Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Human Advantage 74%
Significant human skills needed
AI Automation Risk Low Risk
2 / 10
This occupation requires complex human judgment, social interaction, and creative problem-solving that are difficult to automate.
Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Also Known As: Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Astronomy Professor, Atmospheric Sciences Professor, Climatology Professor, Climatology Teacher +43 more
Core Tasks
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Supervise laboratory work and field work.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Supplemental Tasks (12)
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
- Purchase and maintain equipment to support research projects.
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Participate in campus and community events.
- Answer questions from the public and media.
- Review papers or serve on editorial boards for scientific journals, and review grant proposals for federal agencies.
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
Emerging Tasks
New and evolving responsibilities for this role:
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, atmospheric thermodynamics, and physics.
Education & Training
Job Zone 5 Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
On-the-Job Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
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