Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

What the job really is

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

At a glance

• Sector: Education & Library
• O*NET-SOC code: 25-1064
• O*NET job zone: 5 — extensive preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Supervise students' laboratory and field work.

Tools and technology

Adobe Creative Cloud software, ESRI ArcGIS software, Geographic information system GIS systems, Google Docs, IBM SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Mozilla Firefox, The MathWorks MATLAB

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
• Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
• History Teachers, Postsecondary
• Geographers
• Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
• Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 5 (extensive preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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