Teaching Statement Consultations
Teaching statement consultations are for Stanford graduate students and postdoctoral scholars preparing for the academic job search. In a teaching statement consultation, you’ll meet individually with a trained consultant at a time that works for you to discuss your draft teaching philosophy statement, reflect on your teaching philosophy, identify areas to clarify, and improve how you articulate your teaching philosophy in the statement and during the faculty job search process.
Schedule a Teaching Statement Consultation
Teaching Development Consultants
Christina Kim: Korea-born, Los Angeles-raised, Christina is a Ph.D. candidate in musicology specializing in pre- and early modern sacred music. Her research focuses on manuscripts, plainchant, and liturgy for the dead in Colonial Mexico. As an educator with over a decade of experience in tutoring, teaching, and directing music, she seeks to respond thoughtfully to each student's unique background. Christina’s nontraditional academic journey—undocumented, FGLI, transfer, and extended educational path—guides her mentorship of transfers from community colleges to four-year universities and graduate school. Whether directing choirs of underserved elementary students, mentoring public high schoolers, or teaching music history to Stanford undergrads, she believes in the power of personal investment and helping others see their potential. Book a consultation with Christina.
You can also review a comprehensive resource and guide for crafting your teaching statement here: Teaching Statement Resource
Requesting a teaching statement consultation
Preference will be given to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, with requests from other Stanford affiliates reviewed on a case-by-case basis depending on capacity. In the event that consulting capacity is reached, preference will also be given to requests from those who are enrolled in or have completed some professional development around teaching statements, such as the opportunities listed below.
- Jumpstart Your Academic Job Search at the Stanford Graduate Summer Institute
- CIRTL@Stanford Associate-level Teaching Certificate
- Postdoc Teaching Certificate
- CTL/ENGR 312: Science and Engineering Course Design
No matter how much or how little teaching experience you have, you can still draw from your own experiences as a student or mentee and your ideas about how learning works to craft a compelling statement. Teaching statement consultations are free of charge.
Other useful resources
A teaching philosophy consultation will result in concrete improvements you can make to your written teaching philosophy statement, but it is not a place to focus on writing style, grammar, support with writing in English as your non-primary language, or other writing-specific concerns. We recommend contacting the Hume Center for this type of consultation.
If you are seeking support with research statements, interview preparation, or other aspects of the academic job search process, please contact the Office of CareerEd.