Talking About Teaching: using your teaching experience in job applications

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This workshop is aimed at postgraduate students and researchers who will be applying in the next cycle for academic jobs that contain a teaching component. It focuses on utilising your teaching experience during the job application process, from the point of application through to interview. The workshop aims to cover: 

  • Referring to your teaching experience in cover letters and CVs
  • Connecting your research to teaching
  • Writing teaching philosophies/statements of teaching values
  • Preparing syllabi
  • Common interview questions about teaching
  • Preparing and discussing your teaching portfolio
  • Preparing for a teaching demonstration

This workshop is open to all, although it is particularly recommended for students seeking academic roles in the US and Canada. There are no pre-requisites for this workshop with regards to the level or extent of your teaching experience.

For further information please contact training@humanities.ox.ac.uk.    

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