Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
What you’d do
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Skills that matter
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
How to get there
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
Also called
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
- Instructor
- Professor
- Child Development Instructor
- Dietetics Professor
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