Physics Professor

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. 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: Adjunct Professor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Instructor; Physical Science Professor; Physics Instructor; Physics Lecturer; Physics Professor; Professor; Science Instructor

Tasks

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

Knowledge

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Education and Training
• English Language
• Computers and Electronics
• Chemistry
• Engineering and Technology

Skills

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

Abilities

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