked me some questions regarding my phd research, does not have on site interview, sometimes I heard that no phone interview necessary, good recommendation is required, if you have some connections, you will get it.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

describe you research

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Interview

Aug 8, 2011

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA) in Mar 2009

Interview

In the morning I gave a presentation in the lab and afterwards my individuell interviews with everybody in the lab happened, which took 30min per person. At lunch time, there was a free lunch with everybody in the lab again. Very casual. I think I was done by 5pm - long day.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

What made you choose our lab?

1 Answer

Question 2

Why do you want to stay at Scripps?

1 Answer

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