I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Imperial College London (London, England) in Feb 2018
Interview
Got contacted for an interview after sending the CV. The interview was 1:1 and I got asked a few questions related to the topic of the position. Afterwards, I had to solve three Linux/programming exercises set by the interviewer over the course of a week. Got an email offer the next week.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Imperial College London (London, England) in Dec 2024
Interview
Contact the professor via email and show the reason of joining their group. Online interview about 30 minutes to discuss my area of interest and find out the position that suits me best. Offer accepted.
You just had to cold email your professors and ask for an interview. But do not worry most professors are kind and nice. Sometimes maybe you can even knock the door and ask them directly.
I interviewed at Imperial College London (London, England)
Interview
You are given a selection of research projects and then you need to evaluate which 5 you like the most. Then you are assigned the one which is chosen by a GAMS algorithm