How to hire english language and literature teachers, postsecondary
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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 • Assist students who need extra help with their coursework outside of class. • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation. • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. • Teach writing or communication classes. 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 reading comprehension, writing, speaking, active listening, learning strategies and active learning skills • Working knowledge of English Language, education and training, communications and media and history and archeology • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $78,760 a year. [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for english language and literature 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.
- Tell me about a time you had to assist students who need extra help with their coursework outside of class. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- 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?
- Tell me about a time you had to initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Describe something important you wrote at work, such as a report, notes or an email. Who read it and what happened next?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- 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 english language and literature teachers, postsecondary do
- Assist students who need extra help with their coursework outside of class.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Teach writing or communication classes.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for english language and literature teachers, postsecondary
- Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 4 to 6 years (O*NET)
- Job outlook: 0% over ten years, little or no change · about 4,500 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay english language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| California | $130,490 |
| Connecticut | $97,310 |
| Oregon | $91,870 |
| Michigan | $90,240 |
| New York | $84,850 |
| Mississippi | $60,680 |
| Florida | $59,740 |
| Oklahoma | $53,200 |
See english language and literature teachers, postsecondary pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob 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.