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Occupation

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

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.

$103,170 medianGraduate degree

O*NET 31.0 · 25-1051.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  2. 02Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  3. 03Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
  4. 04Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  5. 05Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  6. 06Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  7. 07Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  8. 08Supervise laboratory work and field work.
  9. 09Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
  10. 10Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics.
  11. 11Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  12. 12Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

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What the posting will be called

Assistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorGeology ProfessorProfessorAstronomy ProfessorAtmospheric Sciences ProfessorInstructorMeteorology ProfessorOceanography ProfessorResearch Professor

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Knowledge the job leans on

Education and TrainingEnglish LanguageMathematicsPhysicsChemistryComputers and ElectronicsBiologyGeography

Skills that carry over from service

InstructingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessSystems AnalysisService OrientationCoordinationSystems Evaluation