Family / Consumer Sciences Teacher / Postsecondary

Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. 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; Child Development Instructor; Dietetics Professor; Family and Consumer Sciences Professor (FCS Professor); Food and Nutrition Professor; Human Development Professor; Instructor; Lecturer; Professor

Tasks

• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
• 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.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

Knowledge

• English Language
• Education and Training
• Customer and Personal Service
• Administration and Management
• Psychology
• Mathematics
• Administrative
• Computers and Electronics
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Communications and Media
• Law and Government

Skills

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

Abilities

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