Forestry & Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Forestry Professor, Professor
What they do:
Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
On the job, you would:
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
- biology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Computer based training software
- Blackboard Learn
- Desire2Learn
Word processing software
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Geographic information system GIS software
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doctoral degree or
post-doctoral training
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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