Pro practiceAssociate Professor (Economics) practice interview
Economics research leadership, advanced teaching, publication strategy, postgraduate supervision and departmental contribution. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Senior
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview tests whether you can lead a sustained economics research programme while teaching, supervising and contributing to academic decisions. The panel will probe the credibility of your methods, the significance of your work and how you develop students and collaborators.
How to prepare
- Select two research contributions and explain the question, method, finding and limitation of each.
- Review the identification choices and robustness checks in your strongest empirical work.
- Prepare an example of improving an economics course or assessment.
- Think through a supervision case that required you to narrow or redirect a project.
- Be ready to distinguish your contribution from that of your co-authors.
Common mistakes
- Reporting findings without addressing identification or alternative explanations.
- Using technical language without explaining the economic significance.
- Overstating your role in co-authored work.
- Treating supervision as correction rather than researcher development.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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