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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. | Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | |||
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Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. | ||||
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Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | ||||
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Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. | ||||
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Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. | ||||
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Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and worksite health promotion. | ||||
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Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. | ||||
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Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work. | ||||
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Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media. | ||||
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Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues. | ||||
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Supervise laboratory sessions. | ||||
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Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. | ||||
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Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. | ||||
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Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. | ||||
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Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities. | ||||
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Write grant proposals to procure external research funding. | ||||
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Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues. | ||||
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Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory equipment. | ||||
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Act as advisers to student organizations. | ||||
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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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Provide professional consulting services to government or industry. | ||||
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Participate in campus and community events. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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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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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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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Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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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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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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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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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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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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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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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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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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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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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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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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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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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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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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 Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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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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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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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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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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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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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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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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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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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Required Level of Education | Doctoral Degree | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Activity Therapy Teacher | |||
Anatomy Teacher | |||
Anesthesiology Teacher | |||
Athletic Trainer | |||
Basic Sciences Dean | |||
Childbirth and Infant Care Teacher | |||
Chiropractic Teacher | |||
Clinical Education Academic Coordinator | |||
Clinical Instructor | |||
Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher | |||
Clinical Laboratory Science Professor | |||
Clinical Laboratory Service Teacher | |||
Clinical Professor | |||
Clinical Sciences Professor | |||
Clinical Specialist | |||
College Professor | |||
College or University Faculty Member | |||
Correctional Therapy Teacher | |||
Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher | |||
Dean | |||
Dental Assistant Teacher | |||
Dental Hygiene Teacher | |||
Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher | |||
Dentistry Professor | |||
Dentistry Teacher | |||
Dermatology Teacher | |||
Dietary Aide Teacher | |||
Dietetics Teacher | |||
Dietitian Teacher | |||
Educational Therapy Teacher | |||
Faculty Member | |||
Fieldwork Coordinator | |||
First Aid Teacher | |||
Gastroenterology Professor | |||
Gastroenterology Teacher | |||
Gericare Aide Teacher | |||
Gynecology Teacher | |||
Health Assessment and Treatment Teacher | |||
Health Diagnostics Teacher | |||
Health Education Teacher | |||
Health Records Technology Teacher | |||
Health Teacher | |||
Hearing Therapy Teacher | |||
Histology Teacher | |||
Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher | |||
Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher | |||
Hygiene Teacher | |||
Immunology Teacher | |||
Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher | |||
Inhalation Therapy Teacher | |||
Instructor | |||
Laboratory Technology Teacher | |||
Lecturer | |||
Manual Arts Therapy Teacher | |||
Medical Aides Teacher | |||
Medical Pathology Teacher | |||
Medicine Teacher | |||
Mental Health Aides Teacher | |||
Music Therapy Teacher | |||
Neurological Surgery Teacher | |||
Neurology Professor | |||
Neurology Teacher | |||
Nutrition Aides Teacher | |||
Nutrition Professor | |||
Nutrition Teacher | |||
Obstetrics Teacher | |||
Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher | |||
Occupational Therapy Department Chair | |||
Occupational Therapy Professor | |||
Occupational Therapy Teacher | |||
Opticianry Teacher | |||
Optometry Professor | |||
Optometry Teacher | |||
Orderlies Teacher | |||
Orthopedics Teacher | |||
Osteopathic Medicine Teacher | |||
Otolaryngology Teacher | |||
Oxygen Therapy Teacher | |||
Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher | |||
Pathology Teacher | |||
Pediatrics Teacher | |||
Pharmacology Professor | |||
Pharmacology Teacher | |||
Pharmacy Teacher | |||
Physical Medicine Teacher | |||
Physical Therapy Professor | |||
Physical Therapy Teacher | |||
Physiology Teacher | |||
Podiatric Medicine Professor | |||
Podiatry Professor | |||
Podiatry Teacher | |||
Professor | |||
Prosthetic Aides Teacher | |||
Psychiatric Aides Teacher | |||
Psychiatry Teacher | |||
Public Health Aides Teacher | |||
Public Health Professor | |||
Public Health Teacher | |||
Radiologic Technology Teacher | |||
Radiology Teacher | |||
Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher | |||
Recreation Therapy Teacher | |||
Roentgenology Teacher | |||
Serology Teacher | |||
Speech Pathology Teacher | |||
Speech Therapy Teacher | |||
Sports Medicine Trainer | |||
Surgery Teacher | |||
Surgical Aides Teacher | |||
Therapy Teacher | |||
Toxicology Teacher | |||
Urology Teacher | |||
Veterinary Medicine Teacher | |||
Veterinary Science Teacher | |||
Virology Teacher | |||
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