Professor of philology and textual criticism - Salary and Career
Teachers in higher education language and literature

Professor of philology and textual criticism - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They teach classes, courses and seminars and carry out research in the areas of linguistics and literature, guide students, carry out pedagogical-administrative, assessment and professional qualification activities, organize the production of knowledge in the area, disseminate scientific knowledge, provide advice and consultancy.

How much does an Professor of philology and textual criticism earn

A Professor of philology and textual criticism earns between $643 and $20.669 per month, with an average monthly salary of $5.198 and a median salary of $2.189 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 17 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Professor of philology and textual criticism

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 5.198 62.382 1.300 41
1º Quartile 643 7.716 161 5
Median Salary 2.189 26.267 547 17
3º Quartile 15.763 189.152 3.941 126
Higher Salary 20.669 248.022 5.167 165


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • teaching professionals
      • higher education teachers
        • teachers in higher education language and literature

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Main workplaces

Teachers in higher education language and literature the positions of this CBO family perform their functions in institutions and establishments whose activities are related to teaching, culture and research and development. Generally, they are hired as salaried workers, with a formal contract, work individually, in pairs and in work teams, carry out activities with occasional supervision, in closed environments, usually during the day, the exercise of work can occur from face-to-face and in a distance learning system. Professionals in some of the occupations may be subject to stress and may be exposed to the action of intense noise.


What does it take to work in the field of Teachers in higher education language and literature

These occupations are performed by people with higher education in the area of letters, usually postgraduates. For the full exercise of the functions, no professional experience is required, except for the occupations of professors of philology and textual criticism and professors of comparative literature. Admission to professional practice in public universities is by tender.


Functions and activities of Professor of philology and textual criticism

Teachers in higher education language and literature must:

  • disseminating scientific knowledge;
  • provide advisory and consulting;
  • provide advisory and consultancy;
  • advising students;
  • carry out research in the areas of language, linguistics and literature;
  • guide students;
  • perform pedagogical-administrative activities;
  • delivering classes, courses, seminars in the areas of language, linguistics and literature;
  • perform professional qualification activities;
  • provide advice and consultancy;
  • advise students;
  • demonstrate personal competences;
  • conduct research in the areas of language, linguistics and literature;
  • organizing knowledge production in the area;
  • orient students;
  • organizing the production of knowledge in the area;
  • organize knowledge production in the area;
  • minister classes, courses, seminars in the areas of language, linguistics and literature;
  • divulgar scientific knowledge;
  • perform research in the fields of language, linguistics and literature;
  • organize the production of knowledge in the area;
  • perform assessment activities;
  • teaching classes, courses, seminars in the areas of language, linguistics and literature;
  • provide advice and consultancy;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • render advice and consultancy;
  • provide assistance and consultancy;
  • perform research in the areas of language, linguistics and literature;
  • disseminate scientific knowledge;

