Chemistry Professor

Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Biochemistry Professor; Chemistry Faculty Member; Chemistry Instructor; Chemistry Professor; Instructor; Lecturer; Organic Chemistry Professor; Professor

Tasks

• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.
• Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory performance, assignments, and papers.
• Supervise students' laboratory work.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

Knowledge

• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Education and Training
• English Language
• Biology
• Engineering and Technology
• Physics
• Computers and Electronics
• Public Safety and Security

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Science
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies
• Monitoring
• Mathematics

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Problem Sensitivity
• Near Vision
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Fluency of Ideas
• Selective Attention
• Originality
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Memorization
• Flexibility of Closure