Psychology Professor

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. 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 Instructor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Clinical Psychology Professor; Faculty Member; Instructor; Lecturer; Professor; Psychology Instructor; Psychology Professor

Tasks

• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Recruit and hire new faculty.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Develop and use multimedia course materials and other current technology, such as online courses.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.

Knowledge

• Psychology
• English Language
• Education and Training
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Mathematics
• Therapy and Counseling
• Computers and Electronics
• Communications and Media
• Biology

Skills

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

Abilities

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