Interview Questions Sep

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Expiration Date: ##/##/####

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR 2023 SEP CSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Name:

Institution:

Country:

Date:

Interviewed by:

Interview Introduction and Greeting:

1. Introduction

2. Overview of SEP

3. Interview questions

4. Applicant’s questions

5. Next Steps

1. Applicant Qualifications –

1. Please tell us about your place of employment and current job duties.

1. Do you do any extension or outreach activities?

2. Relevant institutional or national mandates for your research topic?

3. Any collaboration with other universities or research centers?

2. Research Topic Achievability -

1. Please give us a little background information about your area of research.

2. Can you discuss current research efforts on this topic?

3. What specifically would you like to learn during the fellowship?

3. Commitment to SEP CSA Fellowship Goals, Agricultural Productivity, Economic Development, Food Security -

1. How does your research affect Country/Region’s agriculture and climate challenges?

2. How do you plan to share the information you learn from the SEP CSA Fellowship?

4. Leadership Potential

1. What are your short and long-term goals and how do you envision your future role at your institution? Or in Country/Region

5. Availability

1. The SEP CSA Fellowship is scheduled for this spring, is there any time that you would be unable to attend fellowship because of work responsibilities?

6. Candidate Questions

1. Is there any additional information that you would like to share with us for why you should be selected for this Fellowship? Do you have any questions?

Next Steps:

• Interviews continue through the rest of the week. USDA’s internal process for recommendations and approval of selected SEP Fellowship finalists takes 6-8 weeks.

• We expect to notify finalists by ……. via email of their status.

• Final appointment as an SEP Fellow and Final notification is expected no later than …… Date ^.

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