Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

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Code: 25-1192.00

Description : 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.

JobTitles : Professor, Instructor, Family and Consumer Sciences Professor (FACS Professor), Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer, Food and Nutrition Professor, Dietetics Professor, Didactic Program in Dietetics Program Director (DPD Program Director), Adjunct Faculty

Tasks:
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
  • 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.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.