Professor of Romance Philology - Salary and Career
Teachers in higher education language and literature

Professor of Romance Philology - 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 Romance Philology earn

A Professor of Romance Philology 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 Romance Philology

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 Romance Philology

Teachers in higher education language and literature must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Professor of Romance Philology the most in the job market

    • elementary school
    • child education - pre-school
    • support activities for education
    • general public administration




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