VetMF

Occupation

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$75,870 medianGraduate degree

O*NET 31.0 · 25-1192.00

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

  1. 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
  2. 02Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
  3. 03Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  4. 04Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  5. 05Participate in campus and community events.
  6. 06Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  7. 07Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  8. 08Act as advisers to student organizations.
  9. 09Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  10. 10Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
  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 ProfessorInstructorProfessorChild Development InstructorDietetics ProfessorFamily and Consumer Sciences Professor (FCS Professor)Food and Nutrition ProfessorHuman Development ProfessorLecturer

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Knowledge the job leans on

English LanguageEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServicePsychologyAdministration and ManagementMathematicsComputers and ElectronicsAdministrative

Skills that carry over from service

InstructingSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingSystems AnalysisSystems EvaluationComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationTime Management