How to hire sociology 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
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• 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 conferences.
• 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 race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations.
• 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 critical thinking skills
• Working knowledge of English Language, sociology and anthropology, education and training and computers and electronics
• [Anything else you would really turn someone away for]

Pay and benefits
[Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $84,290 a year.
[Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.]

How to apply
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Interview questions for sociology 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 compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Tell me about a time you had to initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. 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 sociology teachers, postsecondary do

• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• 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 conferences.
• 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 race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

Skills that matter most

SpeakingActive ListeningLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingEnglish LanguageSociology and AnthropologyEducation and TrainingComputers and Electronics

Education, experience and outlook for sociology teachers, postsecondary

• Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
• Related work experience most have: 2 to 4 years (O*NET)
• Job outlook: +2.2% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 1,000 openings a year (BLS)

What to pay sociology teachers, postsecondary

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

See sociology 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.