olympus123456 Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Hi, I would like to know how does Post Doc application work in US. Does it require GRE test or GRE subject tests ?
ankurshah Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 no... as far as i know.. its an academic H1B for international student... its usually very simplified.. contact a prof and say would like to have a post doc position... the other best option is.. meeet them at conferences and discuss an opportunity. The easiest option... tell ur thesis advior to call up his friend and contact for a position.... visit HERC and search post doc position... tons of them are available....
TakeruK Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) In general, no tests are required for post doc positions. From seeing my friends go through it, you generally need to have a CV, a cover letter, a research statement saying what you would be interested in doing and how you will achieve these things, reference letters and potentially long-form answers to any questions posed by the application. The application itself will tell you exactly what is required! If you make the first cut, it seems like most post-doc positions will then conduct interviews as the next step. In addition, many of my about-to-graduate friends (or current postdocs looking for another) will attend a lot of big meetings in the year prior to applications to get to know people/groups. They will also travel a lot and give lots of seminars/colloquium talks at places they are interested in. Edited July 4, 2012 by TakeruK
olympus123456 Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 no... as far as i know.. its an academic H1B for international student... its usually very simplified.. contact a prof and say would like to have a post doc position... the other best option is.. meeet them at conferences and discuss an opportunity. The easiest option... tell ur thesis advior to call up his friend and contact for a position.... visit HERC and search post doc position... tons of them are available.... In general, no tests are required for post doc positions. From seeing my friends go through it, you generally need to have a CV, a cover letter, a research statement saying what you would be interested in doing and how you will achieve these things, reference letters and potentially long-form answers to any questions posed by the application. The application itself will tell you exactly what is required! If you make the first cut, it seems like most post-doc positions will then conduct interviews as the next step. In addition, many of my about-to-graduate friends (or current postdocs looking for another) will attend a lot of big meetings in the year prior to applications to get to know people/groups. They will also travel a lot and give lots of seminars/colloquium talks at places they are interested in. Thank you very much for your replies. It guides me.
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