How To Do a Research Talk for Job Interview

Hey, it’s Dr. Liu here again.  In this video I will show you how to do a research talk for an academic position job interview. 
First of all, we need to be clear about the objective of a job talk. The No.1 objective is not to demonstrate you competence. It is not another defense of your work. The No 1 objective is to persuade the employer that you are a good fit for the position being advertised. You must demonstrate your ability to contribute to the institution, and your ability and willingness to collaborate as a potential colleague. What matters is not only your qualification, but also your maturity, flexibility, and maybe teaching ability. The fact that you are invited to do the interview means that the employer has already accepted your qualification. Now it is time to focus on something more specific.
Therefore, I suggest to include the following three key parts in a typical job talk. The first part is about them. It is about the institution, and the position being advertised. Before we talk about our qualifications, we ‘d better talk about them first. There are two reasons to do that. First, it will demonstrate your enthusiasm for the job. The employer needs to know you are serious bout the job, you really like the job and plan to stay here if they hire you. They do not want to hire a person who is likely to leave whenever there is another better option, after they have made an investment in you. Second, your knowledge on the institution and the position can also demonstrate your ability to do some basic research. 
In this part, you want to image you are already part of them, think in their position. In order to do that, before you go to the interview, you need to research the position, research the institution as much as possible. What is going on in the institution? What are the core facilities in this institution? What are the goals of the department, or the college? You may want to identify at least one challenge they are facing. What you can do to help them to achieve their goal? Give them your vision for the future. The key is to demonstrate that you have done your homework. You want to make the audience believe that you understand this department, understand its goal, and you are eager to make a contribution. Preparing one presentation and hope it will work for job talks for different positions will not work. You always need to tailor your talk to the specific position, and make it clear you really want the job.
In the second part, you talk about yourself. You want to highlight your strength that is relevant to the specific position. You do not need to talk everything you have done. You want to be selective and focused. Limit the scope. Make sure the audience can understand your work in the limited amount of time. At least, you should make your introduction and summary understandable to most of the audience. Here, you want to demonstrate you are a good teacher, you are able to hold the attention of a room, even if the advertised position may have no teaching responsibilities. Of course, you can add a some technic details in your results to demonstrate you are a real expert. Here, the key is to demonstrate your are a major player in your field. You have connections in you discipline, and you understand the funding mechanisms you might go for. You are independent, you have your own ideas, you could present them energetically, and you are exited to get your ideas into the public realm. In this part, you may also include some personal stories, adding some human elements, and thus make your presentation more influential.
Last, you want to talk about the fit. Can you fit in this particular environment? What are your solutions for the challenges they are facing? In this part, you need to demonstrate your collegiality. You need to know your audience. You need to be interested in your future colleagues. It may be a good idea to find inspirations in other people’s work, or to connect your disciplinary interests with community outreach. You want to situate your research interest in the context of the host institution. How your research agenda might bridge with other faculty members in the institution? How your research interest might fit into this department? You may also demonstrate your interest in being involved with the local community. 
In summary, in a typical job talk, it is not all about you. You need to understand your audience, speak to them based on who they are, what they do, and how they define the job ad. If you don’t care enough to do that, you don’t deserve the job. One more thing, you want to be strict with the time limit they give you, and you want to make it clear, are you expected to do a pure research talk or it should also include a teaching element? Different institution may have different requirements.
Thanks for watching, I am Dr. Liu with research tips for the underdogs. Until next time, let’s be well prepared for the next job interview. 
嘿，这是刘博士。在这个视频中，我将向您展示如何进行学术职位面试的研究谈话。
首先，我们需要明确工作谈话的目标。第一目标不是证明你的能力。这不是你工作的另一个辩护。第一个目标是说服雇主你很适合所宣传的职位。您必须证明自己有能力为该机构做出贡献，以及您作为潜在同事合作的能力和意愿。重要的不仅仅是您的资格，还有您的成熟度，灵活性和教学能力。您被邀请参加面试的事实意味着雇主已经接受了您的资格。现在是时候专注于更具体的事情了。
因此，我建议在典型的工作谈话中包括三个关键部分。第一部分是关于他们的。这是关于机构，以及广告的立场。在我们谈论我们的资格之前，我们最好先谈谈它们。这样做有两个原因。首先，它将展示您对工作的热情。雇主需要知道你是严肃的工作，你真的很喜欢这份工作，如果他们雇用你，他们可能会留在这里。他们不想雇用一个人，他们在投资你之后几年后可能会离开。其次，您对机构和职位的了解也可以证明您进行基础研究的能力。
在这部分中，你想要成像你已经是他们的一部分，想一想他们的位置。为了做到这一点，在你去面试之前，你需要研究这个职位，尽可能地研究这个机构。你想知道，机构里发生了什么？该部门或学院的目标是什么？您可能想要确定他们面临的至少一个挑战。您可以做些什么来帮助他们实现目标？给他们你对未来的愿景。关键是要证明你已经完成了你的功课。您希望让观众相信您了解这个部门，了解其目标，并且您渴望做出贡献。准备一个演示文稿并希望它能用于不同职位的工作会谈是行不通的。你总是需要根据具体位置定制你的谈话，并明确表示你真的想要这份工作。
在第二部分，你谈谈自己。您想要突出显示与特定位置相关的力量。你不需要谈论你所做的一切。你想要有选择性和专注。限制您的范围。确保观众能够在有限的时间内理解您的工作。至少，你应该让你的介绍和摘要可以理解为大多数观众。你想证明自己是一名好老师，即使广告中的职位没有教学责任，你也能够引起一个房间的注意。当然，您可以在结果部分添加一些技术细节，以证明您是一位真正的专家。在这里，关键是要证明你是自己领域的主要参与者。你有自己的纪律联系，你了解你可能会采取的资助机制。你是独立的，你有自己的想法，你可以精力充沛地展示它们，你就可以将你的想法带入公共领域。在这一部分中，您还可以添加一些个人故事，添加一些人为因素，从而使您的演示更具影响力。
最后，你想谈谈合适。你能适应这种特殊的环境吗？您面临的挑战是什么？在这部分中，您需要证明您的合作。您需要了解您的受众群体。你需要对未来的同事感兴趣。在其他人的工作中找到灵感，或将您的学科兴趣与社区外展联系起来可能是一个好主意。您希望将您的研究兴趣置于主办机构的背景下。您的研究议程如何与该机构的其他教职员工建立联系？您的研究兴趣如何适合该部门？
总而言之，在典型的工作谈话中，并非全部与您有关。您需要了解您的受众群体，并根据他们的身份，他们的工作以及他们如何定义招聘广告与他们交流。如果你不在乎这样做，你就不配得到这份工作。还有一件事，你想严格限制他们给你的时间限制，你想说清楚，你是否希望做一个纯粹的研究谈话，或者它还应该包括一个教学元素？不同的机构可能有不同的要求。
感谢收看，我是刘博士，为失败者提供研究建议。直到下一次，让我们为下一次面试做好充分准备。
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