I'm an American and this is the first time I've interviewed outside the US (it's coming up later this month). Unlike interviews in the US which take place over multiple days and include multiple meals and individual meetings, as well as an hour-long talk, this entire campus visit is schedule for 50 minutes (a 15-minute talk, followed by a 5-minute Q&A, followed by a 30-minute panel interview with me answering questions in front of the full search committee). I have heard that approaches like this are pretty common in the UK and Ireland, because they interview all of the candidates in one day. However, one thing that seems strange is that I was told my talk should be about the "the contribution I will make to the Department of Psychology." The instructions said, "candidates may cover research, teaching / programme delivery, administration." Notice that research, teaching, and "administration" are separated by commas, but words like "and" & "or" are nowhere to be found. It's hard enough to condense a 45-minute job talk into 15 minutes, but am I also supposed to talk about my approach to teaching and administrative functions within that time? I was thinking that maybe I'd spend 13-14 minutes on research and then 1-2 minutes on teaching/service (it's a research-intensive university), but if anyone has any experience with this and can offer any guidance, I'd be very grateful.
Interviewing in the British Isles
