How to hire business teachers, postsecondary

Job description template

Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.

[Job title] at [Company name]
[City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range]

About the role
[Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.]

What you will do
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

What you bring
• [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any]
• [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Doctoral or professional degree]
• Strong speaking, active listening, learning strategies, reading comprehension, writing and active learning skills
• Working knowledge of English Language, education and training, administration and management and economics and accounting
• [Anything else you would really turn someone away for]

Pay and benefits
[Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $99,080 a year.
[Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.]

How to apply
[Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]

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Interview questions for business teachers, postsecondary

Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.

1. Tell me about a time you had to conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
2. Tell me about a time you had to evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
3. Tell me about a time you had to initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
4. Tell me about a time you had to keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
5. Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
6. Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
7. How do you teach yourself a new process, and how would you teach it to someone else?
8. Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?

Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.

What business teachers, postsecondary do

• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

Skills that matter most

SpeakingActive ListeningLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionWritingActive LearningEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingAdministration and ManagementEconomics and Accounting

Education, experience and outlook for business teachers, postsecondary

• Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
• Related work experience most have: 1 to 2 years (O*NET)
• Job outlook: +5.9% over ten years, faster than average · about 7,600 openings a year (BLS)

What to pay business teachers, postsecondary

Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:

See business teachers, postsecondary pay in every state

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Job duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.