Telephone Job Interview
Teaching questions
Describe your teaching experience
What is your experience with teaching freshman students? How would you approach freshman learning?
—How would you incorporate technology into your classroom (e.g., blackboard, hybrid courses, online)?
—What do you find the most challenging about teaching? What do you find most rewarding about teaching?
—What type of graduate courses would like to teach or introduce?
What type of courses would like to teach?
Describe your most challenging teaching moment and how it changed your approach to teaching and learning?
—What learning opportunities do you see yourself offering to the students?
Research Questions
Tell us more about your PhD.
Describe your research? What are your goals?
—What is the big problem you are addressing in your research? How does your research connect to larger societal issues?
If you could describe your research in no more than 2 or 3 sentences to a student, what would you say? What are your goals?
How would you integrate undergraduate students in your research efforts? What role(s) would they play?
—Do you think you would be able to conduct your research on our campus?
—Do you have experience in grant writing? What are your expectations about grants and research funding?
—What would the sources of your fund?
—What type of dissertations would you suggest to your students?
More General Questions
What attracted you to this position what kind of contribution do you envision making to this campus?
How do you see yourself as an integral part of the campus?
What do you consider your weaknesses or challenge areas? What are your strengths?
—Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
What are the qualities that a good teacher should possess?
Concluding questions
—Do you have questions about the campus?
Describe your teaching experience
What is your experience with teaching freshman students? How would you approach freshman learning?
—How would you incorporate technology into your classroom (e.g., blackboard, hybrid courses, online)?
—What do you find the most challenging about teaching? What do you find most rewarding about teaching?
—What type of graduate courses would like to teach or introduce?
What type of courses would like to teach?
Describe your most challenging teaching moment and how it changed your approach to teaching and learning?
—What learning opportunities do you see yourself offering to the students?
Research Questions
Tell us more about your PhD.
Describe your research? What are your goals?
—What is the big problem you are addressing in your research? How does your research connect to larger societal issues?
If you could describe your research in no more than 2 or 3 sentences to a student, what would you say? What are your goals?
How would you integrate undergraduate students in your research efforts? What role(s) would they play?
—Do you think you would be able to conduct your research on our campus?
—Do you have experience in grant writing? What are your expectations about grants and research funding?
—What would the sources of your fund?
—What type of dissertations would you suggest to your students?
More General Questions
What attracted you to this position what kind of contribution do you envision making to this campus?
How do you see yourself as an integral part of the campus?
What do you consider your weaknesses or challenge areas? What are your strengths?
—Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
What are the qualities that a good teacher should possess?
Concluding questions
—Do you have questions about the campus?
Further Reading
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The following book is an excellent source recommended for job seekers.
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The following two books can also be of help
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The second volume can also be of good help
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