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Occupation

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$80,340 medianGraduate degree

O*NET 31.0 · 25-1066.00

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

  1. 01Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  2. 02Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  3. 03Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  4. 04Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
  5. 05Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  6. 06Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  7. 07Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  8. 08Recruit and hire new faculty.
  9. 09Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  10. 10Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  11. 11Develop and use multimedia course materials and other current technology, such as online courses.
  12. 12Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.

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What the posting will be called

InstructorProfessorPsychology InstructorPsychology ProfessorAdjunct InstructorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorClinical Psychology ProfessorFaculty MemberLecturer

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Knowledge the job leans on

PsychologyEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingSociology and AnthropologyMathematicsTherapy and CounselingComputers and ElectronicsCommunications and Media

Skills that carry over from service

InstructingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationSystems EvaluationSystems AnalysisService Orientation