  • Activities

    • promote extension courses for companies, unions, ngos, etc.;
    • elaborate language and literature textbooks;
    • develop language proficiency exams;
    • participate in the preparation of curricular proposals;
    • update yourself in academic career;
    • perform proofreading of texts and translations;
    • promote seminars, lectures, among others, on specific topics;
    • assess the reading and comprehension of oral and written texts;
    • organizing linguistic atlases;
    • suggest the purchase of materials for language laboratory, computer science, etc;
    • present papers at scientific conferences;
    • conduct seminars to discuss partial research results;
    • evaluate the development of students in the course;
    • proceed ethically in interpersonal and professional relationships;
    • participate in meetings of research lines and groups;
    • demonstrate capacity for analysis and synthesis;
    • structuring pedagogical projects in the area;
    • elaborate notes and book reviews;
    • promoting inter and transdisciplinary studies;
    • promoting studies on interrelationships of different languages;
    • structuring pedagogical projects in the area;
    • publish translations of texts;
    • perform interdisciplinary studies;
    • discussing the application of the study of language in professional practice;
    • provide advice to educational institutions;
    • articulate knowledge of different areas;
    • participate in a cultural award jury;
    • participate in examining boards (tcc, me, do etc.);
    • master the historical-theoretical-methodological foundations of the area;
    • update syllabus;
    • participate in national and international scientific and cultural exchanges;
    • participate in national and international academic, scientific and cultural events;
    • develop scientific working methodologies;
    • represent peers in committees external to the institution;
    • relate theory and practice;
    • delivering distance learning courses ;
    • perform a bibliographic survey;
    • follow specialization, improvement, extension courses, etc;
    • prepare assessment instruments;
    • provide financial resources for research;
    • exercise positions of leadership, direction, supervision and coordination;
    • elaborate glossaries;
    • guide course completion works - tcc;
    • plan and implement curricula;
    • organize and edit scientific publications;
    • participate in boards;
    • prepare exams for competitions (vestibular, admission, selection of teachers, etc.);
    • schedule research activities;
    • publish works;
    • evaluate curriculum;
    • discuss student production results;
    • organize didactic editions of literary works;
    • writing entries;
    • discussing the use of language front to economic, social and political demands;
    • advise scientific initiation work;
    • orient specialization works;
    • work as a team;
    • demonstrate reflective ability;
    • perform theoretical-methodological discussions;
    • elaborate opinions for publishers;
    • promoting the study of texts;
    • assess reading and comprehension of oral and written texts;
    • organize linguistic atlases;
    • plan budget;
    • demonstrate ability to transmit scientific knowledge, clearly;
    • discussing social and cultural issues, in class;
    • advise course completion papers - tcc;
    • develop extension courses for companies, unions, ngos, etc.;
    • provide advice to public bodies;
    • organize critical editions;
    • demonstrate ability for analysis and synthesis;
    • assess student needs;
    • suggest translations, publications, etc., for publishers;
    • organize didactic editions for language teaching;
    • advising doctoral theses;
    • supervise master's dissertations;
    • advise doctoral theses;
    • elaborate opinions for scientific publications;
    • make scientific production available, via printed, electronic and digital media;
    • writing preface, afterwords, introductions, ears and back covers;
    • make didactic-pedagogical knowledge available, via printed, electronic and digital means;
    • update your academic career;
    • elaborate a doctoral thesis;
    • promote extension courses for companies, unions, ngos etc.;
    • orient monitoring work;
    • provide didactic-pedagogical knowledge, via printed, electronic and digital means;
    • writing preface, afterwords, introductions, ears and back covers;
    • participate in discussions about the area, via the internet;
    • analyze data and research materials;
    • promoting the study of texts;
    • elaborate didactic and paradidactic material;
    • develop postdoctoral activities;
    • prepare course programs;
    • participate in an academic and scientific award jury;
    • elaborating literary criticism;
    • evaluate the course's pedagogical project;
    • guide course completion papers - tcc;
    • organizing anthologies;
    • provide assistance to research funding agencies;
    • orient specialization works;
    • promoting seminars, lectures, among others, on specific topics;
    • develop and implement extension projects;
    • define syllabus;
    • translate texts;
    • elaborate literary criticism;
    • select texts for study;
    • elaborate opinions for research funding bodies;
    • elaborate master's thesis;
    • evaluate the written production of students;
    • orient specialization work;
    • develop language and literature textbooks;
    • write texts related to research;
    • update bibliographic collection of the area in the institution;
    • participate in the organization of examining boards;
    • to prepare language proficiency exams;
    • participate in the correction of exams;
    • establish assessment criteria;
    • organize literary competitions;
    • demonstrate leadership ability;
    • advise master's dissertations;
    • proceed with ethics in interpersonal and professional relationships;
    • analyze methodological principles of the area;
    • carry out interdisciplinary studies;
    • promote scientific and cultural exchanges;
    • give individual assistance to students;
    • elaborate opinions for research funding agencies;
    • disclose student production;
    • develop projects;
    • schedule the use of support;
    • perform self-assessment;
    • prepare reports and monographs;
    • relate specific knowledge of the area to sociocultural issues;
    • assemble a research team;
    • orient students in the presentation of work;
    • orient scientific initiation work;
    • indicate bibliography;
    • study new technologies to support teaching;
    • organizing diplomatic issues;
    • suggest purchase of materials for language laboratory, computer science, etc;
    • organizing didactic editions for language teaching;
    • collect data and materials for research;
    • provide assistance to educational institutions;
    • supervise internships;
    • promoting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies;
    • participate in examining boards (tcc, me, do, etc.);
    • discussing the use of the language front to economic, social and political demands;
    • participate in committees to establish evaluation criteria for tenders;
    • perform text review and translations;
    • schedule language laboratory activities and informatics;
    • perform publishing activities;
    • organizing literary competitions;
    • study new technologies to support research;
    • elaborate a master's thesis;
    • update in academic career;
    • work as a team;
    • analyze communication processes in institutions;
    • demonstrate instrumental mastery of a foreign language;
    • evaluate national course exam;
    • discuss curricular proposals;
    • evaluate teaching, research and extension activities;
    • conduct theoretical-methodological discussions with the students;
    • distribute disciplines;
    • select didactic and paradidactic material ( books, tapes, videos etc);
    • advise course completion projects - tcc;
    • organize scientific and cultural events;
    • demonstrate ability to interact with students;
    • plan and implement curriculum;
    • elaborate dictionaries;
    • make scientific production available via printed, electronic and digital media;
    • demonstrate ability to analyze and synthesize;
    • stimulate critical thinking in students;
    • organize anthologies;
    • analyze the interrelationship between verbal and non-verbal forms of language;
    • hold lectures, conferences, etc;
    • perform bibliographic update;
    • research the use of new technologies to support the area;
    • organize schedules, schedules, etc;


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