Chronicle of Higher Education: James Lang, an English professor and veteran of more than half a dozen faculty searches, offers aspiring university professors advice on an important component of an academic job application: the statement of teaching philosophy. Although a teaching philosophy is an abstract concept, Lang urges applicants to be personal, detailed, and specific when they describe their philosophies.
Advice on writing a job-winning teaching philosophy
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