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When preparing for an interview for a faculty position, you may encounter questions that directly apply to your experience as a faculty member, or question your ability to teach. Here are some tips to help you stand out from the crowd, and showcase your best skills.
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An Introduc+on to faculty
Interviews
How to Ace Your Faculty Interview
A Publication of FacultyClub.Org
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When preparing for an interview for a faculty posi+on, you may encounter ques+ons that directly apply to your experience as a faculty member, or ques+on your ability to teach. Here are some +ps to help you stand out from the crowd, and showcase your best skills.
Introduc+on
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“One important key to success is self confidence. An important key to self
confidence is preparation.” -‐ Arthur Ashe
CHAPTER ONE
HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW?
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Prepare for the Interview
Learn about the university or college. • Visit the university’s web site:
Learn about their mission, vision, degree programs and student demographics.
Physically prepare • Get plenty of rest: Even if your
interview is over the phone, you will need to physically prepare and get plenty of rest and nutri+on.
• Dress for success: Regardless of how the interview is held (phone, in-‐person, or Skype), dress for success and feel your best.
Prac+ce your answers • Think about what will be asked:
Prac+ce your responses to common ques+ons. Enlist the help of a friend or family member to help you prac+ce.
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Congrats. You have an
interview!
CHAPTER TWO
POTENTIAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
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Potential Questions
Describe your teaching style and your philosophy? • Be clear with your answer. Know
why you love to teach. It is helpful to write out your teaching philosophy before hand, and provide it to your interviewer.
What is your teaching experience? • Expand on all your courses that you
have taught as well as what learning plaOorms you have used.
• Talk about your classroom management strategies, and elaborate on how you meet all classroom facilita+on expecta+ons.
What professional developments have you been involved in recently? • Relay all of your professional
development pursuits. Faculty training cer+fica+on programs are ideal.
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Common Interview Questions For Faculty Members
How does your personal style of instrucBon can benefit our students? • Give specific examples of what you
do in the classroom to help students meet learning objec+ves.
How do you handle disrupBve or difficult students in the classroom. • Tread carefully when asked this
ques+on. It is important to focus on posi+ve ac+ons in the classroom, not nega+ve ones, that can improve student engagement. The rule here: always correct in private and praise in public.
Tell me about a Bme you helped leverage technology in your classroom to meet learning objecBves? • Relay how you appease different
learning styles through the integra+on or mul+-‐media, audio, and online web sites and applica+ons.
More Potential Questions
How do you adjust your teaching style to help a student that is unprepared or unmoBvated? • Clearly state that you make an
effort to always help students before it is too late, and that you consistently monitor classroom ac+vity. Discuss a +me when you had to help a student overcome a personal challenge in the classroom and how you helped them succeed.
The class that you are teaching is an elecBve. How do you moBvate a non-‐major and engage them in the course? • This is a perfect +me to share more
with your interviewer about your passion for your field of study and also share measurable strategies for helping increase engagement through the use of personal stories, links to interes+ng outside resources, and the use of the Socra+c method to help students reflect on the material.
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Common Interview Questions For Faculty Members
How do you ensure academic integrity in your classroom? • Let your interviewer know that
academic integrity in the classroom is very important and discuss your strategy for ensuring academic integrity in your classroom: 1. Let students know the
academic integrity policy of the school.
2. Give students links and resources such as plagiarism.org and the Perdue OWL.
3. Discuss your strategy for determining an act of plagiarism has occurred. How do you determine papers are the student’s original thought.
4. Relay your policies, and ensure they align with those of the university.
CHAPTER THREE
WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU ASK?
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Prepare your questions
How is faculty performance measured, and reviewed? Do you offer opportuni+es for professional development for faculty members? Are adjunct faculty invited to in-‐service mee+ngs and events? How many contracts may be available in the upcoming year for this par+cular course? Do you offer support to new faculty members and help answer ques+ons during the first course? What are the most enjoyable parts of working for your university? Why do you like your campus culture?
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It is important to ask questions and find out
more about the position.
It shows interest, and also helps
you determine if the position will be a good fit.
CHAPTER FOUR
FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR INTERVIEWER
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Follow Up with your Interviewer
1. Before you leave the interview, ask about the next steps. • This will help you understand the
+melines, and the process for faculty selec+ons.
• Ask when a decision will be made, and if you are hired, when you might expect your first contract.
2. Get a thank you note out within 24 hours. • Within 24 hours, e-‐mail the
interviewer and thank them for the interview, and their +me.
• This is a good +me to include any addi+onal responses to ques+ons that you did not fully answer during the interview.
3. Follow up respecOully. • Periodically follow up, but do not
become an annoyance.
4. Learn when to move on. • Do not miss a great opportunity,
because you were too focused on a past event.
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Develop a follow up strategy that
will keep your interview in the forefront of your
interviewer’s mind.
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