Forestry & Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Forestry Professor, Professor
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USMA, Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering
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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:
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- biology
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Achievement/Effort
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Independence
- Self Control
- Dependability
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
Computer based training software
- Learning management system LMS
- Sakai CLE
Data base user interface and query software
- MySQL
- Oracle Database
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
doctoral degree or
post-doctoral training
usually needed
post-doctoral training
usually needed
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Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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