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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences Professor, Professor

What they do:

Teach courses in environmental science. 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 course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Math and Science

  • biology
  • chemistry

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • talking to others

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
  • 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

Social

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

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Initiative
  • Integrity
  • Persistence
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Independence

Word processing software

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word

Computer based training software

  • Learning management system LMS
  • Sakai CLE

Geographic information system

  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $83,040

Education

Doctoral degree or post-doctoral training is usually needed.