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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

$83.04K Median Salary 700 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Reported Job Titles

Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering Professor, Environmental Sciences Professor, Environmental Studies Professor, Faculty Member, Instructor, Lecturer, Professor

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Written Expression

Near Vision

Speech Recognition

Problem Sensitivity

Category Flexibility

Fluency of Ideas

Information Ordering

Mathematical Reasoning

Originality

Knowledge

Education and Training

English Language

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Computers and Electronics

Geography

Engineering and Technology

Administration and Management

Physics

Communications and Media

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Instructing

Learning Strategies

Science

Writing

Active Learning

Monitoring

Complex Problem Solving

Judgment and Decision Making

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

Coordination

Mathematics

Service Orientation

Social Perceptiveness

Time Management

Technology Skills

Word processing software

Computer based training software

Geographic information system

Electronic mail software

Information retrieval or search software

Spreadsheet software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Document management software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Computer aided design CAD software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Web page creation and editing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Portable data input terminals

Microphones

Televisions

Water analyzers

Oxygen gas analyzers

Videoconferencing systems

Diffractometers

Web cameras

Photocopiers

Flowmeters

Microphone stand

Scanners

Epidiascopes

Triple beam balances

Nitrogen or nitrate or nitrite analyzer

Teleconference equipment

Notebook computers

Projection screens or displays

pH meters

Touch screen monitors

Handheld thermometer

High capacity removable media drives

MP3 players or recorders

Inkjet printers

Commercial fishing nets

Digital cameras

Slide projectors

Ion chromatographs

Liquid crystal display projector

Laser printers

Organic carbon analyzers

Compact disk players or recorders

Telescopes

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Atomic absorption AA spectrometers

Bench scales

Special purpose telephones

Overhead projectors

Pocket calculator

Laser fax machine

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Multimedia projectors

Optical diffraction apparatus

Desktop computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Knowledge

Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Skills

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software: Text scanning software
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Microphones: Handheld microphones; Studio microphones; Wireless microphones
Televisions: Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
Water analyzers: Water test kits
Oxygen gas analyzers: Oxygen analyzers
Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment
Diffractometers: X ray powder diffractometers
Web cameras: Webcams
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Flowmeters: Electronic bubble meters; Electronic pump calibrators; Mass flow meters
Microphone stand: Microphone podiums
Scanners: Data input scanners
Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors
Triple beam balances: Beam scales
Nitrogen or nitrate or nitrite analyzer: Total nitrogen analyzers
Teleconference equipment: Teleconferencing equipment
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Projection screens or displays: Projector screens
pH meters: pH monitors
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
Handheld thermometer: Handheld thermometers
High capacity removable media drives: Universal serial bus USB flash drives
MP3 players or recorders: MP3 digital voice recorders
Inkjet printers: Poster printers
Commercial fishing nets: Dip net samplers; Gill nets; Jellyfish scoops; Plankton nets
Digital cameras:
Slide projectors: Carousel slide projectors
Ion chromatographs: Ion chromatography equipment
Liquid crystal display projector: Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Organic carbon analyzers: Total organic carbon analyzers
Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players
Telescopes: Spotting scopes
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers: Neutron spectrometers
Bench scales: Digital bench scales
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Overhead projectors: Overhead data projectors
Pocket calculator: Handheld calculators
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Multimedia projectors: Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
Optical diffraction apparatus: Particle size analyzers
Desktop computers:
Tablet computers: