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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

What you’d do

  • 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 programming, data structures, and software design.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

Skills that matter

  • Instructing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening

How to get there

Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher

Also called

  • Computer Information Systems Instructor (CIS Instructor)
  • Computer Science Professor
  • Instructor
  • Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor

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