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Bei einer Bewerbung für eine Stelle als Professor möchten Arbeitgeber wissen, wie Sie zu ihrer Bildungseinrichtung beitragen werden. Sie sind wahrscheinlich an Ihrer Fähigkeit interessiert, Lehrpläne zu erstellen, akademische Forschung zu betreiben und Studierende zu unterrichten sowie diese mit Aufgaben, Mentoring, Prüfungen und persönlichen Besprechungen zu fördern.

Typische Bewerbungsfragen als Professor (m/w/d) und wie Sie diese beantworten

Question 1

Frage 1: Wie würden Sie Ihren Lehrstil beschreiben?

How to answer
So beantworten Sie die Frage: Wenn Ihnen eine Frage zu Ihrem Lehrstil gestellt wird, möchten Personalverantwortliche Ihren Bildungsansatz eruieren. Darüber hinaus möchten sie wissen, wie klar Sie sich artikulieren können. Personalverantwortliche möchten sicherstellen, dass Sie Ideen auf klare und knappe Weise sowie für Studierende verständlich vermitteln können.
Question 2

Frage 2: Wie würden Sie zu unserem Institut beitragen?

How to answer
So beantworten Sie die Frage: Als Professor müssen Sie Studierende unterrichten, im Institut an der Entwicklung von Lehrplänen arbeiten und akademische Forschung betreiben. Ihr potenzieller Arbeitgeber möchte wissen, ob Sie gut mit Studierenden arbeiten, aber auch ob Sie ein Teamplayer sind und effektiv mit anderen Professorinnen und Professoren am Institut zusammenarbeiten. Personalverantwortliche möchten auch sicherstellen, dass Ihre Forschungskompetenz ausgeprägt ist, weil sich dies positiv auf ihre Einrichtung auswirken kann.
Question 3

Frage 3: Warum sind Sie an dieser Stelle interessiert?

How to answer
So beantworten Sie die Frage: Stellt ein Arbeitgeber diese Frage, möchte er wahrscheinlich wissen, warum Sie an dieser speziellen Einrichtung arbeiten möchten. Dadurch haben Sie Gelegenheit, Ihr Wissen über die Einrichtung kundzutun und zu beweisen, dass Sie recherchiert haben.

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The department was very interested in receivintg creative ideas on how to increase math majors and how to create the new data science concentration while working with the one 'experienced' data expert they have on staff whose language skills were very poor. I was grilled for an hour during the first interview and hours during the all-day interview on how to help them with their math major - currently failing due to very low number of majors - 2 I think? - and inability to attract students to what they offer. I noticed during the research talk, which was thrown in the schedule later, that all but a few department members were not even paying attention, though my discussions during the previous meetings went very well and were full of good ideas. I received an email 1 week later stating: "I regret to inform you that we will not make an offer to you for the department head position. You may recall that this was an unusual search in that we would hire either an assistant professor in statistics/data science, or a department head. This is an exclusive or, and we have several promising candidates in the statistics/data science field, and we think we need one of those to help Bo Li build a program. Of course, another factor is that Mei can continue for two more years as department head, so that made the other position more pressing." At no time was I told that this was an either/or situation. Had I known that, I would not have bothered to apply nor spend my energy working to create ideas to improve their failing program. Once I received this email, I understood what they had done - false advertising to say the least. It is a pity that the administration at the Citadel allows the department to act in such an unprofessional and devious manner. Maybe that is another reason why the department is failing. Be careful if you apply here - make sure they aren't just trying to get you to do their work for them!
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Chair Or Department Head/Assc Or Full Professor for Department of Mathematics

Interviewed at The Citadel

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Feb 27, 2021

The department was very interested in receivintg creative ideas on how to increase math majors and how to create the new data science concentration while working with the one 'experienced' data expert they have on staff whose language skills were very poor. I was grilled for an hour during the first interview and hours during the all-day interview on how to help them with their math major - currently failing due to very low number of majors - 2 I think? - and inability to attract students to what they offer. I noticed during the research talk, which was thrown in the schedule later, that all but a few department members were not even paying attention, though my discussions during the previous meetings went very well and were full of good ideas. I received an email 1 week later stating: "I regret to inform you that we will not make an offer to you for the department head position. You may recall that this was an unusual search in that we would hire either an assistant professor in statistics/data science, or a department head. This is an exclusive or, and we have several promising candidates in the statistics/data science field, and we think we need one of those to help Bo Li build a program. Of course, another factor is that Mei can continue for two more years as department head, so that made the other position more pressing." At no time was I told that this was an either/or situation. Had I known that, I would not have bothered to apply nor spend my energy working to create ideas to improve their failing program. Once I received this email, I understood what they had done - false advertising to say the least. It is a pity that the administration at the Citadel allows the department to act in such an unprofessional and devious manner. Maybe that is another reason why the department is failing. Be careful if you apply here - make sure they aren't just trying to get you to do their work for them!

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