What You'll Do

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

Essential Skills

Learning Strategies 4.25/5
Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Speaking 4.12/5
Instructing 4.12/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Writing 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Active Learning 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.5/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Intellectual Curiosity, Dependability, Integrity, Social Orientation, Empathy

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Expression 4.5/5
Written Comprehension 4.12/5
Written Expression 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Speech Clarity 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

Biomedical Imaging Resource Analyze Blackboard Learn Blackboard software Calendar and scheduling software Cedrus SuperLab Pro Cengage Learning Sniffy the Virtual Rat Collaborative editing software Course management system software Desire2Learn LMS software DOC Cop Email software Empirisoft DirectRT Empirisoft MediaLab ePsych FreeSurfer Google Docs IBM SPSS Statistics Image scanning software iParadigms Turnitin Learning management system LMS

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.52/5)
  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.51/5)
  • Empathy (High importance: 4.49/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Abnormal Psychology Teacher Adjunct Instructor Adjunct Professor Adjunct Psychology Faculty Member Adjunct Psychology Instructor Applied Psychology Professor Applied Psychology Teacher Assistant Professor Associate Professor Child Development Instructor Child Development Professor Child Development Teacher Child Psychology Teacher Clinical Psychology Professor Clinical Psychology Teacher College Faculty Member College Professor Educational Psychology Professor Educational Psychology Teacher Faculty Member Human Relations Professor Human Relations Teacher I/O Psychology Professor (Industrial/Organizational Psychology Professor) Industrial Psychology Professor Industrial Psychology Teacher Instructor Lecturer Mental Measurements Teacher Professor Psychology Adjunct Instructor Psychology Assistant Professor Psychology Faculty Member Psychology Instructor Psychology Lecturer Psychology Professor School Psychology Professor Teacher University Faculty Member

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Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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