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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
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Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture.
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Degrees
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| Architectural Engineering |
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| Architecture (BArch, BA + BS, MArch, MA + MS, PhD) |
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| City + Urban, Community and Regional Planning |
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| Environmental Design + Architecture |
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| Interior Architecture |
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| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) |
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| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other |
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Abilities
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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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. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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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 there is a problem. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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). |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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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). |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Knowledge
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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. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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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. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $65,110.00 |
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| North Carolina | $55,900.00 |
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| South Carolina | $55,840.00 |
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Skills
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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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. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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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. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Tasks
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| Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios. |
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| Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate and/or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials. |
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| Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. |
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| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. |
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| Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. |
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| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction. |
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| Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. |
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| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. |
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| Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students. |
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| Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge, and publish findings in professional journals, books, and/or electronic media. |
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| Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, internship, and research work. |
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| Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues. |
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| Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues. |
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| Perform administrative duties such as serving as department head. |
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| Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. |
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| Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues. |
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| Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities. |
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| Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory equipment. |
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| Write grant proposals to procure external research funding. |
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| Provide professional consulting services to government and/or industry. |
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| Act as advisers to student organizations. |
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| Participate in campus and community events. |
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Career Activities
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| Thinking Creatively |
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| design classroom presentations |
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| use creativity in designing interior spaces |
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| use creativity to art or design work |
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| Training and Teaching Others |
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| convert information into instructional program |
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| develop course or training objectives |
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| develop instructional materials |
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| organize educational material or ideas |
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| teach college level courses |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| use public speaking techniques |
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| use teaching techniques |
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| Getting Information |
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| collect academic research data |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| interpret maps for architecture, construction, or engineering project |
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| write scholarly or technical research papers |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| conduct research on work-related topics |
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| Developing Objectives and Strategies |
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| write research or project grant proposals |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| direct and coordinate scientific research or investigative studies |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| advise governmental or industrial personnel |
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| advise students |
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| Processing Information |
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| compile bibliographies of specialized materials |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| make education presentations |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve educational data |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| maintain educational records, reports, or files |
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| prepare educational reports |
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| Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates |
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| evaluate student performance |
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| Developing and Building Teams |
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| encourage group participation |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| record student progress |
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Career Context
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Telephone |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Public Speaking |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Exposed to Radiation |
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| Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions |
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| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Exposed to Disease or Infections |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Very Hot or Cold Temperatures |
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| Spend Time Standing |
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| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets |
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| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection |
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Career Styles
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Innovation| | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Leadership| | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Achievement/Effort| | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Self Control| | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Cooperation| | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Independence| | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Concern for Others| | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Adaptability/Flexibility| | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Social Orientation| | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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