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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Associate Professor, Biology Instructor, Biology Professor, Professor

What they do:

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

On the job, you would:
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
On the job, you'll need:

Math and Science

  • biology
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • 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

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • use rules to solve problems

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Achievement/Effort
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Persistence
  • Independence
  • Initiative

Analytical or scientific software

  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • The MathWorks MATLAB

Computer based training software

  • Learning management system LMS
  • Moodle

Word processing software

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $81,650

Education

Doctoral degree or post-doctoral training is usually needed.