I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Apr 2015
Interview
It’s pretty straightforward and phone based. I was interviewed by one of the phd students working in the lab, who was very nice . I was asked about my lab and research experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Sep 2017
Interview
After my profile was seen on a recruiting drive, I was reached out to and immediately scheduled a Skype interview with the two economics professors conducting research on the effects of R&D subsidies and technological progress.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 technical case-type questions regarding econometric models and 2 questions about general understanding of economic theories relevant to the research
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Aug 2015
Interview
Contacted advisor you want to work with and meet for one-on-one interview.
Then set up a schedule to meet an future-advisor and discuss previous work and future work to do. After that he contacted me that I can work in his lab, he gave me time to think about it and I accepted the offer.