Research Problem Solving Questions

Evaluate how the candidate identifies, frames, and iteratively resolves research or investigation challenges. Expect examples of encountering recruitment difficulties, unexpected findings, stakeholder disagreements, resource or technical constraints, and how the candidate adapted methods in response. Key skills include iterative hypothesis refinement, questioning and testing assumptions, balancing methodological rigor with flexibility, documenting decision making, synthesizing findings, and communicating trade offs to stakeholders. Emphasis is on demonstrating learning from preliminary results and showing a structured approach to refining research questions, methods, and analyses.