Search committees around the country are asking: "What's your philosophy?" Research shows that a majority of academic search committees, at all kinds of institutions, ask for a statement of teaching philosophy at some point during the application process--sometimes as a part of the initial application, and sometimes later, after the selection committee has narrowed the field of candidates. Whether you're in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences, odds are good that you'll need such a statement as part of your dossier if you're planning an academic job search.
What can you do to make sure your teaching philosophy is an asset in your application? CRLT has many resources to help you develop and refine your statement.
I've written it -- what's next?
If you have a solid draft and would like to make it more effective, you may be interested in attending "Revising Your Teaching Philosophy," a CRLT workshop on November 7, 2012. This workshop is especially useful if you are headed for the academic job market within the next year. Read more »
Submitted by mbakewel on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 12:41pm