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"Agricultural Sciences Teacher"
Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

Basic Job Description:

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation.

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Agricultural Sciences Teacher"

1) Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

2) Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.

 

3) Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

4) Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate and/or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.

5) Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.


 

6) Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge, and publish findings in professional journals, books, and/or electronic media.

7) Supervise laboratory sessions and field work, and coordinate laboratory operations.

8) Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

9) Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

10) Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.

11) Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.

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12) Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

13) Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

14) Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.

 

15) Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students.

16) Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

17) Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.

18) Act as advisers to student organizations.

19) Participate in campus and community events.

20) Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

21) Provide professional consulting services to government and/or industry.

22) Perform administrative duties such as serving as department head.

23) Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

Job Description for "Agricultural Sciences Teacher" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Agricultural Sciences Teacher"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  I-S-A        SOC:  25-1041.00


 

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