Engineering Professor

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. 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; Chemical Engineering Professor; Electrical Engineering Professor; Engineering Instructor; Engineering Professor; Environmental Engineering Professor; Instructor; Mechanical Engineering Professor; Professor

Tasks

• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as mechanics, hydraulics, and robotics.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate class discussions.
• Supervise students' laboratory work.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

Knowledge

• Engineering and Technology
• Design
• Computers and Electronics
• Mathematics
• English Language
• Physics
• Education and Training
• Mechanical
• Administration and Management
• Chemistry
• Production and Processing

Skills

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

Abilities

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